Transcript ARCOM 2007 - University of South Africa

The need for Facilities
Management Professionals
– an educational response
HEFMA CONFERENCE 2010
ALPINE HEATH RESORT, NORTHERN DRAKENSBERG
18 - 22 October 2010
Niels Wieffering
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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FM as a profession
Economies and FM
FM in SA education
FM @ CPUT
What‘s ahead?
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FM as a profession
Economies and FM
FM in SA education
FM @ CPUT
What‘s ahead?
FM as a profession
• 1970’s starts, (late) 1990s take-off
• Maintain and develop support services in
and around buildings
• Project-based, Operational, Strategic
• Diverse backgrounds of professionals
(Engineers, QS, HR,…)
• Professional bodies: SAFMA, HEFMA,
SAPOA
• Built Environment statutory councils
FM as a profession
• Body of Knowledge?
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FM as a profession
Economies and FM
FM in SA education
FM @ CPUT
What‘s ahead?
Economies and FM
• FM markets
– UK:
– Germany:
(3-7% GDP)
(5% GDP)
• FM in SA:
– 2007:
– 2014:
(0.2% GDP) - ?
(0.4% GDP) - ?
Differing allocations - Opportunities!
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FM as a profession
Economies and FM
FM in SA education
FM @ CPUT
What‘s ahead?
FM in SA education
• Higher Education Qualifications Framework
NQF
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Qualification
Doctorate
Masters
Postgrad Diploma
Bachelors Honours
Professional Bachelor
Bachelors
Adv. Diploma
Diploma
Adv. Certificate
Higher Certificate
Typical duration
3
1.5
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4
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FM in SA education
• Economies and education needs
Country
GDP
[ZAR
milliard]
FM
programs /
graduates
Ratio
GDP/prog.
UK
16000
14 (7) / 210
1140
Germany
21000
15 (8) / 225
1400
South Africa
3650
FM in SA education
• Economies and education needs
Country
GDP
[ZAR
milliard]
FM
Ratio
programs / GDP/prog.
graduates
UK
16000
14 (7) / 210 1140
Germany
21000
15 (8) / 225 1400
3650
1300
South Africa
FM in SA education
• Economies and education needs
Country
GDP
[ZAR
milliard]
FM
programs /
graduates
Ratio
GDP/prog.
UK
16000
14 (7) / 210
1140
Germany
21000
15 (8) / 225
1400
2.8 / 45
1300
South Africa
3650
FM in SA education
• Role players
– Private institutions (training)
– 23 Universities
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Architecture:
Civil Engineering:
Construction:
FM:
10 programs
19 programs
13 programs
3 programs
FM in SA education
• FM: 3 University programs
• University of the Free State (NQF 5/6/7)
• Tshwane University of Technology (NQF 7)
• Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NQF 9)
FM in SA education
• FM: 3 programs
• University of the Free State (NQF 5 / 6)
• Tshwane University of Technology (NQF 7)
• Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NQF 9)
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FM as a profession
Economies and FM
FM in SA education
FM @ CPUT
What‘s ahead?
FM @ CPUT
• Professional Bachelor Facility Management
NQF
Qualification
Typical duration
10
9
8
Doctorate
Masters
Postgrad Diploma
Bachelors Honours
Professional Bachelor
Bachelors
Adv. Diploma
Diploma
Adv. Certificate
Higher Certificate
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FM @ CPUT
• Professional Bachelor Facility Management
– 4 year degree
– In-service training
– Academic with industry & BE focus
– Employable graduates from 2012 onwards
– International backing
– African context
FM @ CPUT
POLYTECHNIC OF NAMIBIA
FM @ CPUT
• Support from Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology
• Exchange with Polytechnic of Namibia
• Accreditation
• Project
– 5 Work Packages
– Aims & milestones
FM @ CPUT
• Project plan
– WP 1: Concept
– WP 2: Development of modules (year 1-3)
– WP 3: Introduction of modules (year 1-3)
– WP 4: Development of modules (year 4)
– WP 5: Introduction of modules (year4)
FM @ CPUT
• Project timeline
WP
Aim / milestones
FM @ CPUT
• DAAD funding for:
- travel expenses
- workshops
- final thesis exchange (Masters level)
- CPUT academics development
• New staff
• FM Research
FM @ CPUT
• Introduction of new HEQF qualifications /
phase-out of old
• Offering
– Current: Teaching of modules in ND Building
– 2012 to 2014: BTech CM (FM) – 1 yr
– 2012 intake 1st year Pr Bach FacMan – 4yrs
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FM as a profession
Economies and FM
FM in SA education
FM @ CPUT
What‘s ahead?
What’s ahead?
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Growing market
PPPs
Growing demand for professionalization
Regulated profession (statutory council)
2 - 3 FM programs (Level 8+) in SA
Demand for part-time studies
What’s ahead?
CPUT
• Student intake & bursaries
• Staff
• Research
• Industry liaison
• Industry symposia – e.g. recent PPP
- next FM symposium hosted PON in 2011
What’s ahead?
• Come and
play with us
Thank you!
contact:
Julie Medhurst
[email protected]
What’s ahead?
CPUT Built Environment Symposium 2010
Public-Private Partnerships –
Shaping the Future
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CPD event
9 invited national and international speakers
30 Sept 2010, Cape Town
http://active.cput.ac.za/ppp
L Martin