BOMI International is a nonprofit organization established in 1970 that provides commercial real estate education. It offers professional designations for property and facilities managers through courses on building systems, finance, law, and other topics. BOMI aims to be the premier international provider of educational products and services for property and facility management. Its courses are recognized as industry standards and accredited by the American Council on Education.

2. BOMI International
The industry leader in commercial
real estate education
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3. BOMI International
Mission
To be the premiere international provider of
educational products and services to the
property and facility management industries.
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4. BOMI Overview
• Established in 1970 as the independent institute for commercial
real estate education
• Only recognized provider of authorized education programs and
professional designations for both property and facilities
management
• BOMI content recognized as industry standard
• BOMI courses accredited by the American Council on Education
(ACE)
• Over 50,000 professionals served; over 37,000 graduates; over
10,000 students currently enrolled in 4 designation programs
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5. Core Business and Focus
• Focused on education and training in commercial
real estate industry
 Property Managers
 Facility Managers
 Engineers and Technicians
 Project Managers
 Associated Disciplines
• BOMI’s core business and focus is education and
training
• BOMI is a non-profit educational institute: not a
membership association
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6. BOMI Adapts to Market
Needs
BOMI develops and delivers training to meet each client’s needs
• Traditional industry designation programs
• Individual courses
• Certificate programs
• Variety of learning delivery
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7. Study Methods
• Classroom Study (taught live by instructor)
• Self- Study (at home/office at self-paced format)
• Accelerated Review (generally 3-4 day intensive
classroom)
• Corporate Classes (delivered at company office)
• Online web-based (facilitated by instructor)
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8. Educational Basis
• Job task-driven curriculum content, written and reviewed by
practicing expert industry professionals
• In-house education and publishing professionals, combined with
large team of industry leading subject experts
• +$5,000,000 (US) investment in 16,000 pages of education for
property and facilities operations and management students
• Over 200 experienced and certified instructors
• Clients include Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies,
commercial property management firms, unions, trade
associations, and universities
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9. BOMI Professional
Designations
Real Property Administrator (RPA)
• Property Managers (7 courses + Ethics Short Course)
Facilities Management Administrator (FMA)
• Facility Managers (7 courses + Ethics Short Course)
Systems Maintenance Technician (SMT)
• Building Operations Engineer (5 systems courses)
Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA)
• Operations Specialist / Chief Engineer
(SMT plus 3 additional courses)
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10. Real Property Administrator
Courses
(RPA®)
• The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems,
Parts 1 & 2
• Law & Risk Management
• Budgeting & Accounting
• Real Estate Investment and Finance
• Environmental Health and Safety Issues
• Electives (Choose 1 of 4)
1) Asset Management
2) Leasing and Marketing for Property Managers
3) Fundamentals of Real Property Administration
4) Managing the Organization
• Ethics Is Good Business™ Short Course
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11. Facilities Management
Administrator (FMA®)
Courses
• The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems,
Parts 1 & 2
• Technologies for Facilities Management
• Facilities Planning and Project Management
• Real Estate Investment and Finance
• Environmental Health and Safety Issues
• Electives (Choose 1 of 4)
1) Fundamentals of Facilities Management
2) Managing the Organization
• Ethics Is Good Business™
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12. Dual Designation
RPA and FMA designations have four overlapping courses and one
Ethics ShortCourse™, which enable easy growth for “dual designations”
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13. Systems Maintenance
Technician (SMT®)
Courses
• Boilers, Heating Systems, and Applied Mathematics
• Refrigeration Systems and Accessories
• Air Handling, Water Treatment, and Plumbing Systems
• Electrical Systems and Illumination
• Energy Management & Controls
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14. Systems Maintenance
Administrator (SMA®)
SMT designation, plus:
SMA Courses
• Building Design and Maintenance Administration
• Environmental Health and Safety Issues
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15. Student Course Materials
Each standard designation course includes the following:
• 400-700 page text book with 12 to 15 chapters, written and
reviewed by international industry experts
• Interactive quizzes online
• Key concept study guides to help students review material and
prepare for exams
• Current case studies to make it easier for students to absorb
and apply information and skills
• Professionally developed final exam to reinforce learning
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16. BOMI Advantages
• Resources: More than 200 subject matter experts/instructors
• Quality: Access to expertise in diverse industry specialties
• Flexibility: Subject matter experts added as required
• Accessibility: Proven ability to stage classes anywhere in
multiple methods (instructor-led, web-based, hybrid models)
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17. BOMI Advantages
• Industry Relevance: designations recognized internationally
 Many companies use BOMI designations as path for
internal promotion
• Dependability: over 35 years of experience working with
property management companies
• Bridge the Skills Gap:
 Expand knowledge
 Stay current
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18. Selected Clients …
• NAPE
• Air National Guard
• Wells Fargo
• Procter and Gamble
• University of Michigan
• GSA
• U.S. Army Reserves
• Pentagon
• Department of State
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• US Coast Guard
• National Institutes of Health
• Harvard University
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19. Selected Clients …
• AAHSA
• AT&T/BellSouth
• Boston Properties
• CB Richard Ellis
• Cushman & Wakefield
• Dupont
• Customs and Border Protection
• Equity Office Properties
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Hines Interests
• Jones Lang LaSalle
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20. Selected Clients
• Fireman’s Fund
• AOL
• Capmark Financial
• Kaempfer Company
• Landstuhl Regional Medical Ctr
• Marriott International
• Liberty Property Trust
• Grubb & Ellis
• Embark
• United Properties
• Wyeth
• Zion Security Company
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21. Why BOMI?
Candidates turn to BOMI
• BOMI designations are recognized industry-wide as a symbol
of achievement and skill
• Professional designation programs help you successfully
tackle the demands of an increasingly complex profession
with confidence and authority
• Improve communication, teamwork, and decision making
• Bottom line: companies are only as successful as individual
team members, training is the key to success
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22. Thank You
Contact:
Jimmy Lim
enquiry@bomi.com.sg
www.bomi.com.sg
Tel: 65 6100 4482
Fax: 65 6379 5701
Mobile: 65 96874542
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