British Institute of Facilities Management Level 5 Diploma England, United Kingdom

Course details

The College has an extensive track record in this field and provides the course through a team who have considerable subject, educational and industrial expertise.

The Level 5 programme is intended for professionals with several years' fm experience who will normally have mid-management experience in a facilities management sector and wish to enhance their specialist and management skills. The structure complies with the requirements of the National Qualifications and Credit Framework and is made up of mandatory and optional units for either the Certificate or Diploma qualification. Assessment for these units is by written assignments.

Study

Learners may need to develop new skills, such as analysis, communication and a range of presentation methods. The workshops will focus on both subject information and skills necessary to support the assignments. Attending all of 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 5 BIFM Diploma in Facilities Management, candidates will need to complete:

• Mandatory units, having a credit total of 32 
• Optional units to reach the credit target of 16 
• To reach the overall credit target of 48

Mandatory units - 32 credits 

• Facilities management development and trends - FM 5.01 6 credits 
• Organisational and facilities management strategy FM 5.02 6 credits 
• Managing people in facilities management FM 5.03 8 credits 
• Risk management in facilities management FM 5.04 6 credits 
• Financial management in facilities management FM 5.05 6 credits 

Optional units - 16 credits 

• Facilities management support services operations FM 5.06 6 credits 
• Managing health and safety in facilities management FM 5.07 6 credits 
• Performance measurement in facilities management FM 5.08 3 credits 
• Providing leadership & management in facilities management FM 5.09 4 credits 
• Managing Information and knowledge in facilities management FM 5.10 3 credits 
• Managing facilities management projects FM 5.11 6 credits 
• Managing negotiations in facilities management FM 5.12 3 credits 
• Managing relationships with suppliers and specialists in facilities management FM 5.13 6 credits 
• Quality management in facilities management  FM 5.14 6 credits 
• Customer service in facilities management FM 5.15 3 credits 
• Property and asset management for facilities managers FM 5.16 6 credits 
• Property, fabric and building services maintenance for facilities managers FM 5.17 6 credits  
• Space management for facilities managers FM 5.18 3 credits 
• Sustainability and environmental management and the impact on facilities management FM 5.19 4 credits 
• Energy and utilities management and the impact on facilities management FM 5.20 3 credits 
• Managing procurement and contracts in facilities management FM 5.21 4 credits 
• Implementing change in an organisation and managing the impact on facilities management FM 5.22 4 credits