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Stepping it up: Support programme for members
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The BIFM has launched a new support programme to help members upgrade their membership. The Step up your Membership programme offers weekly support and guidance via email and is designed to enable members to complete their Personal Professional Review in bite-sized sections or ‘steps’. “In today’s competitive business environment it has never been more important to ensure that facilities managers have the individual recognition they deserve. By creating the Step up your Membership programme we hope our members will feel better supported in achieving the grade of membership their skills and experience merit,” said Sarah Hunnable, head of services at the BIFM. BIFM launched its new assessed grades of membership to complement the range of new qualifications introduced in January 2010. Hunnable added: “The rigorous assessment of the BIFM membership ensures that it recognises the skills and experience of individuals within the facilities management industry. “Most of our members already undertake CPD weekly, and we are saying, ‘why not formalise this?’ Depending on your eligibility and the route you personally need to take to upgrade, by giving one hour a week it is possible to upgrade in as little as three weeks.” i For information and to sign up visit www.bifm.org.uk/ stepupyourmembership. In addition to the weekly e-support, individuals signing up to the Step up your Membership programme are able to receive tailored advice and guidance by phone from the membership team on 0845 058 1358
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Manage your membership If you are a current member of the BIFM, you can manage your membership from the Manage my Membership pages. These pages are set up so you can reap the rewards of BIFM membership. As a member of the British Institute of Facilities Management we offer you a range
IN THE CHAIR Name: Sarah Hunnable Job title: Head of services BIFM role: Responsible for services to individual, group and corporate members.
of benefits and services. To make full use of the benefits and services on offer, please visit the “How To...” page, which is a page within “Manage my Membership” to help you in finding out how to access all that BIFM Membership offers you. i If you would like to discuss any of this further, contact the membership team on 0845 058 1358 or via email on membership@ bifm.org.uk
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To tweet or not to tweet Social networking allows individuals to network with likeminded people on the move while keeping up-to-date with an area of interest. A tweet or two goes a long way, so long that your message could reach hundreds, even thousands of people in minutes – now that really is something. You can follow the BIFM’s activities on Facebook, LinkedIn as well as Twitter and the website. In October, we launched a new social networking site called NetworkwithBIFM, which provides a way for members to connect and collaborate with each other via videos, groups, events and forums, offering networking opportunities within our profession. FM WORLD | 25 NOVEMBER 2010 | 37
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