Certificate Programme in Facility Management

Facilities Management has emerged as an interdisciplinary field primarily devoted to the maintenance and care of commercial, residential and institutional buildings, such as large format complexes, hospitals, hotels, office and shopping complexes, retail malls, arenas, educational institutes, convention centers and the ICT industry.

It is a profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the built environment by integrating people, place, process and technology. Facilities management, in its widest possible sense, is concerned with the dynamic interaction between an organization’s personnel, processes and place.

The most important function of facility management is to provide, operate, maintain and improve supporting services in order to create an environment that supports the primary processes or objectives of organizations.

The Post Graduate Programme in Facility Management for Working Executives (PGPFMWE) is designed to educate students in foundational management principles, enhance facility management skills and knowledge, and prepare them for advancing their careers in the facility management area.

Students will learn leadership and business skills necessary to respond to the demand to keep their facilities highly efficient and functional. This part-time week end programme, developed for working executives, can be completed in just 12 months.

Objectives:

• To develop professional competencies and skills in facilities management systems, techniques and processes of the built environment.

• To gain knowledge about the dynamics of operations and maintenance of facilities in a built environment.

• To acquire proficiency in controlling facility operational costs, quality of services and stakeholder management by integration of engineering, management and legal knowledge essential for this discipline

Eligibility:

• Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Engineering/ Architecture with 2 year work experience. OR

• Diploma in Engineering from State Board of Technical Education with 4 year work experience. OR

• Bachelor’s degree in any non-engineering discipline with 3 year work experience.