CIPFA Certificate in Public Sector Asset Management for School Business Professionals

In this bespoke qualification, you will study four key modules (taken from the full CIPFA Diploma in Public Sector Asset Management qualification.):

1. Strategic Asset Management Organisation

This module introduces the role of strategic asset management in the public sector and identifies its vital importance in delivering a fit for purpose public estate. It will explore the principles of asset management; the linkages between corporate policy and asset management; the role of governance in making effective decisions and the importance of strong relationships between the property function and other parts of the organisation.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand and articulate the principles of strategic asset management and its role in the context of a public sector organisation.

• Critically consider the impact of the assets in the property portfolio in supporting the needs of the organisation.

• Understand the importance of leadership and culture to the successful implementation of asset management.

• Understand the respective roles of key groups, teams and committees in the governance of asset management.

• Understand the concept of a corporate landlord approach.

2. Development of Documentation and Asset Management Challenge

This module introduces the concept of a structured approach to developing an asset management policy, strategy and action plan. In addition, it explains the need for and development of robust asset challenge processes and procedures using a step by step approach.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the importance of strategic asset management documentation in communicating the links with corporate and service priorities and objectives.

• Understand how to develop asset management policies, strategy and action planning.

• Understand the key aspects of property challenge and review.

4. Capital Projects and Maintenance

This module leads you through the pre and post contract process ensuring a firm understanding of how to approach the market and manage the team and their delivery and subsequent evaluation of projects. In addition, it explores the role of condition assessment in establishing maintenance need and the related importance of prioritised budget development for both planned and reactive maintenance.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the overall design, procure and build process for major capital projects.

• Understand how different types of maintenance will be balanced in an overall maintenance programme.

• Understand what data is important in developing a picture of maintenance and how this should be collected.

• Understand the most effective way of developing and monitoring maintenance budgets.

• Develop an understanding or the factors to be taken into account when prioritising maintenance.

7. Asset Management Today

This module places asset management in the contemporary environment through the exploration of current issues and factors in today’s society. It will detail the way in which external factors such as climate change, sustainability, pandemics and politics all have an impact on an approach to effective asset management. Through case study examples it will highlight various service delivery models and the ways in which collaboration can overcome many of the challenges we face in providing today’s public sector estate in good order.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the external factors that influence Asset Management approaches in the current day.

• Understand approaches for sharing assets and the factors that need to be taken into account.

• Understand at a high-level different models for service delivery.

• Have a high-level understanding of how climate change is influencing asset management approaches.