The IFMA Foundation today announced major progress on its Global Workforce Initiative, a truly multi-industry effort to fill a growing talent gap in facilities services. C&W Services became the first charter member to make a five-year commitment to fund the initiative.

IFMA today began accepting responses for its Global Job Task Analysis (GJTA) survey which identifies the knowledge, skills and abilities that comprise the facility management discipline. The survey is open through Feb. 9, 2016 to anyone practicing FM anywhere in the world. It can accessed online at www.ifma.org/gjta.

The International Credentials Commission (ICC), an independent commission of IFMA, has elected Steve Jones, CFM to chair. Jones, who lives and works in Australia, was elected by ICC commissioners to a one-year term, after which he will be eligible for re-election. The ICC is an independent body created by the IFMA bylaws and is responsible for all management of IFMA’s world class credential programs that include the Certified Facility Manager® (CFM®), the Facility Management Professional™ (FMP®) and the Sustainability Facility Professional® (SFP®).

IFMA has released the November/December 2015 issue of its official magazine, FMJ. Themed "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renew," this issue gives ​FMs a blueprint for facility optimization.

Celebrating 35 years of supporting and advancing the FM community, IFMA once again delivered unparalleled value at its World Workplace Conference and Expo held Oct. 7-9 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Nearly 1,000 first-time attendees joined a total conference participation of more than 4,600 facility professionals. Coming to Denver from around the globe, they took advantage of world-class networking, education and inspirational programming to collaborate and innovate.