IWFM Level 4 Certificate in Facilities Management

Are you already on your way in your Facilities Management career?

Are you looking to advance into the next professional level in Facilities Management?

This Level 4 Certificate in Facilities Management 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.

Expert facilities management 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 facilities management assessment brief gives information regarding exactly what needs to be covered and other supporting information such as word count and referencing guide.

• Briefing Document for Learners - > download

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 two mandatory units:

Overview of Facilities Management

Managing health and safety in own area of facilities management

You will then choose two of the following units:

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

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.

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.

Testimonials for our FM courses:

'I feel that this course has provided me with as vast amount of knowledge which will help me with my development moving forward with my career'

'I wish to thank my tutor]. His prompt, professional and knowledgeable advice not only made this an interesting learning experience but a thoroughly enjoyable one.'

'it is honest and very simple to say, that this course takes me deeply in my field and I learned a lot to keep improve myself...'

'Honestly and frankly, that gave me a full experience and push of a great career 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.

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.

Learners will require a good standard of written English to complete this course - GCSE Grade A-C.

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.