ILM Certificate in Facilities Management

Course description

Course Details
This certificate course comprehensively covers a number of important leadership and management areas including Facilities management, Risk management in the organisation, Organisational culture and context, and the importance of Health and Safety management.

By choosing to study this ILM Certificate in Leadership and Management (Managing Facilities option) online course with CMIT, Students have 24×7 access to CMIT eLearning for the duration of the course. This includes a comprehensive Course Manual, Video, Quizzes and personalised Tutor Support. The course documentation for this ILM Certificate in Leadership and Management (Managing Facilities option) Online Course is detailed and easy to read. You will also be able to upload assessments online and receive online feedback. You can use the eLearning system from any computer that has internet access.

Entry Requirements / Prerequisites
Level 4 certificate or equivalent qualification and/or relevant life and work experiences.
As this is a Level 4 (UK) professional qualification, learners will be expected to reference their assignment work to a high academic standard.
Candidates must be fluent in English with excellent written English Skills in order to achieve the assessment criteria. Queries on the standard required can be directed to the college.
Learners are required to have access to an organisation in which they can review existing facilities management procedures and create a revised facilities management plan suggesting improvements.
As this programme is delivered through distance learning, students must be capable of studying on their own initiative.
A basic working knowledge of computers and access to a computer with internet access is required to do the course.

Topics covered in this Facilities Management course

Unit 1:  Facilities Management

What is Facilities Management?
The scope of Facilities Management
The strategic and tactical roles of Facilities Management
Identification of service needs
Facilities Management SWOT
Facilities Management Plan
Service Delivery
Performance measurement in Facilities Management

Unit 2: Risk Management

Risk management in the organisation
Categories of risks
Legal aspects of risk management
Risk identification
Risk assessment
Risk controls
Monitoring and reviewing risks

Unit 3: Health and Safety 

The importance of health and safety management
Primary legislation
Industry specific legislation
Health and safety statements and policies
Health and safety reviews
Hazard identification
Risk assessment
Risk control
Health and safety responsibilities
Communicating about health and safety
Monitoring health and safety in the workplace
SMART health and safety objectives

Unit 4: Understanding the Organisational Culture and Context

What is the organisation environment?
PESTEL case studies
Corporate culture
Organisational ethics

Assessment
This Facilities Management course is assessed through a series of tutor-marked assignments.
Learners are required to have access to an organisation in which they can review existing facilities management procedures and create a revised facilities management plan suggesting improvements.
As part of our quality assurance, learner assessment work will be marked by an Internal Assessor, then checked by an Internal Verifier and an External Verifier.