BIFM Employer Forum — 21 st June 2007

BIFM Employer Forum - 21 st June 2007 BIFM Welcomes You

Ian R Fielder BIFM CEO BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 Welcome & Introduction

Agenda BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Sir Digby Jones UK Skills Envoy BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007

Ian R Fielder BIFM CEO BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007

Richard Beamish Asset Skills Council CEO BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 – Asset Skills’ Perspective

Skills Pledge • To remind you: – Commitment to train all staff to at least level 2 or equivalent – Literacy Level 1 – Numeracy Foundation Level 3 • In return: – Skills analysis from Train to Gain – Support funding • Can go higher BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Skills Pledge • Signatories include: – – – OCS Initial Mitie Veolia Serco Asset Skills BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Leitch World Class Targets • Exceed 40% of the adult population qualified to Level 4 and above • Exceed 90% of the adult population qualified to at least Level 2 • 95% of adults to achieve functional literacy and numeracy • Double apprenticeship volumes • Increase employer investment in skills (a deal for a deal) BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Compulsion ? • • Sector Skills Councils required to discuss with employers compulsion options: Levies Licence to Practice Tax Penalties Tax Incentives BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Role for Sector Skills Councils • • Research Qualifications Employer Engagement Voice of Employers to Government BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Employment & Skills Commission • Chair – Sir Michael Rake • Led by Department for Work & Pensions and Department for Education & Skills • UK wide remit • Regulatory role • Qualifications role • Hold Government to account on skills • Take over from Sector Skills Development Agency on 1 April 2008 BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Learning and Skills Council Role • Two forms of support funding in England: – Train to Gain • Demand led system • Focus on needs of employers – Learner Accounts • Unique learner numbers • Skills Passports BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Asset Skills • Actions from Sector Skills Agreement: – – – • • Career pathways Raising the profile of FM Attracting people into the profession Refining HE/FE Provision Effective industry representation Single qualifications spine Work through professional bodies wherever possible Develop occupational standards Approve qualifications Drive basic skills and employability agendas BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Key Partners • • • BIFM Action FM BSA FMA CSSA FM Board BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Leitch – a real breakthrough The onus is on us to make it work and to help employers discover for themselves the benefits of a skilled, competent and confident workforce BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Ian R Fielder BIFM CEO BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007

Chris Wood & Valerie Everitt BIFM Professional Standards & Education BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007

Where we are today • Professional qualification with three routes BIFM Exams Parts I & II Professional competence Higher education • Training product set through BIFM Training JV Open programme In-house employer bespoke programmes • • Links with accredited university courses Developing CPD framework and programme CFM Examination Relationships with Asset Skills and QCA BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007

BIFM at a crossroads … • Influence of the national agenda Leitch Report Asset Skills – the Sector Skills Council for FM • Maturing status of FM as a valued profession • Diversity in employment market • Need for transparent, coherent qualifications framework E Employer engagement BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Consultation so far • • • Competence Review Structure Review Asset Skills Sector reports and outputs Feedback from exam candidates and tuition providers Education White Paper Membership communication and feedback BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Messages received • • Enhanced market credibility Recognition at key stages Opportunities for career pathways Accessibility and flexibility Transparency and alignment External accreditation In line with national agenda BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Messages from Leitch • • • Qualifications to add value in the labour market Embed a culture of learning Strengthen the employer voice Supply-led skills system demand-led system UK must raise its game Radical step change necessary BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Implementation HE quals ü New higher level FM qualifications – Foundation degrees ü QCA Awarding Body status sought by BIFM Revised BIFM examinations & CFM ü Revised BIFM examinations put in QCA framework üCFM developed by IFMA ü New FM vocational qualifications endorsed by BIFM Entry to intermediate level qualifications with established awarding body ü Employer engagement and input ü Consultation on membership BIFM Employer Forum 21 June 2007 grades and transition st BIFM Employer Forum

The way ahead • Promote and support CPD • Membership consultation re professional grade recognition • Engagement with QCA – ongoing • Accreditation of re-modelled exams • Development of NOS – with Asset Skills • Memorandum of Understanding with ILM for Level 3 • Links between BIFM Training and ILM BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007

Employer engagement • Employer Forum - not a one-off - test industry appetite - follow-up to capture employer views, continuing participation and input - feedback on grades of membership and link to qualifications • Establish an Employer Steering Group - help with re-modelling existing Qual products BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Raised ambitions – shared ownership? Individuals Government Employers • Facilitate? • Lead? • Support? • Partner? BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

But for today … • How does the strategy match your expectations and requirements? • What is your Number 1 concern as an employer? • What’s missing? Now - over to you For more information and to stay in touch go to www. bifm. org. uk/employerforum BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM Employer Forum

Ian R Fielder BIFM CEO BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007

Peter Cordy BIFM Chairman BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007