Building Management Training Courses

Certificate in Building Management

The Pro-BMT Certificate in Building Management is a short course is aimed at equipping Committee Members, Body Corporate Managers and entry-level Caretakers, Facilities Managers and/or building management professionals wishing to have a general overview of professional infrastructure management of a commercial property to the standard required under the ABMA Building Management Code©.

This course is ideal for persons considering a building management profession as a career, or who are contemplating entering the Management Rights arena for the first time. Committee members and body corporate managers who want a more detailed introduction to commercial and residential strata building management skills, tasks and responsibilities would greatly benefit from participating in this course.

Advanced Certificate in Building Management

Building on our Certificate level qualification, the Pro-BMT Advanced Certificate in Building Management prepares a building management worker for everyday operation and general compliance associated with managing the common property of either a residential and/or mixed-use strata scheme, or commercial facility.

If you see yourself as a career facilities manager or caretaker this course will give you skills to manage the day to day operation, servicing and maintenance of a commercial or residential building under the supervision of your employer or senior manager. You will find yourself equipped with a thorough understanding of the compliance, maintenance and reporting requirements that are needed to successfully manage the day-to-day caretaking operations of a complex.

Diploma of Building Management

Building on our Advanced Certificate level qualification, the Pro-BMT Diploma of Building Management provides the ultimate in theoretical training with in-practice skills outcomes. Specifically tailored to suit Class 2-9 residential and mixed-use strata buildings, as well as commercial facilities. If you aspire to deliver high quality facilities management and/or Caretaking services, the PRO-BMT Diploma ensures each participant walks away with a site-specific Facilities Management Plan, tailored to the unique requirements of the subject building site - and in accordance with the ABMA Building Management Code©. The PRO-BMT Diploma of Building Management course prepares a building management worker for the duties and responsibilities associated with supervision and management of everyday operations - including general compliance - associated with managing the common property of a residential or mixed-use strata scheme and/or commercial building.

If you see yourself as a career facilities manager or caretaker this course will give you skills to develop and implement a site-specific Facilities Management Plan and drive successful outcomes around the management of day to day operations, the recurrent servicing and maintenance of a commercial or residential common property as well as long term maintenance forecasting, sustainability planning and legislative updates for the benefit of your client. You will find yourself equipped with a thorough understanding of the compliance, maintenance and reporting requirements that are needed to successfully manage the day-to-day caretaking operations of a Class 2-9 complex.

ABMA Workshop: Compliance & Performance Auditing Intense Training

For professional building management compliance auditors seeking to gain employment as a consulting Compliance & Performance Assessor with ABMA Building Compliance Accreditation Limited (‘ABMA’), it is a pre-requisite that you have completed the Compliance & Performance Auditing workshop. All ABMA Accredited Compliance & Performance Assessors have completed this training so as to deliver principled auditing services in accordance with the ABMA Building Management Code©.

The Compliance & Performance Auditing course provides pre-requisite ‘Job-Ready’ qualifications to participants who aspire to deliver principled auditing services around regulatory compliance, the performance of caretakers and facilities managers under Agreements and WHS compliance.

ABMA Workshop: Facilities Management Plan Intense Training

This 3-day workshop equips attendees with skills to develop and implement the ABMA Facilities Management Plan template into a Class 2-9 residential strata, mixed-use or commercial building or community titles scheme. Attendees who are currently involved in the management of a commercial property or community titles scheme are able to complete the course with an ABMA compliant, site specific, Facilities Management Plan for their site property. This course is pre-requisite to Industry Practitioners seeking to become an ABMA Accredited Facilities Management Plan Consultant.

The ABMA Facilities Management Plan is compliant with the BCCM Act 2020 changes.

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ABMA Workshop: Building Durability Consultant

This 3-day workshop introduces previously qualified Open Licensed Builders (or Nominee Supervisors) into preparing Building Defect Assessment Review reports to the BCCM Act 2020 changes and Building Condition Assessment Reports to the ABMA standard. For appropriately skilled Industry Practitioners seeking to become an ABMA Accredited Building Durability Consultant, this 3-day workshop is pre-requisite.

ABMA Workshop: Early Dispute Prevention Services Consultant Intense Training

This 3-day intense training workshop equips attendees with skills to provide ‘Help Desk’ consulting services to ABMA Building Compliance Accreditation Agency Limited (ABMA) in the Early Dispute Prevention Services division. Attendees may continue on into desk-top auditing and mediation services. For appropriately skilled Industry Practitioners seeking to become an ABMA Accredited EDPS Consultant, this 3-day intense training workshop is pre-requisite.

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ABMA Industry Practitioner Accreditation CPD

The following list of ABMA Accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training courses for ABMA Industry Practitioner Accreditation are available for industry practitioners seeking to continuing their training and development journey and gain continuing Accreditation with the ABMA:

Who will these courses help?

Industry Practitioners seeking recognition of skills with ABMA Building Compliance Accreditation Agency Limited (‘ABMA’);
Entry level Facilities Managers seeking to develop their careers;
Senior Facilities Managers seeking recognition of skills and capability;
Employers of operational facilities delivery staff, seeking to outsource genuine ‘Job Ready’ skills development training to the national standard;
Entry Level Purchasers & Vendors of Management Rights;
English as a Second Language Building Managers;
Bodies Corporate with onsite Managers;
Body Corporate Managers managing properties without onsite Managers;
Managers in dispute with Body Corporate;
Bodies Corporate in dispute with Building Managers;
Experienced Facilities Managers, Caretakers, Committee Members or Strata Managers seeking to move into auditing or more specialist services as a consultant.

NOTE: Pro-BMT invites enquiry from interested students with English as a second language.