Property consulting firm JLL India has joined hands with Manpower Group and EMPI Business School to introduce certificate programmes in Facilities Management (FM). The programmes are launched to meet the need for a formal academic approach to empowering aspirant candidates for a career in FM, a fast-growing real estate services vertical.
Bridging the gap
Real estate sector has so far relied heavily on unstructured ‘learn-on-the-job’ apprenticeships, without the assurance of governance or quality-imparting institutions. The new certification programme will address this gap and offer a mix of both formal academic instructions as well as practical applications to the students. The programme will be initially launched in Delhi and Bangalore.
The training and certification modules will be delivered by combining classroom learnings, with live apprenticeships in leading corporates.
“JLL will provide vital inputs to the curriculum, comprising of four months of classroom training and two months of on-the-job internship,” said Sandeep Sethi, Managing Director — Integrated Facilities Management, JLL West Asia. “Manpower Group will collaborate to ensure placements and job opportunities for the graduates, whose academic interventions will be conducted at the various EMPI campuses.”