Educational Facilities Management for Universities and Schools Training Course

Module 1: Fundamentals of Educational Facilities Management

• Definition and scope of Educational Facilities Management
• Role of facilities management in schools and universities
• Educational facility management structures
• Strategic and operational facilities management
• Responsibilities of educational facilities managers
• Relationship between facilities and educational outcomes
• Key challenges in educational facilities operations

Module 2: Educational Campus Planning and Operations

• Principles of campus operations
• Campus infrastructure planning
• Educational space planning and utilisation
• Classroom, laboratory, library, and administrative spaces
• Campus circulation and accessibility
• Operational scheduling and resource coordination
• Managing high-use educational environments
• Aligning campus operations with institutional objectives

Module 3: Maintenance Management for Educational Facilities

• Educational facilities maintenance principles
• Preventive and corrective maintenance
• Planned preventive maintenance programmes
• Maintenance scheduling and prioritisation
• Building fabric maintenance
• Electrical and mechanical maintenance
• HVAC and plumbing systems
• Maintenance work orders and documentation
• Contractor coordination and maintenance quality control

Module 4: Student Facilities Management

• Principles of student facilities management
• Student accommodation and residential facilities
• Sports and recreational facilities
• Libraries and learning spaces
• Dining and catering facilities
• Student common areas
• Accessibility and inclusive facilities
• User experience and facilities service quality
• Managing high-demand student facilities

Module 5: Asset Management and Lifecycle Planning

• Educational asset management
• Asset registers and asset classification
• Asset condition assessment
• Critical educational infrastructure
• Lifecycle cost analysis
• Asset replacement planning
• Capital investment planning
• Risk-based asset management
• Long-term campus infrastructure planning

Module 6: Health, Safety and Risk Management

• Health and safety in educational facilities
• Facilities-related risk assessment
• Fire safety and emergency procedures
• Electrical and mechanical safety
• Laboratory and specialist facility risks
• Contractor safety management
• Accident and incident reporting
• Emergency preparedness
• Risk mitigation and compliance

Module 7: Energy and Sustainability in Educational Facilities

• Energy management for schools and universities
• Energy-efficient building systems
• Water conservation
• Sustainable campus operations
• Waste management
• Environmental performance monitoring
• Carbon reduction strategies
• Green building practices
• Resource efficiency and cost control

Module 8: Space Management and Facility Utilisation

• Educational space management
• Classroom and lecture theatre utilisation
• Laboratory and specialist space planning
• Flexible learning environments
• Space allocation and scheduling
• Occupancy analysis
• Accessibility and inclusive design considerations
• Space utilisation performance indicators
• Optimising existing educational facilities

Module 9: Cleaning, Security and Support Services

• Soft facilities management in educational environments
• Cleaning and hygiene services
• Campus security management
• Grounds and landscaping
• Waste collection and disposal
• Reception and front-of-house services
• Catering and hospitality support
• Service-level agreements
• Monitoring outsourced support services

Module 10: Digital Technologies in Educational Facilities Management

• Computerised maintenance management systems
• Building management systems
• Digital asset registers
• Facility management dashboards
• Smart campus technologies
• IoT-enabled facility monitoring
• Predictive maintenance
• Digital work orders and reporting
• Using data to improve campus operations

Module 11: Performance Measurement and Continuous Improvement

• Facilities management KPIs
• Measuring facility performance
• Maintenance performance indicators
• Service quality measurement
• Cost and resource performance
• Student and staff satisfaction
• Contractor performance evaluation
• Facilities audits and inspections
• Continuous improvement methodologies

Module 12: Strategic Educational Facilities Management

• Developing an Educational Facilities Management strategy
• Integrating hard and soft facilities services
• Facilities budgeting and cost management
• Capital project coordination
• Stakeholder and user engagement
• Business continuity planning
• Campus resilience
• Strategic asset planning
• Developing an integrated educational facilities management framework