Certified Facilities Management Company (CFMC)

New Requirement for CFMC/CFMC (GOLD)/CFMC (GOLD^PLUS) 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)

*Requirements are subject to periodic review and modification.

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.

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.