Exploring the facilities management education needs in Sri Lanka

dc.contributor.authorSridarran, P
dc.contributor.authorJayakodi, S
dc.contributor.authorPeiris, S
dc.contributor.authorDe Silva, N
dc.contributor.authorLai, JHK
dc.contributor.authorRathnayake, U
dc.contributor.authorDissanayake, P
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-14T05:04:14Z
dc.date.available2023-08-14T05:04:14Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-21
dc.description.abstractFacilities Management (FM) is a multidisciplinary profession at the core of building operations management. As such, it requires a wide range of skills that differ significantly from region to region due to variable industry sizes, maturity levels, characteristics of building stocks and services, and occupant cultures. Consequently, it is essential to cultivate the necessary knowledge and skills to produce competent FM professionals to cater to the demand of the FM industry. Worldwide, various professional bodies have specified essential competencies for the FM profession. This study aims to reveal the current state of such competencies in the FM industry in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, a scrupulous literature review was conducted to identify the FM competencies. Twelve competency attributes germane to the Sri Lankan context were identified, and subsequently, a web-based questionnaire survey was conducted to analyse their importance and competence levels. The mean ratings were calculated using the received responses and were used to develop an Importance-Competence Analysis (ICA) matrix. The results indicated that ‘operations and maintenance’, ‘leadership’ and ‘technology’ are the prioritised competencies that need improvements through appropriate education and training.en_US
dc.identifier.conferenceWorld Construction Symposium - 2023en_US
dc.identifier.departmentDepartment of Building Economicsen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.31705/WCS.2023.42en_US
dc.identifier.emailpsridarran@uom.lken_US
dc.identifier.emailjayakodishashini@gmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.emailsandunipeiris95@gmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.emailnayanthara2053@gmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.emailjoseph.lai@polyu.edu.hken_US
dc.identifier.emailuthpalar@uom.lken_US
dc.identifier.emailpiumid@uom.lken_US
dc.identifier.facultyArchitectureen_US
dc.identifier.pgnospp. 509-519en_US
dc.identifier.placeSri Lankaen_US
dc.identifier.proceeding11th World Construction Symposium - 2023en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/21298
dc.identifier.year2023en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCeylon Institute of Builders - Sri Lankaen_US
dc.subjectCompetenciesen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectFacilities Managementen_US
dc.subjectProfessionen_US
dc.subjectSri Lanka.en_US
dc.titleExploring the facilities management education needs in Sri Lankaen_US
dc.typeConference-Full-texten_US

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