Apprenticeship training course
Facilities manager (level 4)
Making sure that buildings and their services meet the needs of the people that work in them.
- Qualification level
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4
Equivalent to higher national certificate (HNC). - Typical duration
- 24 months
- Apprenticeship category
- Construction and the built environment
- Maximum funding
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£7,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training. - Also known as
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- Building manager
- Estates manager
- Facilities management contract manager
- Facilities manager
- Maintenance manager
- Operations manager
- Property services manager
- Skills
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Skills an apprentice will learn
- Comply with and manage health and safety procedures in line with regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Develop and apply hazard and risk identification and risk management systems and culture.
- Comply with sector regulations and legislation.
- Develop and apply sustainable practices and developments.
- Apply and manage waste management strategies.
- Apply facilities project management techniques.
- Apply change management techniques.
- Apply business continuity planning techniques.
- Apply business operation considerations.
- Apply and manage standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Make recommendations for improvement.
- Apply property and asset management techniques.
- Manage building maintenance activities, for example plans, site inspections or audits
- Apply techniques in the management of budgets within department financing and budget.
- Manage resource requirements.
- Apply quality assurance procedures and monitoring processes.
- Manage stakeholders. For example, contractors, consultants, suppliers, end users.
- Manage and comply with organisational objectives, requirements and value including Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key performance indicators (KPI’s).
- Analyse and report different types of data according to its qualities.
- Use feedback to improve the quality of the business products and services.
- Apply problem solving techniques, identifying issues. Propose solutions to problems.
- Monitor, manage and report organisational and sector information technology and digital systems. Comply with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and cyber security.
- Communicate verbally and in writing with others for example, colleagues, contractors and stakeholders.
- Apply policies and practices to support equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Plan and undertake Continued Professional Development (CPD) to meet personal and organisational development. Evaluate CPD outcomes against any plans made.
- Undertake research.
Full information on Facilities manager (level 4) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.