Certificate/Foundation Degree Facilities Management

Course structure

Part-time

Certificate stage – typically 18 months
Foundation stage – typically 14 months

Please contact us for the course start date

You attend five teaching blocks per stage and complete independent study in-between. The teaching blocks are generally two to three months apart, and are typically two or three days attendance. Detailed advance timetables are available.

Typical modules may include

Stage one modules

Reflective management
This module runs parallel to all other modules to support you throughout your studies. You develop your practical and key skills through workshops, integrated with the development of facilities management knowledge.

The organisation and facilities management
You explore the nature of facilities management and its relationship with the wider organisation. You get an overview of it's development and the skills required by those in the facilities management field.

Service delivery
You learn about the relationship between service culture, service delivery procurement and procedures, and the resource implications and risks of delivering services.

Managing people
You develop an awareness and understanding of the issues surrounding managing people. You consider the formal human resource procedures and processes within organisations. You look at your own experiences, and the impact they have had on you and your own organisation.

Managing premises and the work environment
You study the place of business, and look at the traditional concerns of property and estate management. You also consider the impact of workspace occupation and use on the core business of the organisation.

Managing projects for facilities management
Facilities managers need to act as project managers for a range of projects, from small internal moves to major building works. You consider the project management process from beginning to end.

Stage two modules

Change management
You learn about the changing nature of organisations. You look at the impact change has on people, the impact of organisational culture, and the tools and techniques available for managing change.

Communication and knowledge management
You develop an understanding of information management, including communications, marketing, and FM data management tools. You also look at your own experiences of information management and communication and the affect these have had within your own workplace.

The business environment
You draw together much of the learning from other parts of your study, to help identify the key issues in contemporary facilities management. The workshop includes lectures by visiting specialists, and seminars designed to give you the opportunity to discuss the environmental issues affecting your workplace.

Risk management
This module increases your awareness of environmental risk issues and the impact facilities management can have on the working environment. You examine risk analysis and management techniques, and gain detailed knowledge of issues such as assurance, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and business continuity.

Finance management
You look at the role of finance and financial management principles within the context of facilities management.

Work-based project
You research a facilities management issue relevant to you and an organisation you are familiar with.