The Facility Management Professional Course Co-organized by MMA & DSAL

In order to accelerate the development of facility management industry, completing professional qualifications, as well as institutional level towards facility management practitioners in Macau, the 1st Facility Management Professional Course (FMP) was jointly organized by Macau Labour Affairs Bureau and Macau Management Association. The training course with a total of 35 students was smoothly held at Macau Labour Affairs Bureau on 10th April, 2021. Ms. Cheung Wai, Head of Vocational Training Department of Macau Labour Affairs Bureau and Dr. Samuel Tong, President of MIM attended the opening ceremony, they encouraged students to seize valuable opportunities, so as to obtain the international qualification of facility management field.

Macau Labour Affairs Bureau and Macau Management Association have jointly organized the certification course in the category of “Facility Management” since 2015. The certification course consists of three different levels (Table1), Facility Management – Superior Level (Level III), Essentials of Facility Management, EOFM (Level II) and Facility Management Professional, FMP (Level I). As of to date, certification course of Level III and Level II have been launched into 19th and 6th respectively. Over the years, more than 600 and nearly 200 students who had been cultivated respectively, most of them had successfully obtained professional qualifications.

The FMP Course as the highest level of training ladder within the category of “Facility Management” in Macau, which covers four core subjects, involving “Operations and Maintenance”, “Leadership and Strategy”, “Finance and Business”, as well as “Project Management”. Students are required to complete a training course for 72 hours and pass the online assessment in order to acquire the FMP qualification that issued by International Facility Management Association, IFMA and relevant certificates issued by Macau Labour Affairs Bureau.

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