Property and facilities management is a growing industry in Singapore. With the ever-increasing number of residential developments in Singapore, the demand for more professionally trained property and facilities management personnel is growing in tandem. To meet the high expectations of home owners and residents, building management personnel need to be well equipped with the knowledge of the governing laws and related procedures for the management of estates. In addition, it is also important for them to acquire good interpersonal communication and people management skills to manage difficult and demanding clients in a positive way.The course covers the essential procedures and laws related to estate management under the Building Maintenance & Strata Management Act (BMSMA). It also provides an awareness and understanding of the crucial people management skills necessary for building management personnel.

Managing people, in general, can be frustrating and demanding on ones time and can result in increased stress levels, especially when we are so consumed in our daily work processes. Very often, project managers, site supervisors, facility managers and building executives are hassled by their site agents, subcontractors, material suppliers and building tenants over all kinds of issues and problems relating to inadequate site facilities, slow work progress, poor building maintenance, high rental fees, etc. Normally, people who lack effective management and interpersonal skills would only exacerbate such situations. Furthermore, the stress of handling difficult people and challenging situations can result in low productivity, low morale and high absenteeism within the team or an organisation. The 2-day experiential workshop aims to teach participants practical solutions to effectively manage people by considering (1) what makes people difficult (2) how we could communicate effectively and manage peoples expectations, and (3) strategies for dealing with difficult people and situations.Through interactive activities, role play and case studies participants learn how to apply the provided tools coupled with their interpersonal skills to deal with all types of work behaviour problems. Towards the end of the workshop, you should be able to develop a personal action plan that helps you manage your team more effectively.

Under the legal framework of Workplace Safety and Health (WSH), a WSH Officer is required to be appointed for a construction project with a contract sum of $10 million or more. The Specialist Diploma in Workplace Safety and Health (SDipWSH) is one of the qualifications recognised for the registration of a WSH Officer by the Ministry of Manpower. This course will also prepare the participants to take up employment as other WSH professionals such as WSH Managers, WSH Advisors, WSH Specialists, etc. The course contents have been developed to suit personnel who wish to work in the construction industry.

Under the legal framework of Workplace Safety and Health (WSH), a WSH Co-ordinator is required to be appointed for a construction project with a contract sum of less than $10 million. The Advanced Certificate in Workplace Safety and Health (ACWSH) is the qualification recognised for the registration of a WSH Co-ordinator by the Ministry of Manpower. This course will also prepare the participants to take up employment as other WSH professionals such as WSH Supervisors.

The Buildability legislation, effective since 1 Jan 2001, promotes the use of buildable design and new construction technologies. Under legislation, consultants involved in building projects with Gross Floor Areas (GFA) of 2,000m2 and above must comply with the minimum Buildable Design Scores (B-Score) stipulated in the Code of Practice on Buildability (COP). Since 15 Jul 2011, builders also have to comply with a minimum Constructability Score (C-Score) which encourages the use of construction technologies, mehods and processes to reduce the industrys reliance on foreign workers.Over the years, the buildability framework has been strengthened to require consultants to deliver more buildable designs upstream, and builders to adopt more labour-saving construction methods/technologies downstream. The course thus aims to keep participants up to date on the latest changes to the buildability framework and provides them with an understanding of the principles involved in computing the B-Score and C-Score.

This course aims to give the Qualified Persons and technical support staff a better understanding of the building regulations. It allows participants to know the submissions process at different building plan stages and how it can be done more effectively and efficiently.

This workshop will prepare structural and geotechnical engineers for the adoption of the Eurocode 7 in Singapore. After attending the workshop, the participants will be able to: 1) Appreciate the design approach based on the Eurocodes 2) Appreciate the geotechnical design approach based on SS EN 1997 (EC 7) and Singapore National Annexes 3) Apply EC 7 for the design of spread and pile foundations; retaining structures and slope stability and embankment.

The role of facilities managers is to manage the operations of buildings so as to minimise operational costs and the environmental impact of the buildings. To perform this role effectively in this competitive business operation, FM professionals need to be knowledgeable about business management, strategic planning, construction management and engineering towards sustainability in FM. The 2-day course aims to equip the participants the business case for sustainability; establish programs to reduce, reuse and recycle; analyse the life cycle costing of sustainable buildings and carry out building commissioning.

Dear SPM members and partners in the construction professions, building and infrastructural projects are getting larger and more complex. Complexity is not just due to scale, there are higher levels of technical challenges, more technological innovations, more varied stakeholder requirements and expectations, and project operating environment has become more demanding. Higher levels of project management skills are expected. How do project managers, as leaders of project teams, meet these challenges? The Society of Project Managers welcomes you to join our one-day Project Management Conference on 9 November 2017 on the theme Project Management at the Cutting Edge. Come join us! Our six esteemed speakers will share their experiences in projects like the Changi Airport Terminal 4 and Jurong Rock Caverns, and on the developments in project management on the international front. The GAPPS PM Standards, which is adopted for the Accreditation Scheme of SPM, will also be touched on. Register now and see you at the conference!

Under the ambit of Total Defence, the Civil Defence (CD) Shelter Programme is part of governments plan to build up Civil Defence preparedness in Singapore. To meet the changing needs and developments in the built environment sector, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) have been working closely to continuously review the technical requirements of the CD shelters.This seminar will update industry practitioners on revisions to the household shelter technical requirements. To support the continuous drive for better construction productivity, participants will also be updated on the new initiative on precast staircase storey shelters, especially for residential projects using Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC) concept.