Professional Certificate in Facilities Management

Module 1

Maintenance Management

Maintenance is the work of ensuring that an asset is kept in proper condition and remains reliable to perform its functions. With the growing importance of facilities management comes the need for a deeper understanding of maintenance management.

• Understanding maintenance management
• Asset management
• Maintenance management methodologies
• The business of maintenance management

Module 2

Managing Health, Safety and the Environment

Facilities managers have a critical role in ensuring the health and safety of a building's occupants and users, and are key to an organisation's emergency response and disaster recovery.

• Understanding safety policy programmes
• How to conduct risk assessment
• Risk management plan
• Developing a disaster preparedness plan
• Facility management roles and responsibilities under the TT OSH Act

Module 3

Project Management for Facilities Professionals

Facilities professionals are asked to manage a myriad of tasks simultaneously, including projects large and small that must be looked after to ensure business continuity.

• Fundamentals of project management
• Applying project management principles to facilities management
• Elements of project management in the facilities process
• Developing a project plan for facilities management

Module 4

Facilities Design & Space Planning

Facilities represent some of an organisation's most substantial capital investments and operational costs, and those costs are significantly affected by design and space planning.

• Implications of facilities design on life cycle costs
• Understanding space planning
• Space planning methodology
• Understanding building area calculations

Module 5

Financial Analysis for Facilities Professionals

Facilities managers must evaluate, develop and present analysis to select between competing alternatives, sell their projects, and prepare operating and capital budgets.

• Procurement process in facilities management
• Inventory management process
• Understanding various financial metrics
• Facilities management performance metrics

Module 6

Sustainability for Facilities Professionals

Sustainability is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own. This module examines the facilities management responsibilities, policies and practices involved in maintaining that balance.

• Sustainability and triple constraints
• Policy development and implementation
• Sustainable site management practices
• Strategies for effective energy reduction and management
• Strategies and practices for water and waste management

Module 7

Leadership in Facilities Management

Facilities managers inherently have a leadership role. This module emphasises that function, with specific emphasis on strategies for effective leadership when not vested with the corresponding level of authority.

• Traits and characteristics of an effective facilities manager
• Link between the facilities management function and the strategic objectives of the organisation
• Strategic, master and tactical facilities plans
• Effective negotiation skills
• Essentials of change management

Vaughn Halliday

Lead Faculty

A management executive specialising in facilities and project management, with a career spanning over 25 years in both the operational and strategic aspects of facilities and projects. An International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Qualified Instructor and ProFM Instructor, and a founding member of the Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of IFMA, where he serves as Immediate Past President. He holds an M.Sc. in Project Management, a B.Sc. in Management Studies and an Associate Degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, along with ProFM, PMP, CFM, FMP, SFP, Prosci Change Management, AssocRICS and LEED Green Associate credentials.

Elizabeth Furlonge-Khan

Quality Management

A seasoned quality management consultant with a background spanning various industries, with expertise in implementing quality systems, conducting audits and driving process improvements. She holds a Master's degree in Production Management and is certified in Quality Management.

Dr Balraj Kistow

International Business, Accounting and Finance

Lecturer in international business and accounting and finance, and Programme Director for the Master of Small and Medium Enterprise Management. He holds a Doctor in Business Administration from the Lok Jack GSB, with doctoral work focused on social responsibility within family businesses, and has over 20 years in teaching and research.

Dana Solomon

Project Management and Strategy

An independent project management and strategy consultant for public and private sector organisations, with over twelve years' field and managerial experience in the oil and gas and construction industries. She holds an MBA, an M.Sc. in Health, Safety and Environment and a Master Certificate in Project Management, and is NACE certified under the CIP programme.