Your Chapter is seeking to bring to you the benefits of the IFMA training courses in the 9 competencies of FM, as defined by IFMA.
The first courses being conducted are those that allow you to obtain the FMP credential issued by IFMA. So far we have conducted the Business of FM course in early September 2008 and we will be conducting the Operations and Maintenance course on 24th & 25th October 2008. This will be followed by courses on Planning and Project Management and Leadership and Management in November, the dates for these have yet to be finalized.
The content of these courses have been developed by a mix of professional FM people and represent the most up-to-date thinking in the particular area of the course. The courses are updated regularly to ensure they keep up-to-date. They are also international in nature and not US centric so the information is equally applicable to Hong Kong.
To make a success of this venture we need the support of the FM community to take up the challenge and complete the courses on offer. This means that we have to offer you courses that you want, at times that you can achieve and at a cost that you can afford (where we have the ability to achieve this).
In some instances we are limited by the need to bring in an instructor from the US. This can affect the way we run the courses – full day or evening and weekends – and the cost. However we now have an approved instructor based in Hong Kong which gives greater flexibility.
We need to hear from you about your needs in this area. To learn more about the course currently on offer in Hong Kong go to the Chapter website and look for Education. To learn more about all the courses available go the main IFMA web site and look under Learning. We can bring any course available in the US to Hong Kong, given the demand for this.
Then please come back and place a comment on this blog or e-mail any of the Chapter board members or administrator to tell us what you want from your Chapter.