UTMSPACE, in partnership with UEM Edgenta and THE Malaysian Association of Facility Management (MAFM), launched the Facility Managers Development Programme (FMDP) aimed at equipping facilities management (FM) professionals with knowledge of the principles and methods of successful facilities management.
The programme, which covers everything from technological processes to commercial considerations, will empower FM professionals to operate professionally at a higher level within the industry.
“We hope that the collaboration between UTMSPACE and UEM Edgenta in implementing the FMDP may provide a platform for a better career advancement for the construction industry stakeholders,” said UTMSPACE managing director and chief executive officer Prof Dr Azlan Abd Rahman.
Established by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) as an extension of the Certified Facility Management Manager (CFMM) competency programme, this programme is in line with CIDB’s efforts to ensure that the facility management manager meets the requirements of the Construction Industry Competency Standard (CICS) developed by the industry to produce competent FM managers. FMDP will be accredited by CIDB Malaysia.
UEM Edgenta managing director and chief executive officer Syahrunizam Samsudin said: “Our objective in UEM Edgenta is to ensure that the company and its people are able to withstand any challenges that come our way, while still achieving our value creation promise for clients, partners and stakeholders.
“Our facility managers are in fact at the frontlines every day, and UEM Edgenta is committed to build and nurture a vital leadership pipeline for the next generation of competent leaders.
“With capable and skilled leaders generated by programmes such as the FMDP, UEM Edgenta will be on the right path to thrive in the present business climate, giving us an upper hand against our peers in this increasingly competitive space, thus enabling us to achieve our Edgenta of the Future 2025 vision.”
Facilities management is experiencing a major transformation in terms of business model, procurement approach and technological innovation. At the same time, the introduction of digital business in the facilities management industry has profound implications for the FM education process – ranging from technology applications in dealing with key issues of adopting new ways using built environment, safe working environment standards to identifying other creative ways to reduce operational costs.
As such, the opportunities offered by CIDB in the CICS and UTMSPACE as premier professional and lifelong learning providers has given facilities management stakeholders in Malaysia the chance to qualify as Certified Facility Management Manager (CFMM).
As with Malaysia, there was an established trend to develop construction facility manager education and accredited courses were developed in countries such as Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
