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Certified Facilities Management Company (CFMC)

The Certified Facilities Management Companies (CFMC) accreditation scheme aims to recognise, raise professionalism, and improve the competencies of FM Companies (FMC), with a focus on those providing facilities management services.
 
The CFMC scheme was officially launched by Mr Tan Kiat How, Minister of State, Ministry of Ministry of Communications and Information & Ministry of National Development during SIFMA Official Office Opening on 22 July 2021. 
 
 
 
 
SIFMA administers the accreditation schemes through an Accreditation Panel, a Disciplinary Board and Appeal Committee; which comprise of SIFMA Board Members and thought leaders within the facilities management sector.
 

FMC may apply for any of the following tiers:

  1.  Certified Facilities Management Company
  2.  Certified Facilities Management Company (Gold)
  3.  Certified Facilities Management Company (Goldᴾᴵᵘˢ)
 
Credentials are valid for 2 years. Renewal for the same tier will be based on the validity of the company's supporting documents. Existing CFMC accredited companies who wish to upgrade to a higher tier will have to reapply.
 
 
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Please click the below url to apply for, renew, or upgrade your CFMC accreditation 
 
 

New Requirement for CFMC/CFMC (GOLD)/CFMC (GOLDPLUS) Accredited Facilities Management (FM) Companies

SIFMA is the assessment body to validate the knowledge, skills and competencies required of an experienced Facilities Management Expert (FME), which was launched on 8 December 2021. Please refer to the SIFMA website https://www.sifma.org.sg/certified-facilities-management-expert-cfme where you will understand the details of how FM practitioners can attain each level of professional qualification, including the required competencies and experiences, the assessment framework, application process and renewal requirements.

We had also recently sent a circular to all companies accredited under the CFMC scheme regarding the new registration requirement to meet the minimum requirements under the Certified Facilities Management Expert scheme by 31 January 2023.

 

Accredited FMCs would be required to submit certificates of the CFME-accredited employees to maintain their CFMC grades by 31 January 2023. FMCs that do not meet the CFME requirements by 31 January 2023 would either have their CFMC status downgraded or have their CFMC status suspended.

 

With the launch of the CFME accreditation scheme, companies registered under CFMC are required to meet the minimum requirements as indicated below, by 31 January 2023

*Please note that, while the CFME scheme accepts applications from all nationalities, the CFMC criteria only recognize accredited CFMEs who are Singapore citizens or permanent residents

 

Table 1: Minimum Requirements of CFMC (1 February 2023)

No

CFMC Grade

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 4

1

CFMC

Not required

1

1

1

2

CFMC (Gold)

2

4

6

3

CFMC (GoldPlus)

3

6

9

*Requirements are subject to periodic review and modification.

 
More details on respective tiers
 
 
Tier 1: CFMC (GoldPlus)
This tier of accreditation is applicable to FM Companies who have attained the following:

Required Supporting Documents
  • Completed Application form
  • Audited Statement of Accounts and ACRA Biz Profile
  • A copy of BizSAFE certificate*
  • A copy of SAC-accredited ISO 9001 or ISO 41001 certificate* (with scope of activities being "Facilities Management"/"Property Management")
  • A copy of SAC-accredited ISO 14001 certificate* (with scope of activities being "Facilities Management"/"Property Management")
  • A copy of Business Continuity Management (BCM) Plan or SAC-accredited Singapore Standard (SS) ISO 22301* (with scope of activities being "Facilities Management"/"Property Management")
  • A copy of the Company Organization Chart showing names and designation of staff members
  • A scanned copy of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) /Collective Agreement (CA) with a union, showing clause(s) on forming a Company Training Committee (CTC) or Individual Development Plan
  • Document showing employee's enrolment in BCA LEAD Horizon Programme /LEAD Milestone Programme and letter from HR confirming that the certificate holder(s) is/are empoyee(s) at time of application
Note: The expiry for BizSAFE/ ISO 9001/ 14001/ 41001/ 45001/ OHSAS 18001/  SS ISO 22301 must have a validity of more than 6 months from the date of application.
 
Tier 2: CFMC (Gold)
This tier of accreditation is applicable to FM Companies who have attained the following:

Required Supporting Documents

  • Completed Application form
  • Audited Statement of Accounts and ACRA Biz Profile
  • A copy of BizSAFE certificate*
  • A copy of SAC-accredited ISO 9001 or ISO 41001 certificate* (with scope of activities being "Facilities Management"/"Property Management")
  • A copy of SAC-accredited ISO 14001 certificate* (with scope of activities being "Facilities Management"/"Property Management")
  • A copy of Business Continuity Management (BCM) Plan or SAC-accredited Singapore Standard (SS) ISO 22301* (with scope of activities being "Facilities Management"/"Property Management")
  • A copy of the Company Organization Chart showing names and designation of staff members
  • A scanned copy of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) /Collective Agreement (CA) with a union, showing clause(s) on forming a Company Training Committee (CTC) or Individual Development Plan
  • Document showing employee's enrolment in BCA LEAD Horizon Programme /LEAD Milestone Programme and letter from HR confirming that the certificate holder(s) is/are empoyee(s) at time of application

Note: The expiry for BizSAFE/ ISO 9001/ 14001/ 41001/ 45001/ OHSAS 18001/  SS ISO 22301 must have a validity of more than 6 months from the date of application.

 

Tier 3: CFMC
This tier of accreditation is applicable to FM Companies who have attained the following:

Required Supporting Documents

  • Completed Application form
  • Audited Statement of Accounts and ACRA Biz Profile
  • A copy of BizSAFE certificate or ISO 45001 or OHSAS 18001*
  • A copy of SAC-accredited ISO 9001 or ISO 41001 certificate* (with scope of activities being "Facilities Management"/"Property Management")
  • A copy of Business Continuity Management (BCM) Plan or Singapore Standard (SS) ISO 22301* (with scope of activities being "Facilities Management"/"Property Management")
  • A copy of the Company Organization Chart showing names and designation of staff members

Note: The expiry for BizSAFE/ ISO 9001/ 41001/ 45001/ OHSAS 18001/  SS ISO 22301 must have a validity of more than 6 months from the date of application.