IWFM Level 4 Diploma in Facilities Management

This course is delivered via our well-established Virtual Learning Environment. All course content is fully available via the screen or for download and can be accessed anytime, anywhere so you can plan your own schedule. Additional specialist units are also available via the IWFM portal, directly from The Business School.

Expert tutors are always on hand to support your learning, as well as technical advisors.

All our courses are assessed by assignment, not examination. Assignments can be undertaken at any time.

Assessment activities have been developed by The Business School (UK) Ltd, and approved by The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management. Each assessment brief gives information regarding exactly what needs to be covered and other supporting information such as word count and referencing guide.

IWFM exists to promote excellence among a world-wide community of over 17,000 and to demonstrate the value and contribution of workplace and facilities management more widely. Their qualifications are internationally recognised and provide a world-leading framework for professional development in workplace and facilities management.

The IWFM Awarding Organisation is regulated by The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), Qualifications Wales and CCEA Regulation. This qualification is available on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and is delivered by The Business School (UK) Ltd, an approved IWFM centre for the delivery of its qualifications.

IWFM empower professionals to upskill and reach their potential for a rewarding, impactful career by advancing professional standards, offering guidance and training, developing new insights and sharing best practice. It is their vision to see workplace and facilities management as a distinct profession – recognised beyond the built environment for its ability to enable people to transform organisations and their performance.

Facilities management professionals are responsible for services that support business. Their roles can cover management of a wide range of areas including health and safety, risk management, business continuity, procurement, sustainability, space planning, energy, property and asset management. They are typically responsible for activities such as catering, cleaning, building maintenance, environmental services, security and reception.

This course offers opportunities for learners to develop skills that support career and professional development.

The Level 4 Certificate gives a broad understanding of the professional and provides the skills needed to complete complex, non-routine tasks within workplace and facilities management. It's for you if you work at an operational management level or if you are aspiring to these roles and want to stretch and develop your knowledge and capability.

The course offers a flexible approach is includes five mandatory units:

Overview of Facilities Management

Understanding FM strategy

Understanding people management in FM

Understanding FM support services operations

Managing health and safety in own area of facilities management

You will then choose three optional units, chosen from a broad variety, including:

Understanding leadership and management in facilities management

Understanding facilities management projects – you will need to complete this unit based on a project within your current workplace, supported by learning materials on the VLE.

FM4.07 Understanding financial management in facilities management - 6 credits

Please send us a question if you need further details on optional units.

This course offers opportunities for learners to develop skills that support career and professional development.

On successful completion of these qualifications, recognition by employers enables learners to progress into or within employment and/or continue their study in the vocational area.

Successful learners can progress onto the Level 5 qualifications in Facilities Management , all available through The Business School.

The Level 4 Diploma in Facilities Management gives a broad understanding of the professional and provides the skills needed to complete complex, non-routine tasks within workplace and facilities management. It's for you if you work at an operational management level or if you are aspiring to these roles and want to stretch and develop your knowledge and capability.

IWFM does not state any formal entry requirements, but learners will normally be practising middle management or may be progressing from a Level 3 Qualification in Facilities Management.
A good standard of written English is required for this course - GCSE grade A-C.

Professional qualifications also support continuous professional development, as well as progression to larger qualifications and/or qualifications at higher levels.
This course offers opportunities for learners to develop skills that support career and professional development.

The achievement of this qualification may be eligible for full membership of IWFM (MIWFM).