Part I

The Examination Syllabus is underpinned by the twenty BIFM competences. The syllabus balances a range of specialist and general management areas which, in total, cover the professional content of facilities management.

The BIFM Part I examinations:

- reflect the ability of a junior facilities manager with some supervisory and wider facilities management responsibilities

- are approximately of HND standard

- comprise three modules

The BIFM Part II examinations:

- reflect the ability of a senior facilities manager with overall facilities and general management responsibilities

- are approximately of first degree standard

- comprise four modules

Part	Module No.	Module Title	Exam length
I	1	Section A: Understanding business organisation Section B: Managing people	3 hrs
I	2	Section A: Managing premises Section B: Managing resources	3 hrs
I	3	Section A: Managing services Section B: Managing the working environment (Unseen case study)	3 hrs + 15 mins
II	1	Section A: Understanding business organisation Section B: Managing people (Case study issued four weeks before exams)	3 hrs
II	2	Managing services	3 hrs
II	3	Managing resources	3 hrs
II	4	Section A: Managing premises Section B: Managing the working environment	3 hrs

Candidates may sit papers in any order within Part I or Part II. All modules in Part I must be successfully passed before beginning Part II.

Please note our current examination structure will continue for 2009 but this is being replaced for 2010 by a completely new structure – please see further details below.

Note: New Qualifications for 2010

BIFM Parts I and II will be replaced by a new suite of qualifications in 2010 offering a choice of qualifications at levels 4, 5 and 6. Candidates have the opportunity to sit the existing examinations in June and December 2009 and re-sits will be available to unsuccessful candidates in June 2010. The new qualifications, which are to be submitted to the Qualifications and Credit Framework for accreditation, will be available in 2010. Any candidate who is part way through their studies and who will not have the opportunity to complete Part I before December 2009 will be able to transfer to the new qualifications by the granting of credits to reflect their previous achievements. See "Options for Part I Candidates" below.