Becoming a Certified Facility Manager (CFM)

IFMA offers the first certification program designed specifically for facility professionals. IFMA's certification is structured to tap into the experience and educational backgrounds of facility managers and test for professional competence. It is the backbone that supports the enhanced integrity and international recognition of the profession. The certification program tests the knowledge and experience of facility management professionals through a comprehensive exam that focuses on the following nine competency areas:

• Communication
• Facility Function
• Finance
• Human and Environmental Factors
• Operations and Maintenance
• Planning and Project Management
• Quality Assessment and Innovation
• Real Estate
• Technology

Since the program began in 1992, more than 1,600 facility professional around the world have earned the CFM designation. After becoming a Certified Facility Manger, individuals are required to participate in various educational sessions and other professional development activities to maintain their certification.

Contact IFMA Headquarters

Full details of the IFMA CFM Program (link to IFMA.com site) are available by contacting IFMA Certification.

The Facility Management Professional Program (FMP)

Throughout the years, IFMA has appreciated the need for a designation similar to the CFM for beginning and transitioning facility professionals who do not yet have the hands-on experience requisite for obtaining the CFM. In response to that need, in October of 2004, IFMA launched the Facility Management Professional (FMP) designation. An entry-level, knowledge-based credential, the FMP is geared toward FMs with less than five years of experience and designed to accelerate an FM's transition into the profession.

The Candidates/Who Should Apply

• Facility management practitioners with less than five years of experience
• Transitioning professionals with significant experience in former related careers
• Partner practitioners such as architects, designers and safety engineers
• Associated corporate providers of FM products and services
• Students entering the profession from colleges, universities, certificate or technical programs

A Springboard for Obtaining Certification

Because the FMP program is designed to not only broaden a beginner's knowledge and professional networks, but also hasten the progression from novice to specialist, it is an ideal catalyst to early candidacy for the CFM.
 
FMs who commence their career path by obtaining the FMP and maintaining their professional growth through the FMP program, build their competence and confidence levels and have a greater chance of successfully completing the CFM Exam and joining the elite circle of Certified Facility Managers.
 
IFMA's CFM Exam is competency-based, testing a professional's abilities relative to standards that define the practice of facility management. The CFM is a higher-level credential than a knowledge-based program. IFMA's FMP is designed to bring you one step closer to achieving the CFM, the most respected designation in facility management.

Requirements

The FMP designation requires six (6) credits and can be completed in approximately 12 months. Training for the FMP will be available through IFMA and approved providers (partner associations, community colleges, training companies) and a variety of learning formats (conferences, chapters, on-site seminars, online courses and IFMA Recognized Programs).
 
FMP candidates may customize and integrate their training to build the specific knowledge they need to meet individual goals. The FMP Business Workshop is the only course required to be taken through IFMA.
 
Because the FMP program is designed to not only broaden a beginner's knowledge and professional networks, but also hasten the progression from novice to specialist, it is an ideal catalyst to early candidacy for the CFM.

Contact IFMA Headquarters

Full details of the IFMA FMP Program (link to IFMA.com site) are available on the IFMA HQ website or by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

IMPORTANT FM INFORMATION!

The IFMA Headquarters Education Department is sending a series of communications to IFMA Chapters related to the FMP Credentialing Program and enhancements to the content and delivery model for this program.  The link below is to a letter that has been sent out to all students that are currently in the process of achieving their FMP.  It includes some very important information regarding the FMP Credentialing Program enhancements and their options for completion of their FMP credential. 

Letter to FMP Students with Webinar Schedule 

CFM Exam Review

This 2 day seminar is designed to help aspiring CFM's practice test-taking skills. NOTE: This is not an overview of material, but help with test-taking skills, although some material will be covered.

UPCOMING BOMA COURSES

For a list of upcoming BOMA Courses applicable to Facility Managers, please visit IFMA Calgary Chapter's event calendar available on this website.

For more information on BOMA's courses, please contact:

Building Owners and Managers Association of the Greater Calgary Region
120, 4954 Richard Road SW, Calgary T3E 6L1
Ph: 403-237-0559
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www.boma.ca

BOMA Education Link

http://www.boma.ca/Education.cfm

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