IWFM Level 5 Award in Facilities Management

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Are you ready to advance to the next level in your career and gain a professional Facilities Management qualification?

This short course offers the opportunity to complete smaller blocks of learning, designed to motivate you to go further. On successful completion of these qualifications, recognition by employers enables learners to progress into or within employment and/or continue their study in Facilities Management or in more specialised areas.

IWFM does not state any formal entry requirements, but learners will normally be practising middle Facilities Managers or may be progressing from a Level 4 Qualification in Facilities Management.

This course is delivered via our well-established Virtual Learning Environment. All course content is fully available via the screen or for download and can be accessed anytime, anywhere so you can plan your own schedule.

Expert facilities management tutors are always on hand to support your learning, as well as technical advisors.

IWFM exists to promote excellence among a world-wide community of over 17,000 and to demonstrate the value and contribution of workplace and facilities management more widely. Their qualifications are internationally recognised and provide a world-leading framework for professional development in workplace and facilities management.

The IWFM Awarding Organisation is regulated by The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), Qualifications Wales and CCEA Regulation. This qualification is available on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and is delivered by The Business School (UK) Ltd, an approved IWFM centre for the delivery of their Facilities Management qualifications.

Awarded by The Institute of Workplace and Facilities ManagementRegulated by Ofqual

Facilities management professionals are responsible for services that support business. Their roles can cover management of a wide range of areas including health and safety, risk management, business continuity, procurement, sustainability, space planning, energy, property and asset management. They are typically responsible for activities such as catering, cleaning, building maintenance, environmental services, security and reception.

The IWFM Level 5 Award in Facilities Management is worth 12 credits and consists of one mandatory unit of 6 credits plus additional optional units in order to achieve a minimum of 12 credits in total.

Mandatory unit - Organisational and Facilities Management Strategy 6 credits

This unit enables a learner to undertake an analytical overview of the scope and context of facilities management, including the impact of change, development and innovation on facilities management practices.

The optional units can be chosen from :

All our courses are assessed by assignment, not examination. Assignments can be undertaken at any time.The Level 5 Certificate in Facilities Management is also available which offers additional units to broad perspective and more specialised areas.

Assessment activities have been developed by The Business School (UK) Ltd, and approved by The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management. Each assessment brief gives information regarding exactly what needs to be covered and other supporting information such as word count and referencing guide.

IWFM exists to promote excellence among a world-wide community of over 17,000 and to demonstrate the value and contribution of workplace and facilities management more widely. Their qualifications are internationally recognised and provide a world-leading framework for professional development in workplace and facilities management.

The IWFM Awarding Organisation is regulated by The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), Qualifications Wales and CCEA Regulation. This qualification is available on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and is delivered by The Business School (UK) Ltd, an approved IWFM centre for the delivery of its qualifications.

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management is the professional body for workplace and facilities practitioners.

IWFM exist to promote excellence among a worldwide community of over 17,000 and to demonstrate the value and contribution of workplace and facilities management more widely.

IWFM empower professionals to up-skill and reach their potential for a rewarding, impactful career by advancing professional standards, offering guidance and training, developing new insights and sharing best practice. It is our vision to see workplace and facilities management as a distinct profession – recognised beyond the built environment for its ability to enable people to transform organisations and their performance.

Learners are also able to build a portfolio of qualifications across a range of subject areas. Professional qualifications also support continuous professional development, as well as progression to larger qualifications and/or qualifications at higher levels.

This course offers opportunities for learners to develop skills that support career and professional development.

This programme enables progression either to higher levels of study or to other courses at the same level of study – the Level 5 Certificate or up to higher education courses.

Testimonials for our FM courses:

'I feel that this course has provided me with as vast amount of knowledge which will help me with my development moving forward with my career'

'I wish to thank my tutor]. His prompt, professional and knowledgeable advice not only made this an interesting learning experience but a thoroughly enjoyable one.'

'it is honest and very simple to say, that this course takes me deeply in my field and I learned a lot to keep improve myself...'

'Honestly and frankly, that gave me a full experience and push of a great career development'

IWFM does not state any formal entry requirements, but learners will normally be practising middle management or may be progressing from a Level 4 Qualification in Facilities Management.

IWFM does not state any formal entry requirements, but learners will normally be practising middle management or may be progressing from a Level 4 Qualification in Facilities Management.

A good standard of written English is required for this course - GCSE grade A-C.

On successful completion of these qualifications, recognition by employers enables learners to progress into or within employment and/or continue their study in the vocational area.

Successful learners can progress onto the Level 5 Certificate in Facilities Management by adding further units, or onto higher education qualifications.

Price£840 inc VAT

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Study methodOnline, self-pacedCourse formatReading materialDuration120 hoursAccess to content24 monthsQualificationIWFM Level 5 Award in Facilities Management

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