23rd & 24th June 2025
Hilton Deansgate, Manchester
26th & 27th January 2026
Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre, London Heathrow
Search
Close this search box.
Lorne Stewart Group
Lorne Stewart Group

BIFM collaborates with employer groups on apprenticeship standards development…

Theย British Institute of Facilities Managementย (BIFM) is working closely with employer groups in a bidย to createย new standards for apprenticeships in the industryย that include bothย degree apprenticeships atย Bachelor’sย andย Master’sย level, as well asย supervisorย and manager levels.

In theory, theย industry bodyย claims new apprenticeshipย standardsย will provide companiesย with the opportunityย to employย apprentices at all levels, from senior management to strategic and operations.ย Withย the facilities management (FM) supervisor standard alreadyย approved, the development of a degree apprenticeship at Level 6 for senior FMs has also receivedย approval, andย the draft standard is due to beย issued for consultation later this year.

The employmentย groups working on these standardsย submitted ‘Expressions of Interest’ to theย  Department for Educationย (DfE) whichย supports the development of standards for Facilities Manager (Level 4) and Director of Estates (Masters). ย The BIFM states that levels have been selected by ‘the industry’ toย coincide withย the ‘different occupational competencies’ required by FM professionals at variousย career stages.

The consultation is open for one more day (closesย September 9, 2016) and the BIFM isย encouraging all industry professionalsย complete the consultationย for the proposed Facilities Manager and Director of Estates standards.ย ย 

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *