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Course Overview

Course Overview

A Facilities Services Operative is a broad description of someone who provides facilities services support

to customers and FM departments. This may include services such as security, supporting hard FM functions i.e.

maintenance and engineering, and Soft FM i.e. cleaning, catering, front-of-house logistics, post-room services and portering.

Prosp User 1

Qualification

Qualification
Certificate in Facilities Services principles

English and Maths GCSE's grades 2/D or above or equivalent. Individual employers may have their own higher entry requirements.

Prosp User 2

On an apprenticeship programme, apprentices will learn and develop a range of knowledge, skills and behaviours. These include:

• Understand the purpose of keeping customers informed of developments, issues and delays

• Know how to carry out a conditions survey (e.g. taking photos, checking furniture and fittings etc) and prepare

reports

• To know customers’ and organizational corporate social responsibility and sustainability policies and requirements e.g. environmentally-friendly initiatives; “People, Planet, Profit”

• Carry out quality assurance checks in accordance with SOP’s to ensure that FM services are delivered to the

required standard

• Identify and report on opportunities for improvement from information collected in accordance with the task

specification using appropriate software applications and communication platforms

• Carry out minor repairs and maintenance or ensure that they have been carried out in accordance with SOPs e.g. changing toner, changing batteries, replenishing stationary, PPM audits

• Team working

• Honesty

• Adaptability

End Point Assessment:

Apprentices without Level 1 English and Maths will need to achieve this prior to taking the end-point assessment. The apprentice must complete all elements of the on programme learning to achieve the assessment gateway requirements. The EPA consists of 3 assessment methods:

• Knowledge Test

• Observation

• Professional Discussion

Prosp User 3

As part of the apprenticeship there is a dedicated off the job learning requirement. This is a minimum of 6 hours

per week for the duration of the apprenticeship. These include:

Role development:

• Observing colleagues

• Receiving mentoring

• Shadowing

• Training

Programme Development:

• Teaching or learning the theory related to their roles

• Coursework

Prosp User 4

Progression from this apprenticeship could be into a facilities management supervisor apprenticeship/position.

Typical Job Roles: Facilities Services Assistant, Facilities Assistant, Facilities Coordinator, Workplace Coordinator, Workplace Support Coordinator, Estate Operative.

Prosp User 5
THL2SFS
Level 2
Monday to Friday
02/09/2024
27/06/2025
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