Education & Training of FM Professionals :1 Education and Training of FM Professionals Education & Training of FM Professionals Dr Sam Man Keong, CEng, CMath, CSci, CQP. Email: sammk@singnet.com.sg HP : 96740515


About the Speaker – Dr Sam Man Keong :Education and Training of FM Professionals 2 About the Speaker – Dr Sam Man Keong Singapore : SP/NUS/NTU. Australia : MelbU/RMIT/CQU. Chartered Engineer (UK/Ireland/Australia) Chartered Builder (UK) Chartered Mathematician (UK) Chartered Scientist (UK) Chartered Quality Professional (UK) A life-long learner.


Highlights :Education and Training of FM Professionals 3 Highlights The FM Profession. Scope of FM Education & Training. FM Courses in Singapore. Some Challenges of FM Professionals. Trends in FM Education & Training.


What is FM? :Education and Training of FM Professionals 4 What is FM? Facilities & Services : air-conditioning, cleaning, decoration, electric power, lighting, security. Operations & Maintenance. Land, buildings, infrastructure, furniture, equipment and fixtures…..necessary for the operations of the business.


Slide 5:Education and Training of FM Professionals 5 Swissôtel The Stamford at 226 metres with 73 floors, is the tallest hotel in the south of Asia and the third tallest hotel in the world. The hotel is also the seventh tallest building in Singapore. It is located within the Raffles City complex and has 1,263 rooms, the most of any hotel in Singapore. Opening in 1986 as the Westin Stamford, it was then the tallest hotel in the world. It was refurbished in 2001 together with its sister hotel, Fairmont Singapore (formerly Raffles The Plaza), located within the same complex. On January 1, 2002, the two sister hotels were renamed due to a change of management.


Slide 6:Education and Training of FM Professionals 6 A C751B train at Eunos MRT Station.


Slide 7:Education and Training of FM Professionals 7 Trains parked at the bay of the Bishan MRT Depot


Slide 8:Education and Training of FM Professionals 8 Iconic control tower of Singapore Changi Airport


Slide 9:Education and Training of FM Professionals 9 Senoko Power Station as seen from Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The Senoko Power Station is the largest power station in Singapore. It is located in Senoko and was commissioned in 1976.


Slide 10:Education and Training of FM Professionals 10 Penang Bridge (Malaysia) :It was officially opened to traffic on September 14, 1985. The total length of the bridge is 13.5 km (8.4 miles), making it among the longest bridges in the world, the longest bridge in the country as well as a national landmark.


Slide 11:Education and Training of FM Professionals 11 Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA [Opening Date : 27 May 1937]


Slide 12:Education and Training of FM Professionals 12 Sydney Harbour Bridge [Arch Span : 503 m][Completed : 19 January 1932]


Slide 13:Education and Training of FM Professionals 13 Sydney Opera House [Completed : 1973]


Slide 14:Education and Training of FM Professionals 14 Three Gorges Dam :is a hydroelectric river dam that spans the Yangtze River in , Yichang, Hubei, China. It is the largest hydroelectric power station in the world.


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Slide 16:Education and Training of FM Professionals 16 Three Gorges Dam Francis Turbine : The diameter of the turbine is 9.7/10.4 m . It rotates at a speed of 75 rpm. The normal rated power of the generator is 778 MVA. The maximum power is 840 MVA


Criticism :Education and Training of FM Professionals 17 Criticism Environmental impact. Effect on local culture and aesthetic values. Sedimentation. Induced seismicity. National Security Concerns.


The FM Profession :Education and Training of FM Professionals 18 The FM Profession Levels : Operational ? Strategic. Professional Bodies: USA : International Facility Management Association [IFMA]; also ASHRAE, etc. UK : British Institute of Facilities Management [BIFM]; also CIBSE, CIOB… Other countries : IFM in Singapore, etc.


Scope of FM Education & Training :Education and Training of FM Professionals 19 Scope of FM Education & Training Education : Knowledge Training : Skills General Management + Specialist Knowledge. ? Competency-based Examination/Certification. BIFM Parts I & II Exams [Six broad areas : 20 competencies] IFMA : CFM; FMP


General Management :Education and Training of FM Professionals 20 General Management Project Financial Quality Leadership Team Building Negotiation etc


Specialist Knowledge :Education and Training of FM Professionals 21 Specialist Knowledge Engineering : Electrical; Mechanical; Civil & Structural. Safety: Health; Fire


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Slide 25:Education and Training of FM Professionals 25 The Certified Facility Manager (CFM) credential sets the industry standard for ensuring knowledge and abilities of practicing facility managers.  The certification process is designed to assess competence in the field through work experience, education and the ability to pass a comprehensive exam.  Since the program began in 1992, more than 3100 facility managers from 32 countries have achieved this prestigious recognition.


Slide 26:Education and Training of FM Professionals 26 IFMA recognized the need for a designation for entry-level and transitioning facility professionals who do not yet have the hands-on experience required for obtaining the CFM. A knowledge-based credential, the Facility Management Professional (FMP) is designed to accelerate an FM’s transition into the profession.


FM Courses in Singapore :Education and Training of FM Professionals 27 FM Courses in Singapore 4 main levels : ITEs : Trade/Crafts ; Technician Polys : Technologist Universities : Engineer/Manager Operational ? Strategic/Managerial


Slide 28:Education and Training of FM Professionals 28 Some FM Courses in Singapore - Diploma


Slide 29:Education and Training of FM Professionals 29 Some FM Courses in Singapore – Degree


Slide 30:Education and Training of FM Professionals 30 Some UK’s MSc in FM by Distance Learning


Slide 31:Education and Training of FM Professionals 31 Some MSc Degrees from Heriot-Watt University by Distance Learning MSc/PGDip in: Building Services Engineering Building Services Engineering Management Building Services Facilities Management Facilities Management [website : www.sbe.hw.ac.uk ]


Some Challenges of FM Professionals :Education and Training of FM Professionals 32 Some Challenges of FM Professionals FM is the integration of multi-disciplinary activities within the built environment and the management of their impact upon people and the workplace. General Management + Specialist Knowledge.


Trends in FM Education & Training :Education and Training of FM Professionals 33 Trends in FM Education & Training Engineering Graduates ? FM Professionals. Non-Engineering Graduates ? FM Professionals. Integrated: people, asset, environment and process; maintenance, operation and management functions IT Social Responsibility Environmental Sustainability


Dams – Mekong River :Education and Training of FM Professionals 34 Dams – Mekong River It is the 12th-longest river in the world, and 7th longest in Asia. (discharging 475 km3/114 cu mi of water annually). Its estimated length is 4,350 km (2,703 mi), and it drains an area of 795,000 km2 (307,000 sq mi). From the Tibetan Plateau it runs through China's Yunnan province, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.


Slide 35:Education and Training of FM Professionals 35 The Mekong in Yunnan Province, China


Slide 36:Education and Training of FM Professionals 36 Crossing the Mekong by ferry, near Champasak, Laos


Slide 37:Education and Training of FM Professionals 37 Khone Falls, Cambodia-Lao Border


Slide 38:Education and Training of FM Professionals 38 Mekong River @ Phnom Penh, Cambodia (1994)


Mekong River - Environmental concerns :Education and Training of FM Professionals 39 Mekong River - Environmental concerns The two most controversial current issues are the building of dams and the blasting of rapids. A number of dams have already been built on the river's tributaries, notably the Pak Mun dam in Thailand. This has been criticized on grounds of cost as well as damage to the environment and to the livelihoods of affected villagers, though none have been built on the main part itself.


Mekong River - Environmental concerns :Education and Training of FM Professionals 40 Mekong River - Environmental concerns China is engaged in an extensive program of dam-building on the river itself: it has already completed one at Manwan, a second is under construction at Dachaoshan, and another twelve are under consideration. Poverty stricken Cambodia is one nation that is completely dependent on the river for food and the vast majority of its fledgling economy. The annual floods provide much needed water for crops of the otherwise dry dusty land, and to refresh Tonle Sap, yet its major cities are all vulnerable to flooding.


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Slide 42:Education and Training of FM Professionals 42 Map of 4 planed dams on the mainstream of lower Mekong


Slide 43:Education and Training of FM Professionals 43 Giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis)Maximum Size: 118 inches (300 centimeters), 661.5 pounds (300 kilograms) ; Mekong River Basin, Southeast Asia


Slide 44:Education and Training of FM Professionals 44 Giant freshwater stingray (Himantura chaophraya)Maximum Size: 197 inches (500 centimeters), 1,323 pounds (600 kilograms), body diameter 95 inches (240 centimeters); Mekong River Basin, Southeast Asia


Slide 45:Education and Training of FM Professionals 45 Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas)Maximum Size: 118 inches (300 centimeters), 661.4 pounds (300 kilograms) ; Mekong River Basin, Southeast Asia


In Summary… :Education and Training of FM Professionals 46 In Summary… Effective FM combines resources and activities, is vital to the success of any organization. At a corporate level, it contributes to the delivery of strategic and operational objectives. On a day-to-day level, effective FM provides a safe and efficient working environment which is essential to the performance of any business – whatever its size and scope of works.


Slide 47:Education and Training of FM Professionals 47 Thank You Great Wall of China – October 2007


Slide 48:Education and Training of FM Professionals 48 Nobody knows tomorrow…. Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today, for there may be no tomorrow.