British Institute of Facilities Management Level 3 Diploma

Course details

The Level 3 programme is intended for those aspiring to become facilities managers or those with little fm experience and who wish to seek a career in facilities management. A degree is not needed to get started in FM. Level 3 makes it easy to start in FM regardless of one's background. Learners may be working in front of house or in a hotel job and encouraged to train in fm to acquire more skills. There are plenty of opportunities in fm - everything from shopping centres to hospitals and even skyscrapers.

Study

Learners may need to develop new skills, such as written assessment work in report style, communication and a range of presentation methods. The delivery sessions and tutorials will focus on both subject information and skills necessary to support the assessments. Attending all the college sessions will generally not be adequate for individuals to complete the programme or units. Learners must expect to frequently allocate a significant amount of their own time in order to research, prepare, edit, finalise and submit assignments in order to be successful.

To achieve a Level 3 BIFM Diploma in Facilities Management, candidates will need to complete:

• Mandatory units, having a credit total of 26 
  
• Optional units to reach the credit total of 22 
  
• To reach the overall credit target of 48
  

Mandatory units - 26 credits 

• BIFM Introduction to facilities management - FM 3.01 6 credits 
  
• Corporate social responsibility and sustainability in facilities management FM 3.02 4 credits 
  
• Customer and stakeholder relations in facilities management FM 3.03 5 credits 
  
• Specification and procurement of facilities supplies and services FM 3.04 6 credits 
  
• Health and safety responsibilities in facilities management FM 3.05 5 credits 
  

Optional units - minimum of 22 credits 

• Project management within facilities management FM 3.06 5 credits 
  
• Budget management of facilities management operations FM 3.07 4 credits 
  
• Understanding facilities management within the context of an organisation FM 3.08 4 credits 
  
• Understanding support services operations in an organisation FM 3.09 3 credits 
  
• Space allocation in facilities management FM 3.10 4 credits 
  
• Building maintenance in facilities management FM 3.11 5 credits 
  
• Understanding the estate management function for facilities managers FM 3.12 4 credits 
  
• Contribute to disaster recovery and contingency planning FM 3.13 5 credits