BIFM Welcomes You BIFM Employer Forum - 21 st June 2007 BIFM

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

BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 Agenda

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

BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 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 Skills Pledge

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

BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 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) Leitch World Class Targets

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

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

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

BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 BIFM at a crossroads …   Employer engagement 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

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

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

BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 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

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

BIFM Employer Forum 21 st June 2007 Peter Cordy BIFM Chairman