Certain considerations must be made before selecting a Facility Management training program for you or your team. 

1. Areas.

Facility Management, as a profession, encompasses numerous areas of knowledge that are frequently not associated with the discipline due to a lack of clarity. Although they all apply to some extent, each company will decide how to manage them and who to assign them to. Because knowledge of all of them is not always required, it is necessary to define which areas training is required such as real estate activities, support assets, spaces, energy and sustainability, operating service management, or information technology and systems. If you only want a part of an area or a more specific issue, a more detailed analysis is required.  Following that, we must identify the goal in each area, as it may be necessary to examine some of them more thoroughly.

2. Scope.

This is a critical point, but it is not easy to decide. Consider Service Levels: because they are fundamental and it is difficult to discuss a Facility Management course without mentioning them, we can explain what a Service Level is in a couple of hours without active student participation. However, understanding the structure and identifying all the elements will require 40 hours, in addition to the learners devoting some of their own time to it. However, if you want to accurately evaluate and custom-sit a Service Level, you'll need around 120 hours of theory and a few more for experiments. Clearly, you do not need to be an expert in every subject, but you must properly understand the goal. This will also help you decide on the balance of theory and practice for the course.

3. Dedication.

This is an important consideration because, depending on your dedication, you will complete one type of Facility Management training program or another. Try to be realistic and quantify how much time you have or what you want to fulfill in advance. It's difficult to determine how many hours we're available, especially if you work in Facility Management, but you must make a personal commitment in order to make a smart decision.

4. Time intervals.

Aside from dedication, the duration of time is another deciding factor to consider. Having a deadline is not the same as seeking long-term or continuous training. Some programs are more flexible than others in terms of completion dates, while others are available several times a year or can even begin whenever it is most convenient for you.

5. Modalities.

This point might not have been relevant a few years ago, but you can now choose between online, face-to-face, and blended training. Choose the option that best fits your situation. Online training is not for everyone, but face-to-face training does not fit for everyone, due to travel times and/or timetables. There is always a suitable program on the market, whether you are a client, supplier, Facility Management director with limited time who wants to stay current, or you simply want to grow within the department or learn more about the discipline. It is essential to be realistic: you cannot expect to be knowledgeable in all areas if you can only devote a few hours per week for a few months to study. You'll need a much longer time frame and more determination otherwise, choose only some of the areas, because you'll never be satisfied if you don't.

Reference:

https://www.fm-house.com/en/5-questions-for-choosing-facility-management-training/