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IFMA UNVEILS SUSTAINABILITY FACILITY PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL
The International Facility Management Association is pleased to announce its newest credential, the Sustainability Facility Professional™.
ore than a building certification and rating system, the SFP™ will help facility professionals play a key leadership role in creating, managing and operating sustainable facilities by giving them the skills they need to impact their organizations’ economic, environmental and social bottom lines. Professionals can earn the new designation through the SFP Credential Program™, which offers complete training and assessment materials in three course areas: Strategy and Alignment for Sustainable Facility Management, Managing Sustainable Facilities and Operating Sustainable Facilities. Taken together, these courses provide a complete picture of how SFPs can improve the sustainability of their facilities in the eight major categories of sustainability defined by IFMA: energy, water, materials and resources, workplace management, indoor environmental quality, quality of services, waste, and site impact.
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The SFP Credential Program will equip practitioners to: integrate sustainability efforts with their organizations’ values and strategies, present a business case for sustainability initiatives, evaluate their efforts from a financial perspective, and track and report their progress. In sum, achievement of the SFP will demonstrate a proven comprehension of environmental stewardship and sustainability in facility management. “I am highly energized by the introduction of this assessment-based certificate program, which fills a critical void by providing facility
available in self-study or instructor- led classroom format. The self-study program is now available from
http://ecommerce.mylearning
resource.com/stores/IFMA/sfp/ The instructor-led courses will debut in summer 2011. Both learning methods feature interactive programming including print and online study tools to provide practical career training and consistent preparation and assessment. The SFP is also a three-year certificate, requiring designees to take a reassessment course every third year to keep their skills current.
“Taken together, these courses provide a complete picture of how SFPs can improve the sustainability of their facilities”
managers with the tools they need to align sustainable FM practices with their organizations’ business models to impact the triple bottom line,” said Francis J. Kuhn, CFM, CFMJ, chair of the IFMA board of directors. “This goes beyond certifying sustainable facilities; it presents a shift in enterprise-wide business practices for everyone within an organization — from the C-suite to the rank and file — with facility professionals taking the lead.”
The SFP Credential Program features comprehensive training
The SFP is open to all
professionals, and those pursuing the credential are not required to have the association’s Facility Management Professional or Certified Facility Manager® designation beforehand. A foundation of facility management knowledge, however, is needed to get the most out of the program. For complete details about the new SFP credential and to try a free demonstration of the IFMA SFP Credential Program training and assessment materials, visit
www.ifma.org/sfp
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SUSTAINABLE FM | APRIL 2011
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