IFMA FMP Credential Program

Build Your Facility Management Career on a Solid Foundation.

Earn the Facility Management Professional (FMP®) Credential and Pratt Certificate

IFMA’s Facility Management Professional (FMP) credential will help to accelerate an FM's transition into the profession. By enrolling in Pratt’s IFMA FMP Credential Program courses, you will improve your knowledge, enhance your skills, and have access to everything you need to earn the FMP credential.

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
Application fee: $100, nonrefundable

The certificate requires the successful completion of all four courses, which totals 60 hours. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be awarded by Pratt Institute.

Required Certificate Courses and Credential Program Courses:
PMFM 701  Operations and Maintenance
PMFM 702  Project Management
PMFM 703  Finance and Business Essentials
PMFM 704  Leadership and Strategy Essentials

Who Should Enroll?
This professional development program is designed for:
•    Early-to mid-career facility management practitioners seeking enhanced knowledge and skills.
•    Individuals who are transitioning into the FM profession.
•    Related-industry practitioners such as architects, designers and safety engineers.
•    Facility-related product and service providers.
•    Students entering the profession from colleges, universities, certificate or technical programs.

Watch a short video of what current FMPs are saying.

Course Materials
The IFMA FMP Credential Program curriculum was developed by a team of global industry experts to teach the knowledge and skills demanded by today’s facility management employers, as defined by the most recent IFMA global job task analysis.

These materials include:

•    Printed course materials
•    Interactive online study tools
•    Final FMP assessments

Not only will you enhance your FM knowledge and skills, and qualify for the FMP credential (upon successful completion of the final FMP assessments), the materials will serve as an ongoing reference of facility management practices. The course investment includes all course materials and FMP final assessments, but does not cover the FMP application fee.

By enrolling in this course, you’ll benefit from:
•    Experienced instructors who present the IFMA FMP Credential Program materials in an easy-to-understand format.
•    Training close to home.
•    A structured learning environment to keep you on schedule.
•    Opportunity to build your peer network.
•    Course fees often qualify for tuition reimbursement.
•    Up to 7.8 IFMA-issued continuing education units (CEUs) for successful completion of the four courses.

 

Course Details - Spring 2012

Operations and Maintenance
The primary role of facility managers is to manage/oversee an operating facility. To do this, facility managers must have a working knowledge of building systems, structure, interiors and exteriors, and grounds so that the facility and all of its required systems function efficiently, reliably, safely, securely and in a manner consistent with existing regulations and standards. Effective operation and maintenance of facilities is a complex responsibility in today’s environment.
Topics include: Introduction to Operations and Maintenance; Assess Facility Needs; Manage/Oversee Operations and Maintenance of Building, Systems, and Equipment; Manage/Oversee Occupant Services; Select the Best Resources; and Measure and Optimize Operations and Maintenance Performance.
Tu 8:30 AM–5 PM
2 sessions Mar 6, 20
Mary Speed-Perri
PMFM 701 1.5 C.E.U.s $895

Project Management
Facility managers make use of all aspects of project management beginning with planning, to scoping, scheduling, and ending with evaluating. Project planning and management are core skills in facility management. The skills are particularly important because of the wide range of projects assigned to the facility organization. Projects vary in scope, complexity, duration, and financial risk.
Topics include: Introduction to Project Management; Define Projects; Plan Projects; Manage and Oversee Projects; and Close Projects.
W 8:30 AM–5 PM
2 sessions Feb 8, 29
Mary Speed-Perri
PMFM 702 1.5 C.E.U.s $895

Finance and Business Essentials
Facility managers manage/oversee high-value assets that represent significant financial investment in technology, buildings, structures, interiors, exteriors, and grounds. Since facility managers are typically responsible for the oversight, operation, and maintenance of the buildings and grounds, as well as oversight of various service contracts, understanding the basics of finance and business is critical.
Topics include: Finance and Business in the Facility Organization; Financial Management of the Facility Organization; Procurement in the Facility Organization; and Contracts in the Facility Organization.
Tu 8:30 AM–5 PM
2 sessions May 8, 15
Mary Speed-Perri
PMFM 703 1.5 C.E.U.s $895

Leadership and Strategy Essentials
To be effective, facility managers must develop strategies to successfully carry out major initiatives by influencing the decisions and attitudes of others. Effective strategies require that facility managers are able to integrate people, places, processes, and technology. They must be able to align the facility portfolio with the entire organization’s missions and available resources, and to be innovative in order to move forward with their staff and processes to respond to the ever-changing requirements.
Topics include: Plan Strategically; Lead and Manage the Facility Organization; and Provide Leadership to the Entire Organization.
Tu 8:30 AM–5 PM
2 sessions Apr 3, 24
Mary Speed-Perri
PMFM 704 1.5 C.E.U.s $895

 

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Mary Speed-Perri, MBA, CFM
Principal, The Perri Group
www.theperrigroup.com
631-754-2481

Mary has over twenty years direct experience as a leader and manager of people, process and projects for the Real Estate division of SwissRe America, a service arm to the international reinsurance company SwissRe. During her tenure at SwissRe she instituted a strategic real estate planning process to align with the business plan of the organization and managed the effective delivery of ongoing service to all internal customers at the Headquarters as well as across the US. Most of her projects involved managing change. Mary managed all aspects of facility management including strategic facility planning, project management, design, construction, maintenance, lease administration, vendor management, furniture specification, space standard development, relocation feasibility analysis etc.

Since forming her consultancy, Mary has provided organizational development and training for various industries including retail, manufacturing, real estate, universities, professional associations and technology firms.

Mary earned her MBA in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Baruch College, CUNY, and a BS in Management and Communications from Adelphi University. She has been a guest lecturer at NYU on Personality and Change and at Hofstra University on Optimal Skills for Project Managers. Mary is an IFMA National Certified Instructor for the FMP and CFM programs and has successfully delivered both programs to the IFMA NYC Chapter.

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What will you learn?

With the help of our expert instructor and the comprehensive print materials, you will explore the topics deemed critical by employers and practitioners worldwide.
 
Course 1: Operations and Maintenance
•    Introduction to Operations and Maintenance
•    Assess Facility Needs
•    Manage/Oversee Operations and Maintenance of Building, Systems and Equipment
•    Manage/Oversee Occupant Services
•    Select the Best Resources
•    Measure and Optimize Operations and Maintenance Performance
 
Course 2: Project Management
•    Introduction to Project Management
•    Define Projects
•    Plan Projects
•    Manage and Oversee Projects
•    Close Projects

Course 3: Finance and Business Essentials
•    Finance and Business in the Facility Organization
•    Financial Management of the Facility Organization
•    Procurement in the Facility Organization
•    Contracts in the Facility Organization
 
Course 4: Leadership and Strategy Essentials
•    Plan Strategically
•    Lead and Manage the Facility Organization
•    Provide Leadership to the Entire Organization

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Registration Details

IFMA members qualify for 10% discount off tuition. Call for information 212-647-7199

Register Online: Go to my.pratt.edu / Instant Enrollment and click on Center for Continuing and Professional Studies
Or Call Chris Ferrara at .212-647-7370

Registration deadlines for all courses are one week prior to course start dates, unless otherwise noted. Exceptions will be allowed based on space availability. We recommend that you register early.

 

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Policies & Requirements

Cancellation policy: 
All continuing education courses are subject to minimum enrollment. When courses are withdrawn or cancelled by Pratt for any reason, students may transfer to another course or receive a full refund. Pratt Institute reserves the right to cancel any class for which there is insufficient enrollment and to withdraw or modify course offerings. Course locations, fees, and instructors may also be changed when necessary.

Program Requirements:
There are no prerequisites to enroll in this program.
FMP Credential Requirements: The IFMA FMP Credential Program materials include online FMP final assessments. To earn the FMP credential, you must pass each of the four FMP final assessments with a score of 75% or higher. Once completed, you must submit an FMP application (with fee) to IFMA to validate your credential.

For More Information
Contact Chris Ferrara
cferrara@pratt.edu
212-647-7370

Other resources:
• IFMA: www.ifma.org
• FMP Credential: www.ifma.org/fmp