The Complete Course on Facilities Management

Training course overview

Facilities like buildings, utility plants, power & water distribution networks, production plants, parking lots and landscaping become more and more flexible, complex and expensive. That is why Facilities Management is big business nowadays. It is one of the largest budget expenses and therefore one of the major sources of cost savings. However not at all costs, because facilities are a major asset too.

This Coventry Academy Training Course will apply the Best Practices to organize and manage a facilities department as a successful "business within a business". The goal is to operate and maintain the facilities in an effective and efficient way, in order to integrate function, people and place. The training course is about finding the right balance between asset performance and costs.

What are the goals?

By attending this Coventry Academy Training Course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand the Basics of Facilities Management
• Understand How to Draw Up a Preventive Maintenance Concept, Based on Risk
• Develop Strategies to Decide When and What to Outsource
• Understand the Different (Maintenance) Contract Types
• Identify and Monitor the Performance of the Facilities Management Processes

Who is this training course for?

This Coventry Academy Training Course is suitable for a wide range of professionals who are involved in any aspect of Facilities Management, but will greatly benefit:

• Facility Managers, Asset & Maintenance Managers
• Manager Utilities
• Operational Managers
• Maintenance & Reliability Engineers
• Technical Managers & Supervisors
• Consultants in Facilities Management

Course Outline

Amongst a wide range of valuable topics, the following will be prioritised:

• Facilities Management Scope & Principles
• Understand the Business Impact of Facilities Management
• Roles Within Facilities Management - About Expectations, Tasks and Responsibilities and How to Incorporate Contractors
• Understand Planning & Workflow Aspects
• How to Identify and Manage Risks Within Facilities Management
• The Implementation of Risk Based Maintenance, Specifically in Utilities
• Understand Budgeting Principles
• How to Incorporate Life Cycle Costing Principles in Decision Making
• Identify a Grounded View on Outsourcing Considerations
• How to Monitor the Performance - Development and Use of (Key) Performance Indicators and Implement Continuous Improvement

The certificate

• Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course