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2011
PFM Awards 2011 - Partners in Education success
This year we've proudly been one of three finalists in the PFM Awards for the Partners in Education category. In a joint submission with Essential FM, the facilities delivery function within AstraZeneca, we co-developed, launched and delivered a new FM qualification. The certificate in professional business practice (facilities management) is the first of its type in the UK, which is uniquely work-based, and resulted in our shortlisted place at the 2011 awards ceremony.
In devising the programme, we drew upon our extensive experience of working with successful, students who were already professionals working within FM in-house or for outsourced suppliers at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We made a number of adaptations, including delivering the course at AstraZeneca's Cheshire sites and devised a series of workshops.
Participants were supported by guided reading and assessed through the completion of a series of differing work-based assignments. We ensured the workshops were designed to be participative, and encompassed a range of learning styles. The students had the support of academic staff throughout, who gave guidance and supplied various resources online.
If you're interested in professional development and training for your team, please contact Paul Wyton.
Bespoke training and development - our work with Addenbrooke's hospital
We have a longstanding, successful record of delivering bespoke training and development courses for FM managers. And we're keen to hear if we can help your organisation, just as we are doing for Addenbrooke's Hospital.
In the Spring of this year we created a certificate in professional
business practice (facilities management) for Addenbrooke's Hospital,
which is part of Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation
Trust. The course addresses some very specific requirements around
developing a wider appreciation of the role of FM within the
hospital, and understanding the impacts and management of change,
and process improvement.
The hospital required us to ensure that the course delivered
not only personal development for the participants, but was also
of direct benefit to the organisation. As a result, we created
a course which combined appropriate academic assignments with
the specific needs of the employer, supported by work-based projects.
These projects have taken specific issues, and through primary
research, identified potential solutions for Addenbrooke's.
It's still early days, but evidence suggests the projects are
making a significant contribution to the hospital through an
improved understanding of the challenges and opportunities for
FM, and through process improvement which will result in reduced
costs and enhanced patient care.
If you're interested in professional development and training
for your team, please contact Paul
Wyton.
New role for Paul Wyton
Over recent times we've seen an increased demand from employers for bespoke training and development in FM. And as a direct response to that, CFMD's Paul Wyton has changed role from leading the successful undergraduate programme to creating specific training packages to meet organisational needs.
In his new role as course leader for corporate courses, Paul hopes to address the changing expectations companies and organisations have of facilities managers, and will ensure that the qualifications they hold reflect this and the economic environment we all operate in.
If you who would like to understand more about what we have to offer, or would like to comment on the changing educational environment please contact Paul Wyton.
New FM Directors' Forum launched
Our Public Sector FM Network has recently launched a new addition to the programme of workshops and our annual conference - the FM Directors' Forum. Aimed at directors and assistant directors of estates and facilities within public sector organisations, the forum is set to become a regular feature of strategic discussion and debate on emerging trends in FM.
Our inaugural meeting was held in September, the day before our annual conference. Some 20 participants (facilities directors, visiting fellows and professors, and our own staff) got together for an afternoon of high-level strategic discussion. Points for debate included
- the impact of the global financial crisis
- creating customer delight and 'wow factors'
- understanding core business needs
- educating customers and radically redesigning the facilities service delivery
During this first forum two things were clear a) FM needs to be dynamic and forward-thinking instead of reactive, and b) a project catalyst or critical friend is needed to facilitate a collaborative, cross-sector or multi-agency approach to FM. And this is exactly what our own Public Sector FM Network is working towards - facilitating a sector-wide change and supporting FM professionals in their organisational roles within this change.
If you'd like to be involved in shaping the FM agenda, then get in touch if you'd like to join the next forum. Contact us for more information or to put forward your ideas for debate.
For better or for worse, making FM relationships work
This September, we held our fifth annual Public Sector FM Network conference which tackled the pertinent topic of 'For better or for worse - making FM relationships work'. At a time of budget cuts and shortage of resources, it's a challenge for anyone to 'walk it all alone', with public sector organisations in particular being pushed to pool resources and work in partnership.
'Shared services' was the buzzword of the day - but we asked what it meant in practice. This is a new field of working for many organisations, but there are examples of good practice, frameworks and initiatives that prove it's not impossible.
Two keynote speakers from very different backgrounds set the scene. Martin Pickard, known as the 'FM guru', who was involved in developing the new British Standard BS 11000 on partnership working, and Julia Middleton, founder of Common Purpose, an company which brings together leaders within cities and regions to promote partnerships and systemic thinking. Both were strong personalities with a vision, capturing the audience attention.
The day also included case studies, a panel discussion with experts in the field, and parallel workshop sessions providing more in-depth information on how various organisations manage the journey to better relationships. There was no doubt that this requires vision, commitment, leadership, long-term thinking, and resources, but examples such as our own business school working with TSK, Higher York's pooling of resources, or the 50 year relationship between the John Lewis Partnership and Emprise show that amazing successes can be achieved.
The day was well attended by nearly 100 delegates, and attracted sponsors Carillion, EC Harris, Derbyshire County Council, Europa FM and TSK. The programme of events generated lively discussions, and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.
Details about next year's conference will be released in the New Year, but in the meantime you can view the presentations from this year on our website.
Our FM networks just got better!
Given the wide ranging changes within public sector and the impact of ever tightening financial constraints, we have taken the step to revamp and reinvent our long-standing FM networks, some of which have been running successfully for nearly two decades. Under the new banner of the Public Sector FM Network, we've brought our separate sectors into one.
Fides Matzdorf, our FM network manager, has been co-ordinating the re-launch and commented, 'health, higher education, schools, and local and central government are not the only public agencies that have to look after property portfolios, work spaces and customer services - other areas of the public sector do the same, from police authorities to fire services, ambulance services to prisons. And whilst each have their own specific needs and issues, there is much common ground.'
Fides added, 'our new network provides a space and a framework for all interested organisations to share knowledge and resources enabling people to do more with less, whilst retaining the sector-specific knowledge and connections. We believe there are great benefits from bringing people together in this way and there are a whole range of similar challenges and solutions to address. Feedback from our recent workshop shows that we are on the right track, but we're always looking to improve our offering and continually tailor it exactly to our members' needs.'
You can find out more through our website - see how your organisation can benefit from membership, view our new annual programme for 2011/12, and either re-new your existing package or join us for the first time.
If you have a specific enquiry, please e-mail fm.net@shu.ac.uk.
Estates and space - the dawn of a new space age
Our first network workshop this year was successfully held at The Source, Meadowhall in May, with an attendance of around 50 members.
The theme of the day was 'estates and space' and we brought together a range of inspiring speakers from both the public and private sectors. Delegates on the day came from our core public sector areas of government, health and higher education. Tim Davidson-Hague, director of CFMD, kick started proceedings with a talk about the tough times ahead due to the current economic circumstances, and how it's creating massive challenges for facilities and property professionals.
In many areas the public sector is having to grapple with tightening or even serious reductions in funds, and so collaboration and shared services are likely to move up the agenda. Through our public sector focused network, we aim to bring together organisations through our specialist expertise, providing both practical as well as informative support.
Our first workshop offered a case study on the Total Place Initiative (now subsumed under the Big Society idea), as well as ways of reviewing estate portfolios and examples of revamping existing buildings to match different ways of working.
We also held a series of 'open space' discussions on key topics requested by delegates, including • one public estate - further examples of shared services and Pathfinder projects • HE space charging and efficiencies • what will be the workplace in 2020 - where will technology and society take us? • development of agile working policies - implementation and associated cultural change. Two further speaker sessions focused on the Premises Assurance Model in the NHS and the effective use of condition surveys, plus we ensured there was ample time for informal networking.
Whilst we started the day with the view that property is illiquid and inflexible, our speakers demonstrated that it is not only the property but, more often, also people who are inflexible. Faced with the very real challenges ahead, the public sector simply can't afford to work alone and hold on to concepts such as 'my office' and 'my building' - concepts that are history for many private sector companies.
Throughout the day, it was demonstrated that services should be delivered from the most suitable location to meet customer needs - and this does not even have to be from a building that belongs to the organisation a person works for. If a service is better delivered from a partner organisation's building, then this is the best building for an individual to be based.
The current state of flux represents a great opportunity for resources to be released by different organisations coming together, sharing estates and backroom functions. FM needs to be in the driving seat of this change, but we will all need new skills and attitudes to achieve this.
Could our work with AstraZeneca work for you?
May 2011 saw the culmination of a new course that we've been delivering with Essentials FM at AstraZeneca. The certificate in professional business practice (facilities management) is a bespoke course that we developed for AstraZeneca and their suppliers, aiming to meet specific management development needs, whilst also allowing delegates to gain academic accreditation. The programme was delivered through an intensive work-based curriculum and assessment process, and was run onsite in Cheshire.
We're currently developing bespoke education programmes specific to developing delivery needs for a range of public and private sector organisations. And we'd love to hear from you if this is something you think we can do for your organisation - please contact Paul Wyton or Melanie Bull for further information.
The AstraZeneca cohort of students included a number of FM managers from various functions within the company, as well as their contacts from outsource suppliers Sodexo, Veolia and Boultings, and Loughborough University. The mix of backgrounds and perspectives created a great opportunity for developing discussions from both client and contract managers.
Central to the assessment was a group work-based project, and six groups presented their problem, their approach to understanding that problem and potential solutions to their project mentors, managers and fellow students. The feedback has been very good, commenting on the quality, but most importantly, its direct relevance to business impact. Projects included
- the role lean management can play in a service organisation
- understanding customer perception of FM services
- how do we measure our service delivery in a way that is meaningful to the customer?
- how is customer service demand captured and the communication route back to FM?
- 'I Work' - has the vision become a reality?
- how will FM enhance the Loughborough University reputation by supporting the Olympic preparation for 2012?
We welcome the return of Jill Fortune
We're pleased to announce that Jill Fortune has returned as principal lecturer with responsibility for the academic leadership of the CFMD team. Jill has been with Sheffield Hallam since 1998 and was previously the course leader for both the undergraduate and postgraduate facilities management programme areas. As a result of her work developing these courses, in 2007 she was voted as one of the top 20 most influential women in facilities management, in an initiative launched by FM World and sponsored by Michael Page.
Between 2008 and early 2011 Jill has worked with colleagues in Sheffield Hallam's department of built environment, where she was course leader for the undergraduate and postgraduate real estate programmes.
Jill's applied research and consultancy has been in the field of strategic space planning and property management. She has also engaged in research which reflects her passion for developing meaningful career pathways for property and facilities management, and supporting learners and practitioners to form a reflective approach to their professional development.
Although these are challenging times for FM Jill is excited to be rejoining a team of dynamic, enthusiastic FM experts who strive to provide their clients with the latest thinking and developments in FM.
Network member 50 per cent discount for OPN productivity workshop
The Office Productivity Network aims to help managers to improve staff productivity through better layout and use of the office environment, and they're offering all our Public Sector FM Network members a 50 per cent discount on their next workshop.
Download further information from the OPN about their next workshop (Word 184KB).
The network's core thesis is that the impact of the office environment on business performance and staff output is poorly understood, both across industry sectors and internationally. The OPN has been around for 12 years, with a membership consisting of private as well as public sector organisations.
It seeks to facilitate the exchange of information between practitioners and researchers, identifying and disseminating best practice and campaigning for the greater appreciation of the importance of office environments to business productivity. It does so by organising on-site workshops that include site visits to award-winning or innovative office buildings.
For more information and details on how to become a member contact the OPN chairman, Paul Bartlett at paulbartlett@sbssol.co.uk or phone 01379 678 899.
2010
Does the fabric of school buildings have any effect on pupil performance and their attitudes towards education?
The coalition government's cancellation of the rebuilding of more than 700 schools under the Better Schools for the Future Programme, is likely to have a damaging effect on pupils' learning and attitude towards education. This is the message from the Centre's Professor If Price who believes it will be detrimental, given the results he and colleague Liz Clark found in recent research.
The schools research looked at the relationship between a school's physical environment and the pupils' achievement, and is currently being extended to other schools across the country via the Schools Network.
Read the full article in the Yorkshire Post where If talks further about the likely impact of the decision.
Sharing our knowledge with readers of FM World
Three members of our team were recently commissioned by FM World, the magazine of the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM), to write a three part article series. The articles were based around the theme of 'FM and the language of business', proposing that for FM to unlock the real organisational business benefits, it needs to look beyond its FM technical expertise and specialisms, and engage with the organisation on its own terms.
The first article by Ian Ellison set the scene, challenging readers to think differently about their approach, and to seek new perspectives. In the second article, Paul Wyton explored the topics of corporate social responsibility and sustainability, arguing that in a current business context, these were areas where FM could deliver immediate and significant business benefits. In the final article, Mel Bull gave some communication good practice advice to facilitate the language change.
Download the articles here
Start of new programme for FM Networks
Our public sector FM Networks will soon start their new annual programmes. Programmes are largely themed around improving services and benchmarking, and the Networks provide a great forum for learning from others' experiences and networking.
If you've never been a member of our Networks you might be pleasantly surprised at the value they can generate. And now is the perfect time to join.
For further information and to see the new programmes visit the Networks page.
Health Facilities Scotland sees value of FM staff development
Following the successful delivery of the bespoke undergraduate certificate in FM for a group of 17 students working within the NHS in Scotland, we will be now be taking those students through to a Foundation Degree in FM and delivering the certificate stage to a new group of 20 students.
The course forms a major part of Health Facilities Scotland's management development programme that aims to further professionalise estates and facilities staff. The course is bespoke, work based and aims to recognise achievement through the gaining of a university qualification.
We'll also be supporting Health Facilities Scotland through a University-funded Knowledge Exchange Programme to scope the development and implementation of a career pathway. Knowledge Exchange is one of several schemes that provide funding to support development and exchange of knowledge.
Contact us for more information.
Understanding your training and development needs
We're currently developing a research project which aims to look at how different FM service providers approach their staff training, learning and development needs, how they perceive FM development, and whether there is a demonstrable link between FM development activities and organisational achievement, for example measured in terms of profitability.
Although still in the design stages, BIFM, i-FM and Premises and Facilities Management (PfM) have all expressed an interest in both supporting the research, and providing platforms for the results to be shared to a broader audience later this year.
Research findings for all to see
The Centre's recent research outputs are now listed on the University's research archive site.
They include work on leadership and patient environments, property portfolios, NHS Assets, patient-focussed maintenance and Condition Matters - our research into pupil views on the design and quality of school facilities.
2010 annual AUDE conference
Our Higher Education (HE) FM Network leader, Fides Matzdorf, was invited to run a session on the Integration of Hard and Soft FM in HE at the prestigious Annual Conference of the Association of University Directors of Estates and Facilities (AUDE), 29-31 March.
The session was well attended, and lively discussions brought out the many and varied issues that institutions face on their way to providing a 'seamless service' to internal and external customers. Presentations and notes will soon be available on the AUDE website.
Ready for the EuroFM conference
We'll be presenting some of our research at this year's EuroFM Conference in Madrid, revealing our findings about the socially constructed realities in FM supply chains and benchmarking departmental space in universities from a business perspective.
A total of 48 abstracts were submitted, only 18 of which made it through to final acceptance owing to the tough reviewing process. Proudly, we're the only centre that had two papers accepted.
Familiar face to rejoin the Centre
We're delighted to be welcoming back Louise Suckley (nee Smith) to the centre next month after a six year absence, during which Louise has worked as a research and evaluation manager for Business Link South Yorkshire, a senior research executive with Zussi Research and become the proud mother of two girls!
Louise is joining the team to lead on the development of the centre's new Community and FMExchange (more details to follow over the summer) as well as supporting on the delivery of research projects.
Combining expertise to generate extra value
Sheffield Business School have identified FM as one of the four strategic themes under which a submission will be made to the next Research Evaluation Exercise (the REF) currently expected in 2012. With this in mind other relevant research in the Business School is being presented under the FM umbrella.
Our research activities have been strengthened by the involvement of Sheffield Hallam's Dr Colin Beard - an international authority on the use of space to promote experiential learning. He and If Price have written on 'Space, conversations and place: Lessons and questions from organisational development' for the new, IFMA sponsored, International Journal of Facility Management.
We are also collaborating with the Business School's Centre for Food Innovation looking to quantify financial and environmental waste in food supply lines.
2009
Our relationship with Kier strengthened
November 2009
We've been working with Kier from a facilities management perspective for some time, and now the company has confirmed its partnership with us by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the University.
The MOU will see us working together on a range of projects, including the provision of education and continuing professional development for Kier clients and employees. This builds on the work we've already been doing, such as helping determine and design a range of staff development activities, the most recent of which was a highly successful Open Space Workshop.
The workshop brought together 50 estates and facilities staff from the team responsible for delivering the £55m, seven-year contract recently awarded by Sheffield City Council.
First facilities management students complete their course
November 2009
The first cohort of students to complete the BA (Honours) in Facilities Management completed their course this week (6 November 2009).
The students gained deeper understanding in areas including office provision within a national organisation, the possible impact of the current financial situation upon the delivery of FM. Students each completed a dissertation, studying topics such as the benefits of FM in higher education, how culture impacts on FM delivery, sustainable waste practices in hospices and the provision of social space in further education.
The students have produced some excellent work that has a real world application and are now ready to use their knowledge to improve their employer organisations.
Unique development programme with Health Facilities Scotland
November 2009
Health Facilities Scotland (HFS) have engaged us to deliver a bespoke undergraduate certificate in FM for managers working within the health service in Scotland.
The course, with an initial cohort of 17 students, is part of an ongoing programme of management development and succession planning, and is a great example of an organisations capitalising on bespoke training provision.
MBA in FM gains overwhelming interest!
November 2009
The MBA in FM has had huge interest this year and sold out by end August, with more applicants than places available. Applicants come from a variety of backgrounds including private sector organisations, health, higher education and local government.
The next intake is in October 2010. If you are interested in applying we would advise submitting your application as soon as possible. For further information, contact Melanie Bull, course leader.
New addition to the team
November 2009
Jenny Beechey recently joined the team and will be supporting the Health and Government FM Network managers.
Jenny joins us on a 12 month placement as part of her BA Hons degree at the University, and will be gaining valuable work experience whilst helping us to develop our FM Networks and websites.
Recent network event a resounding success
November 2009
Our recent workshop on Care Quality Commission and applying core standards to estates and facilities management (Thursday 17 September in London at ECHQ), proved to be a great success. The event inspired delegates with discussion around governance frameworks and reporting tools, and how the NHS and independent providers can work better together.
Chris Farrah, Chief Architect, Department of Health, Estates and Facilities Division, who spoke at the event, commented, 'I was hugely impressed at the variety and relevance of the seminar which I attended.
'Rarely have I seen an audience as passionate about improving the physical care environment. It was a privilege to work with the network.'
New schools network launched
November 2009
We've set up a new network for schools, driven by a research project that highlights the effect of facilities and environments on pupils' learning experiences.
The Network supports Local Authorities, Local Education Partnerships and Building Schools for the Future providers. Members will receive a number of benefits including participation in research projects to gain deeper understanding of this important area.
The report produced as part of the initial esearch project, 'Condition Matters: Pupil Voices on Design and Condition of Secondary Schools', is being published by the project sponsor, the CfBT Education trust.
British Institute of Facilities Management Award for If Price
April 2009
In November 2008, Professor If Price was selected as one of 20 pioneers of the facilities management sector, who have made the FM industry what it is today.
The award was sponsored by facilities management (FM) service provider Sodexo, and presented by FM World, the magazine of the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM).
FM World received almost 50 nominations from across the industry which were narrowed down to the top 20. They work in a mixture of in-house, service provider and academic roles in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
The 20 industry pioneers were individually profiled and photographed in the Thursday 18 December issue of FM World and celebrated their achievement at a party held in the Globe Theatre on London's South Bank.
Second visiting professor announced
April 2009
The Centre for Facilities Management Development is proud to announce its second visiting professor - internationally renowned benchmarking expert Bernard Williams, another pioneer of FM (see above).
Bernard is a professional practitioner with a national and international reputation at the boundary between education, applied research and professional practice. He was one of the first people to see the potential of strategic facilities management. His critical analysis of building economics led to the development of benchmarking programmes. This holistic approach to FM, which began in the late 1970s, remains a cornerstone today for many FMs at senior level.
Our first visiting professor, Alexi Marmot, an international authority on workplace evaluation and design, has been confirmed in this role for another three years.
New team member represents Centre at round-table discussion
April 2009
In November 2008 the Centre was joined by a new member of the team, Ian Ellison, as a senior lecturer. With 10 years of operational facilities management experience and an MBA in FM, he brings an 'FM practitioner' perspective to complement the team's educational, research and consultancy facets.
Recently, Ian was invited to the fifth in a series of industry roundtables arranged by the BIFM's regular publication, FM World, where 13 'voices from the sector' shared their views on the question of how FM is adapting in the current recession.
> Read notes from the FM World discussion
Accreditation by British Institute of Facilities Management
April 2009
The Foundation Degree in Facilities Management (FM) has become the first undergraduate programme to be accredited against the BIFM parts 1 and 2 examinations. The MBA programme was also re-accredited.
The FM education portfolio now provides a flexible scheme of qualification from undergraduate certificate, through foundation degree and BA (Hons) to the MBA in FM and up to doctoral level.
For more details please contact Paul Wyton or Melanie Bull.
Centre delivers formal accredited education programme in Scotland
The Centre for Facilities Management Development have developed a bespoke version of their undergraduate Certificate in Facilities Management with Health Facilities Scotland, and are currently delivering this to a group of 17 staff in Glasgow.
The programme forms part of an ongoing relationship with Health Facilities Scotland to provide opportunities for the development and qualification of facilities staff from throughout the NHS boards in Scotland, in response to the recognised need to develop facilities managers for the future.
Public Sector Networks
Our Research Networks are vehicles whereby 'pioneers of change' in the sector can exchange innovations, experiences, and learn from one another. Each Network has an annual programme of research projects and workshops which promote the development of best practice.
The Higher Education FM Network held one of its five annual events at University College London in February. A pre-workshop evening event was followed the next day with a workshop which included three guest speakers as well as an interactive afternoon in an Open Space Conferencing format, plus a guided 'campus walkabout'.
> Further information about our networks
Our research is of an international standard
During the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) the Centre for Facilities Management Development contributed to the University's submission in the Business and Management Unit of Assessment (UoA 36), of which 65 per cent was judged to be an international standard.
This was the first time we had been entered as a discrete unit, and as part of the overall submission a number of our outputs were considered to be internationally excellent (and in a few cases world-leading).
Publications
Professor If Price has recently contributed to the chapter on complexity and work space to the recently published Routledge Companion to Creativity, an international selection of specialist contributions.
Copyright prevents us making the chapter available online, but you can read If's recent comments about FM and service delivery here.
If's forthcoming paper on 'Practical Postmodernism: FM and Socially Constructed Realities' has been selected to open the forthcoming EuroFM Research Conference in Amsterdam.
Conference announcement
'FM and sustainability: challenges - opportunities - strategies'
Thursday 10 September 2009
The annual Centre for Facilities Management Development Networks Conference at Sheffield Hallam University is rapidly becoming an established event for public sector facilities management.
2008 was an overwhelming success, attracting about 120 facilities management professionals - over 50 per cent of whom were estates and facilities directors / assistant directors in charge of multi-million pound budgets; hence the conference attracted a range of sponsorships.
The 2009 conference will be a mix of high-profile industry speakers and smaller parallel sessions, all at the forefront of current thinking, and as in previous years, we expect the movers and shakers in the sector to be there.
2008
Graduation success for students on the UK's first Foundation Degree in Facilities Management
The UK's first Foundation Degree students in Facilities and Management are set for a double honour as they become the first to graduate from the course.
Sheffield Hallam was the first to introduce the Foundation Degree in Facilities Management. The course is aimed at supervisors and managers already working in facilities management, and is run to help them develop and extend their professional skills as well as provide them with the qualifications that are increasingly needed for career progression.
Course leader Paul Wyton said, 'The graduation of our first set of students is an exciting development and represents a major step in the professionalization of FM as a discipline. We believe that facilities management is a distinct management discipline of strategic importance to businesses. and this course aims to help in the development of FM's to meet this challenge.'
The foundation degree is delivered in two stages - the Undergraduate Certificate (first stage) that takes 18 months to complete, followed by the Foundation Degree (second stage), which takes a further 14 months. It is run part-time with two-day study schools, enabling students that are already working in the industry to seek professional qualifications and accreditation; which can then entitle them to join a professional institute.
Sally Bolger, a client Manager at MITIE said, 'It helped enhance my reporting skills and aided my ability to reflect... this has really helped me be effective at work. Facilities Management is a vast subject... [this] has helped me understand where my interests lay and aided me in defining where I want to develop within my career.'
Those students graduating in November will now be eligible for enrolling on a one-year top up course that will enable them to convert the degree into BA (Hons) in Facilities Management.
New partnership means FM graduates get ILM accreditation
Sheffield Hallam University has become one of the first universities in the country to sign up to the groundbreaking new Graduate Membership Scheme with the Institute of Leadership and Management.
The scheme means that students starting the Undergraduate Certificate/Foundation Degree in Facilities Management in May 2008 will now receive free membership of the Institute for the duration of their studies, giving them a head start in developing their management and leadership skills. Completion of the course will also lead to Graduate Membership of the Institute (GMInstLM).
Graduate Members can also benefit from a special 'fast track' route to the grade of Member of the Institute (MInstLM) after three years experience in a managerial role (normally five years), and can apply for Fellowship (FInstLM), the Institute's most prestigious grade, after five years experience as a senior manager.
To find out more please visit the Facilities Management Excellence magazine website.
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