Experiential Route to Certified (CIWFM)

Designed for professionals likely to be in strategic roles, the Experiential Route to CIWFM allows you to demonstrate expertise gained from years of hands-on experience. If you’ve led complex initiatives and made key operational decisions this route can lead you to CIWFM post-nominals by demonstrating your competence through your real-world work.

To be eligible to apply, you should:

• hold a senior or strategic role in workplace and/or facilities management
• be responsible for planning and implementing significant strategic or operational changes
• lead complex tasks and oversee the work of others, exercising broad autonomy and judgement
• be able to provide examples from your work experience that meet the IWFM Professional Standards.

Applying for the IWFM Experiential Route to Certified status is straightforward:

1. Check that you are eligible to apply

First make sure you meet the eligibility criteria based on your professional experience. There is helpful guidance in the ‘Useful resources’ section below. Alternatively contact our Member and Customer Engagement team.

2. Pay the assessment fee of £592 + VAT

Contact [email protected] or call +44 (0) 1279 712 620 to pay the assessment fee. The total cost is £899 + VAT which includes £592 for the assessment and £307 for Certified membership subscription for your first full year.

You won’t need to pay for the Certified membership subscription until you’ve passed your assessment. Plus, if paying upfront isn’t ideal, you can now opt for 12 monthly Direct Debit payments. 

This fee has been carefully benchmarked to ensure it reflects the value of the certification and aligns with industry and other professional body standards.

IWFM members: To upgrade, contact [email protected] or call +44 (0) 1279 712 650 to upgrade your membership and pay the assessment fee.

If you’re not a member yet: When joining online, choose your membership level in the dropdown box as ‘Experiential Route to Certified’.

3. You’re ready to start your assessment

You’ll receive access to our Learning Management System (LMS) which will guide you through a two part assessment process:

• Part 1: Submit four tasks that demonstrate alignment to the IWFM Professional Standards.
• Part 2: Participate in a professional discussion with an IWFM Assessor to further demonstrate your expertise.

4. Gain Certified membership status and get your post nominals  

Once you pass the assessment, which you have up to 12 months to complete, you’ll be invited to pay for the Certified membership grade and will receive your CIWFM post-nominals and certificate.