Governance

With 800 attendees, an innovative program and inspirational keynotes, the World Workplace Europe meets Facility for Future conference which ran from 20 to 22 March 2019 in Amsterdam was a resounding success. The event was co-produced by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and Facility Management Nederland (FMN).

The new Facility Management (FM) Training and Development Framework introduced in January by the IFMA Foundation has attracted participation from leading industry associations including the Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE), ASHRAE and ISSA (International Sanitary Supply Association). As more industry leaders add their professional development services to the framework with IFMA’s world-class suite of professional credentials, the goal of establishing holistic guidelines for FM training — particularly in the technical fields — is becoming a reality.

IFMA is expanding new enhancements for its world-class suite of facility management (FM) credentials and certifications with the addition of digital badges for the FMP® (Facility Management Professional™) and the SFP® (Sustainability Facility Professional®) designations. Last month, IFMA introduced digital badging for the Certified Facility Manager® (CFM®) and Retired CFM® (RCFM®). IFMA is offering these web-enabled, shareable and verifiable versions of professional development accomplishments in partnership with Credly, a top digital badging company, through their platform, Acclaim.

IFMA has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) with the Macau Institute of Management (MIM) to expand availability of facility management (FM) resources and professional training in the region. The agreement was signed Wednesday at the Macau Military Club by Paul Tse, chairman of the MIM board of directors, and Graham Tier, CFM, FMP, MRICS, chair of IFMA’s global board of directors. The SPA marks the first formal user adoption of the IFMA Foundation’s FM Training and Development Framework as the basis for property and facility management industry training.

Early bird savings are now set to end Thursday, 28 February for World Workplace Europe meets Facility for Future, the exciting event coproduced by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and Facility Management Nederland (FMN). Prospective attendees can take advantage of €100 off the normal ticket price for this unconventional conference, which takes place from 20 to 22 March 2019 in Amsterdam, by registering at worldworkplaceeurope.ifma.org.