The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is offering members resources, training, and tools to mitigate cyber risk in facility operations through a new partnership with Building Cyber Security (BCS), a non-profit organisation enhancing global safety via the development of cybersecurity ...

NatWest Group has joined forces with the Supply Chain Sustainability School to provide a free retrofit learning platform for the construction industry. As the School’s first partner within the finance sector, both organisations aim to build capability and capacity to accelerate retrofitting ...

Leading building services contractor Woodford Renewables & SmartTECH has successfully launched its state-of-the-art Innovation Hub. Based at the company’s headquarters in Essex, the Hub will play a key role in Woodford’s new division going forward, as it looks to promote ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kelly Mansfield of International Workplace presents some of the key findings in International Workplace’s guide for managers, Learning in 2023: Key issues and trends “The pandemic caused shockwaves, including talent disruption, inflation, skills shortages, and global tension,” advised LinkedIn in ...

You’ll never regret investing in knowledge and skills says Sofie Hooper, Head of Policy, IWFM It’s all quite overwhelming, isn’t it? The climate emergency, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, energy and living costs, Brexit, supply chain issues, the post-pandemic transition, widening ...