The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has launched IWFM Mentoring, a one-to-one, personalised career support service to help its members gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to perform at a higher level via impartial, non-judgmental guidance and support. The ...

Two net-zero focused companies have created a unique partnership to acquire a long-established construction training company to develop the UK’s green skills ahead of 2050. Facilities management company UK National and certification body Simply Certification have joined forces to create ...

IFMA EMEA, EU.BAC and REHVA have long championed the importance of upskilling the existing building workforce and effectively training the next generation of building professionals and have now come together to launch the Pact for Skills for Sustainable Facilities. The ...

Whole-Workforce training is creating effective, demonstrable standards along with ‘Knowledge Networks’ in the UK cleaning sector reports Sara Bean The cleaning industry has experienced a huge amount of change over the past few years. In response we are seeing the ...

Morgan Sindall Property Services (MSPS) has launched its flagship Apprenticeship Academy, aimed at attracting and inspiring talented young people into a wide range of roles across the property maintenance and construction industry.   Developed by MSPS’ in-house social value team and ...

Amey has launched its inaugural Multicultural Leadership Development Programme.   The 18-month training and mentoring programme is designed to foster diversity and support individuals from multicultural backgrounds in reaching their full potential, while also striving to achieve higher multicultural representation ...

Develop, one of the UK’s leading accredited providers of compliance, technical and safety training, has introduced a new series of digital e-learning training programmes. The launched set of 64 e-learning courses focus on team development, leadership & management, IOSH, and ...

Recruitment giant Reed in Partnership has today (18 July) launched a new venture, Reed Environment to address the UK’s net zero skills shortage. Reed Environment’s ambition is to create one of the largest networks of green skills training providers in ...

Steve McGregor, Group Managing Director, DMA Group argues why apprenticeships are the best route to upskilling the workforce As a sector, we are facing a two-pronged human resourcing challenge. First is a matter of raw numbers. The facilities management and ...

Like many sectors, the shortage of skilled labour is a major challenge facing the FM industry. According to a RICS UK Facilities Management Survey, 65% of FM services are facing difficulties in sourcing workers (Q4 2022). The challenge has been ...