Feature Get connected with the BIFM
The British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) is the professional body for facilities management in the UK, representing and promoting the interests of members and the wider FM community. Its mission is to advance the FM profession, so here’s why you should consider joining.
What does BIFM
membership involve? Anyone with an interest in FM, whether in the industry or not, can join the BIFM. Without a background in the sector, you’ll be classed as an ‘Affiliate’. Your membership type can then develop in line with your experience and qualifications –to ‘Associate’, ‘Member’, perhaps ‘Certified Member’ and finally ‘Fellow’. (Your CV, current job description and details of any qualifications and continuing professional development (CPD) is assessed when you apply for these more advanced membership grades – see box.) Once accepted, you’ll then be able to add ABIFM, MBIFM, CBIFM or FBIFM after your name – professional credentials that demonstrate your experience and qualifications, as well as your ongoing development as a facilities management professional.
What are the benefits of
membership? BIFM is Europe’s largest FM institute. Being a member demonstrates your professional status and shows prospective employers that you’re committed to your CPD. You’ll get access to BIFM’s online CPD system on which to plan and record your
ongoing learning, much of which you’ll be able to achieve through BIFM’s comprehensive suite of career development opportunity tools and information. There’s an online forum on which to seek advice and engage in conversation with other members in addition to the range of networking and CPD events, a 20% discount on courses provided by BIFM Training, and access to a whole raft of information resources, such as a site dedicated to FM’s increasingly critical role in sustainability.
Networking with BIFM BIFM membership affords
Membership benefits at
a glance • Industry news sent to you daily and / or weekly by email
• Extensive online knowledge resources
• Use of BIFM’s online continuing professional development (CPD) tools
• 20% discount on FM courses provided by BIFM Training
• Progression through the membership grades to gain your post nominal letters
you an unrivalled amount of networking on a national, regional and special interest basis. FM has always been a people business, and networking through the BIFM is a great way of seeking new challenges or meeting prospective employers – people who, because of your BIFM membership, can be confident in your abilities.
BIFM is also renowned for its many special interest groups (SIGs), each of which meets regularly to discuss issues relevant to a particular specialism. To pick three examples,
BIFM’s role BIFM works to advance the facilities management profession by:
• Representing and promoting the interests of members and the wider FM community.
• Promoting participation and collaboration.
• Building an effective relationship with Government and other stakeholders.
• Delivering best in class services, benefits and offers for members. • Promoting and providing a professional standards framework. • Enabling continuing professional development. • Being a best of class, online Institute.
• Delivering a comprehensive set of professional development opportunities across FM
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• Networking events with peers and industry leaders
• Access to a range of career development information and tools
(Subscription fees are also tax deductible.)
there’s a SIG for sustainability, people management and procurement. SIG events typically take place on weekday evenings, and are often hosted at exceptional examples of newly built or refurbished facilities. Members are automatically allocated to one of the ten BIFM regions (you can change your region if you prefer) and there are regional meetings to network with local members, too.
Add in the annual ThinkFM conference, BIFM Awards, and you can see how networking with BIFM is a great way to meet your peers and learn about the big issues that affect them.
If you’d like more information or want to join, contact BIFM’s membership team on 0845 058 1358 or
membership@bifm.org.uk or visit
www.bifm.org.uk/join
www.tomorrowsfm.com
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