Certificate programme in Facilities Management

Property Consulting firm JLL India has collaborated with Manpower Group and EMPI Business School to introduce Certificate programmes in Facilities Management. This initiative is aimed at meeting the need for a formal academic approach to empowering aspirant candidates for a career in Facilities Management (FM), which is one of the fastest-growing real estate services verticals in India today.

These co-created training and certification modules will be delivered by combining classroom learnings with live apprenticeships in leading corporates. The three firms will jointly develop and deploy a rigorous education and placement program for aspiring FM talent.

With Indian real estate advancing towards increasing corporatisation, there has been an increased demand for industry-ready FM professionals. However, this domain has so far relied heavily on unstructured ‘learn-on-the-job’ apprenticeships, without the assurance of governance or quality-imparting institutions.

The new certification programme will address this gap and impart pertinent industry knowledge through a mix of both formal academic instructions and intensive practical applications. This programme, essentially a guided apprenticed programme role-played in a live workspace eco-system, will initially be launched in Delhi and Bangalore.

JLL will provide vital inputs to the curriculum, comprising of four months of classroom training and two months on-job internship. Manpower Group will collaborate to ensure placements and job opportunities for the graduates, whose academic interventions will be conducted at the various EMPI campuses. — TNS