Executive Training Course (1-Day)

OFFICE SPACE PLANNING, OPTIMISATION AND MANAGEMENT

Course Background

Property occupation/space cost is invariably the second-highest recurrent cost after staff costs for most organisations and represents a significant component of service delivery costs. Private sector organisations have responded by setting a limit on space allocated per headcount; the Ministry of Finance has likewise issued an Office Space Management Framework (OSMF) for all Ministries to adhere to.

While total space may meet specified norms/standards, it needs to be designed to ensure that space quality and the work environment supports work processes effectively thereby contributing to organisational efficiency and productivity.  However, dynamic operating environments and technological advancements will continue to drive work process re-engineering and changing space needs. Workspace audits will need to be carried out regularly to assess space fit, optimise space and costs to achieve service excellence, viability and sustainability.

Course Objectives

The course will provide knowledge on the impact of Office Space in Organisations and skills for effective Space Planning and Management through the following concepts and techniques:

• Culture, Buildings and Workplaces
• Change and Space Impacts
• Office Space Standards and Use
• Space Needs, Workspace Design & Planning
• Space Management & Audits

• Course Programme

• CULTURE, BUILDINGS AND WORKPLACES
  • Culture and Architecture in Buildings
  • Organisational Culture and Workspaces
  • Work and Workspace Quality
• CHANGE AND SPACE IMPACTS
  • Business Operating Environment
  • Demographics
  • Technology and Environment
• OFFICE SPACE STANDARDS AND USE
  • Space Nomenclature & Measurement
  • Space Standards & Design Guidelines
  • Churn and Alternative Officing Strategies
• SPACE NEEDS, WORKSPACE DESIGN AND PLANNING
  • Workspaces
  • Work Organisational Modals
  • User Needs
  • Office Layouts and Space Planning
• SPACE MANAGEMENT AND AUDITS
  • Space Management
  • Space Efficiency and Utilisation
  • Space Audits

Course Leaders

Dr Quah Lee Kiang FRICS

Dr Quah is the Director of the Real Estate & Construction Centre and the Real Estate & Construction Academy in Singapore. She has extensive regional and international experience in Project and Facilities Management & Maintenance research, advice and academia.

Dr Quah led the EU funded project BE4213 Condition Assessment and Maintenance Strategies for Buildings and Building Components, which among other things, sought to develop an objective building condition assessment system. This project formed part of ongoing research over the last 20 years which culminated in Dutch Standard NEN 2767 on Condition Assessment of Buildings, believed to be a ‘world first’.

Dr Quah’s professional and research affiliations include being Coordinator of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) Working Commission 70 on Facilities Management and Maintenance for a decade and past President of the Chartered Institute of Building Singapore Centre.  She was also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Asia Board, Singapore Board and Asia Pacific Sustainability Board.

Dr Quah was conferred an Honorary Fellow by Oxford Brookes University for her work in real estate and construction education and the unusual impact her career has had on this particular academic field in Asia.

Course Dates

Wednesday 24 Nov 2021 / Wednesday 5 Jan 2022 / Wednesday 16 Mar 2022

Course Fees
$615 nett per person. Course fees includes full colour course documentation and refreshments at tea breaks. 

All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses. Visit the SkillsFuture Credit website (www.skillsfuture.sg/credit) to choose from the courses available on the Training Exchange course directory. NTUC members may claim up to $250 under the Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP). 

Who should attend
The course will benefit those who have a vested interest in buildings including:

• Developers
• Building Owners
• Government Officials
• Architects
• Engineers
• Project Managers
• Quantity Surveyors
• Contractors/Sub-Contractors/Suppliers
• Property Managers
• Facilities Managers
• Maintenance Managers
• Management Corporations
• Town Councils
• and Others

Cancellations
Cancellations made one week before the scheduled commencement date of the course will be subjected to an administrative fee of $100.00. The full fee of $615.00 will be payable thereafter for any cancellation; substitutions can be made at any time.

Registration & Enquiries
Mr Ken Chew
Tel: 6563 4166
Fax: 6563 4156
E-mail: exectrg@recc.com.sg

Please note:
It may be necessary for reasons beyond RECC’s control, to change the content and timing of the programme and the identity of the course leader/s.