| DESCRIPTION: |
| An Accredited Facilities Professional (AFP) is a practicing professional who is suitably qualified and has at least 10 years appropriate experience. The level of qualification required is NQF Level 7. An Accredited Facilities Professional (AFP) will have operated at an executive level providing facilities management services either in-house, as a Service Provider of consultant. The AFP provides operates at a strategic level providing direction and management leadership in the provision of facilities management services making a strategic difference to the recipient business in supporting that business in achieving its strategic goals and objectives. The AFM would operate within the built environment in either or both buildings and infrastructure. |
| AWARDING CRITERIA |
| For the Professional Designation to be awarded, professionals must comply with the following minimum requirements: |
| Underlying Registered Qualification or Part Qualification: |
| Complete an NQF Level 7 qualification. |
| Experiential Learning or Experience |
| Must have completed ten years of relevant Facilities Management Work experience at a strategic level. |
| Competency Assessment |
| N/A |
| Designation RPL Statement |
| This Designation may be awarded through Recognition of Prior Learning. |
| RETAINING CRITERIA |
| In order to ensure the currency of professional knowledge and to retain the Professional Designation, the professional must comply with the following minimum requirements: |
| Code of Conduct |
| Members must adhere to the Professional Body Codes of Conduct and Ethics. |
| Continuing Professional Development (CPD) |
Members will be required to continuously update their knowledge and skills through Continued Professional Development and will need to acquire a total of 50 points over 2 year period (1 hour = 1 point) which translates into 25 points per year. All points must be verifiable and can fall under either developmental or work-based categories. If more than the required points are acquired in a one year period a maximum of 5 points may roll over to the following year.
Developmental.
Attendance at conferences, congresses, workshops, lectures, seminars, courses, post graduate qualifications, lecturing and training (external and-inhouse).
Work-Based (maximum 10 points per year).
Mentoring, publication of articles, reading articles, self study, community work, 800 hours appropriate FM work.
It is the member's responsibility to ensure that they apply for re-registration with SAFMA timeously and i.e. at least one month before the expiry of their current period and that SAFMA receives the details of their CPD.
A member must also apply for re-registration every 5 years. The application needs to be received and paid for within 90 days of expiry. |
| Fees |
| Ensure that the annual membership fee is paid. |
