Slippery Rock University FM Courses

IFMA/Pittsburgh is always looking for ways to improve on our ability to offer benefits to our members. Whether it is the opportunity to participate in our monthly meetings and events or to reach for new heights within your own profession, we are constantly striving for more.

IFMA/Pittsburgh is proud to announce that Slippery Rock University will be offering Facility Management courses for their Spring/2009 Session. Here are some of the highlights being offered.

•The Business of Facility Management* An IFMA Fundamentals Based Course
•Operations and Maintenance* An IFMA Competency Based Course
•Planning and Project Management* The Project Management Process
•Leadership and Management* An IFMA Competency Based Course
•The Communication Competency Course* Communications for Facility Managers
•The Finance Competency Course* Finance for Facility Managers
•Human and Environmental Factors* An IFMA Competency Based Course
•Quality Assessment and Innovation* An IFMA Competency Based Course
•Real Estate for Facility Managers* An IFMA Competency Based Course
•Technology Competency Course* An IFMA Competency Based Course

Whether you need a refresher or are new to the industry. These courses are designed to give you the information you need for a solid future in facility management.

For further information contact:
Mr. James S. Brockman
Director of Workforce & Professional Development
Slippery Rock University
Regional Learning Alliance
850 Cranberry Woods Drive
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
james.brockman@sru.edu
724-741-1062

The Business of Facility Management *
An IFMA Fundamentals Based Course
Spend four days immersed in the principles, characteristics, theories and concepts that make up the business of FM. This series will include an introduction to FM, as well as managing, advancing and evaluating the business of FM. To enable course participants to determine their degree of knowledge in each of the nine competency areas, IFMA has provided pre- and post- course self assessment checklists. These checklists combined with detailed vocabulary and learning activities are designed to advance participants’ general knowledge of facility management. The course concludes with a group case study experience.
4-Days in length
$995.00 member $1195.00 non-member

Operations and Maintenance *
An IFMA Competency-Based Course
Today`s global business climate, facilities are a significant part of any business operation. Operations and maintenance functions comprise the majority of the operations that have to be managed on a day-to-day basis and are the source of 95 to 97 percent of the problems that can occur. Consider this: 95 to 97 percent represents 95 to 97 out of 100 opportunities to look bad or to look good. By providing Best Practices O&M service, you can increase customer satisfaction and enhance the value of the facility and the facility department.
2 Days in length
$495.00 member $695.00 non-member

Planning and Project Management*
Construction, renovation and relocation projects are some of the most visible efforts in your area, and well-managed projects will reinforce the value that you and your team bring to your company. Although all facility projects differ in some way, they all have one thing in common—the project management process. Regardless of the type of project you are managing, you still need to create a project plan, develop a budget and schedule, and manage the programming and design phases. To bring projects in on time and on budget you need technical skills to manage the programming and design phases and management skills to lead and motivate your team.
2 Days in length
$495.00 member $695.00 non-member

Leadership and Management *
An IFMA Competency-Based Course
Want to establish a best-in-class FM operation or learn how to build one from the ground up? Are you creating a new FM department? Have you been asked to take over an existing FM department? Do you simply want to assess your current operation and find out how to make it better? People, places and processes can help you build the type of FM department that`s right for your organization. This competency area presents the FM as a planner, organizer, leader, coordinator, and evaluator. The following skills are reflected in the day-to-day activities of the facility manager.
2 Days in length
$495.00 member $695.00 non-member

The Communication Competency Course
Communications for Facility Managers
An IFMA Competency-Based Course
You convey a certain image of yourself every time you express yourself-whether it`s through the written or spoken word. The type of image you convey not only influences how people think of you, it also influences what they do for you, and in today`s collaborative work environment you must work through others and with others to accomplish almost anything. Learn how to make your first impression your best impression—powerful and positive. You have to know how to lead, inspire, coach and counsel people. This course will cover the entire range of communication, from interpersonal communication to the latest in communication technologies.
2 Days in length
$495.00 member $695.00 non-member

The Finance Competency Course
Finance for Facility Managers
An IFMA Competency-Based Course
As a facility manager, you need to speak the language of business. Money talks - and you need upper management to listen. Learn how to communicate the fiscal importance of facilities to executive management and influence decision-making. This course will teach you how to become a player instead of an observer in the organization`s top-level decision-making processes.
2 Days in length
$495.00 member $695.00 non-member

Human and Environmental Factors
An IFMA Competency Course
Facilities contribute to organizational performance and the quality of work life of employees. This means facilities affect the health, safety, performance, comfort, satisfaction, and morale of individual employees and the organization as a whole. Facilities also affect the environment. In addition to ensuring the comfort and productivity of building occupants, you also need to provide safety. Part of ensuring peoples` safety involves being prepared for and knowing how to respond during an emergency or disaster. You will learn how to anticipate the events that require documented response and recovery plans, and how to prepare for these events to safeguard the business.
2 Days in length
$495.00 member $695.00 non-member

Quality Assessment and Innovation
An IFMA Competency-Based Course
You are responsible for the biggest asset on the company`s balance sheet and the second biggest cost element on the income statement. People depend on you for comfort, cost-reduction, image and efficient workflow. How do you keep track of it all? How do you know not only what results you are getting, but also why you`re getting them? Apply tools that integrate all the FM competencies into a complete, simple system focused on delivering quality and improving service. Identify reliable information sources for establishing quality standards.
2 Days in length
$495.00 member $695.00 non-member

Real Estate for Facility Managers
An IFMA Competency-Based Course
Facility managers have found themselves in the center of a new organizational function—managing the company`s real estate as an asset. As a facility manager, you will be called upon to provide real estate expertise whenever your company considers relocating, adding space or disposing of a property. To do this, you need to understand real estate principles and practices. Learn how to plan the acquisition, development and disposal processes; understand how to develop, implement and maintain the real estate master plan; evaluate and recommend actions on options and alternatives to the master plan; and evaluate and recommend actions on development decisions.
2 Days in length
$495.00 member $695.00 non-member

Technology Competency Course
An IFMA Competency Based Course
Facility managers are playing an increasingly pivotal role in the development, implementation and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems, which are a critical part of the organization`s infrastructure supporting business strategies. Facility managers must understand technologies that support all aspects of facility operations, real estate and employee requirements. These may include, but are not limited to: CAD, CAFM, project management, asset management, cost analysis and other hardware and software systems. In addition, facility managers are increasingly challenged to establish and maintain the infrastructure and technology required to support their organizations` business goals. These may include, but are not limited to: hardware and software supporting voice, information, and data and media operating systems. The facility manager must know with whom and how best to interact to successfully meet the organizational goals. This competency is influenced by (and influences) every other competency area. It addresses how the facility manager selects, acquires, implements, maintains, redeploys and disposes of technologies used within the work environment.
2 Days in length
$495.00 Member $695.00 non-member

Notes: Course fees include tuition and materials. Fees are subject to change without notice.
*Core competency area courses for Facility Management Professional Credential CFM and FMP are registered trademarks licensed by IFMA.

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