Facilities Management Course Outline at Kenya Coffee School

Module 1: Introduction to Facilities Management

  • Facilities Management
  • Purpose of Facilities Management

Module 2: Responsibilities of the Facilities Manager

  • Overview
  • Facilitator
  • Key Responsibilities of Facilitator

Module 3: Multi-Unit Residential FM Services

  • Overview

Module 4: Understanding Stakeholders

  • What is a Stakeholder?
  • Types of Stakeholders

Module 5: Basics of Sustainability

  • Overview

Module 6: Overview of Energy Management

  • Process of Energy Management
  • Energy Management Techniques

Module 7: Workplace Facilities

  • What do Facilities Managers do for Workers?
    • Safety
    • Aesthetics
    • Functional Resources
    • Cost

Module 8: Safety, Health and Fire Law

  • What is Safety?
  • Define Health
  • Fire Law

Module 9: Law on Staff and Contract Workers

  • Flexible Working for Employees
  • Flexible Working Right of Request
  • Reasons for Refusal
  • Contract Workers
  • Workplace Surveillance
  • Minimum Wage

Module 10: Hazardous Materials

  • Asbestos-Containing Materials
  • Synthetic Mineral Fibres
  • Lead-Based Paint
  • Ozone Depleting Substances

Module 11: Health and Amenities

  • Indoor Air Quality
  • Lighting and Visual Environment
  • Space Management
  • Thermal Comfort

Module 12: Emergency Management and Security Audits

  • What is Emergency Management?
  • Explore the Security Audits

Module 13: Managing Business Effectively

  • Rules of Effective Management

Module 14: Introduction to Contract Management

  • Contracts and Relationships
  • Contractor Management
  • Sustainable Procurement

Module 15: Monitoring and Reporting

  • Objectives Targets and Performance Indicators

Module 16: Key Principles of Continual Improvement

  • Improvements are Based on Small Changes, Not Only on Major Paradigm Shifts or New Inventions
  • Employee Ideas are Valuable
  • Incremental Improvements are Typically Inexpensive to Implement
  • Employees Take Ownership and Involved in Improvement
  • Improvement is Reflective
  • Improvement is Measurable and Potentially Repeatable