Do You…

Like People & Buildings?        Like Problem-Solving?

Like Action & Variety?        Think on Your Feet?

You may be a perfect Facility management Candidate!   There is huge opportunity in facility management, where thousands of facility managers will retire in the next 10 years.  Within any high school, over one in thirty students have these attributes, yet SkillsUSA students represent a much, much higher ratio, as SkillsUSA cultivates vision and “can-do-itiveness” other students struggle to possess. That’s right, you’re way ahead.

What is Facility Management (FM)?

facility management is the operation and maintenance of buildings and grounds for Businesses, Education and Public Institutions.  That means a lot of things – there are actually 11 different skill areas that facility managers work in, yet the real keys to success are who you are; what your nature is.      

Talk to your SkillsUSA advisor about the Facilithon

  • 50 Question Quiz – common-sense building stuff you already know

  • 5 Minute Role-Play – read a test case scenario and make suggestions based on it

  • 5 Minute FM Challenge – think quick, its an emergency to address

How do I learn about Facility Management?

What is FM – IFMA Foundation Page
Workplace Innovator Podcast
FacilitiesNet – Tradepress Media
Telva McGruder, Director of Workplace Engineering at General Motors Corporation
Hear how a number of facility managers view their intriguing jobs
Here’s a students view of competing in The Facilithon