M-201: Facilities Management - Online Course and Exam
Keyword(s)
maintenance,facilities,bid,contract
Learn how to preserve and enhance your association’s property and prepare for emergencies.
The online version of Facilities Management (M-201) provides a hands-on approach to help you analyze, evaluate, communicate, and plan for property maintenance. Your property will benefit from your increased understanding of the various types of maintenance - routine, previous, emergency, corrective, and scheduled. You'll save your association valuable time and money when you focus on each of these specific forms of maintenance and take the necessary actions required.
At this time, our online courses are not compatible with tablet/mobile devices, so you will need access to a desktop or laptop computer.
The online version of Facilities Management (M-201) provides a hands-on approach to help you analyze, evaluate, communicate, and plan for property maintenance. Your property will benefit from your increased understanding of the various types of maintenance - routine, previous, emergency, corrective, and scheduled. You'll save your association valuable time and money when you focus on each of these specific forms of maintenance and take the necessary actions required.
At this time, our online courses are not compatible with tablet/mobile devices, so you will need access to a desktop or laptop computer.
Credit Information
12 credits
Description
Understanding maintenance is essential to your job. Take this online course to learn how to more effectively preserve and enhance your association's property. Hear proven strategies on maintaining an association's physical assets and learn how to contract for specific needs. Gain tips for disaster and evacuation planning - knowledge that is essential for a well-prepared manager.
Facilities Management (M-201) provides a hands-on approach to help you analyze, evaluate, communicate, and plan for property maintenance. Your property will benefit from your increased understanding of the various types of maintenance - routine, previous, emergency, corrective, and scheduled. You'll save your association valuable time and money when you focus on each of these specific forms of maintenance and take the necessary actions required. You'll also learn how to:
Facilities Management (M-201) provides a hands-on approach to help you analyze, evaluate, communicate, and plan for property maintenance. Your property will benefit from your increased understanding of the various types of maintenance - routine, previous, emergency, corrective, and scheduled. You'll save your association valuable time and money when you focus on each of these specific forms of maintenance and take the necessary actions required. You'll also learn how to:
- Inspect physical assets
- Evaluate existing maintenance programs and management controls
- Analyze a maintenance contract for weaknesses
- Oversee maintenance of common areas using checklists and reports
- Make maintenance requests and recommendations to the board
- Identify the basic elements for a disaster plan
- Prepare a request for proposal, including bid specifications
- Review bid proposals
- Monitor fulfillment of a contract
- Interpret and invoke contract warranties as necessary
RESOURCES
This online course is designed as a standalone course, and individuals are able to start the class as soon as they register. In addition to this online course, you will receive a Participant Guide in the mail. The Participant Guide is intended to be a supplemental resource that students can refer back to after completion of the class. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
FORMAT
4-6 hours to complete the course. Students have 4 months—120 days from purchase date—to complete the course and take the 60-minute exam to receive credit.
CERTIFICATE
Once you have successfully passed the online course, you will receive a certificate of completion from CAI’s website.
