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Houston — Jan. 26, 2016 — The IFMA Foundation announced major progress on its Global Workforce Initiative, a multi-industry effort to fill a growing talent gap in facilities services. C&W Services became the first charter member to make a five-year commitment to fund the initiative.
“The IFMA Foundation is pleased to partner with C&W Services for this critical effort to ensure the continued sustainability of the facility management and facility services (FM) profession,” said IFMA Foundation Executive Director Jeff Tafel. “Every day, more organizations are coming to the realization that there is a serious labor shortage on the horizon within the industry and that without decisive action this shortage will have serious ramifications for the future of their organizations and the economy.
"As the first charter member of the IFMA Foundation Global Workforce Initiative, C&W Services is making a critical investment in its own future, the future of productive workplaces, and the future of those who run them.”
The Global Workforce Initiative seeks to fill the growing facility management and facilities services workforce talent gap as more than half of today’s practitioners are expected to retire in the next five to 15 years.
Working in partnership with impacted industries around the world, the IFMA Foundation is leading the charge to make facility management and facility services a career of choice. By working with educators at all levels and increasing the number of accredited FM degree programs around the world, the Global Workforce Initiative is helping to create a clear career pathway to an exciting and fulfilling career in FM.
For more information, visit http://foundation.ifma.org/global-workforce-initiative.
