Facilities/Infrastructure Certification Program

A key component of successful facilities stewardship is establishing and maintaining defensible data to accurately represent existing facility conditions. To this end, VFA has developed a Facility/Infrastructure Certification Program (F/ICP) to ensure that property management professionals wishing to deploy VFA’s methodology and software can properly assess and record buildings and infrastructure. Training incorporates a blend of classroom and field training concluding with a written examination.

Curriculum

The two-day curriculum includes instruction in VFA’s assessment methodology along with basic software navigation of the VFA.facility Assets module. In addition, a hands-on building walkthrough is conducted, closely following the regimen of a typical three-person assessment team comprised of an architect, mechanical and electrical engineer. Considerable practice in data entry and estimating costs for deferred maintenance and system upgrades with the RSMeans Estimator is integrated into the syllabus.

Materials

Training materials include an assessment guidelines manual, as well as standardized checklists and printed resources to help learners focus on important fundamentals when conducting an assessment.

Prerequisites

Learners should possess reasonable computer literacy and a moderate understanding of construction methods, materials and topics related to building maintenance and repairs.