Building Custodian Graduation Ceremony - 14 Aug 07

The Graduation Ceremony for the pioneer batch of 50 Building Custodians was held on Tuesday 14 August 2007, at NTUC Centre. Guest-of-Honour Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs & Law, presented the Certificates to the Custodians, most of whom are working in residential and institutional buildings.

Associate Professor Ho in his address, encouraged job seekers to give consideration the Building Custodian job, which provides stable employment and career advancement in the emerging & growing Real Estate Management & Maintenance Industry. For existing cleaners, he urged them to upgrade their skills to become Building Custodians.

Associate Professor Ho with the Building Custodians, Mdm Cynthia Phua,
Chairperson Aljunied Town Council, and WDA, NTUC and RECC officers.

Associate Professor Ho congratulates 57-year old
Building Custodian Choy Yan Choon. Mr Choy was
re-skilled after being retrenched from his previous
job as an Assistant Production Officer.

To find out more about the Building Custodian Job Re-design Programme, please click here.

7th Intake of Re-skilled Property Officers Complete Training - 18 Apr 08

16 Re-skilled Property Officers have commenced work with their employers. Highlights of the training they received is reflected in the photographs below:

Learning Visit to East Coast Park covering Building Technology & Services

Learning Visit to Changi Airport Terminal 3, covering Building Technology & Services

Recruitment for the 8th intake is in progress. Training commences Jul 7 2008.

To find out more about the Property Officer Re-skilling Programme, please click here.

10th Intake of SRP-REMMI Building Inspectors Graduate - 12 January 08

10 Building Inspectors from FM Service Providers & Maintenance Contractors received their Certificates in Building Inspection from RECC Centre Director Dr Quah Lee Kiang. The Inspectors were trained in the REMMI (Real Estate Management & Maintenance Industry) Inspection System, which is underpinned by NEN 2767, a new Dutch standard developed to reduce subjectivity in Building Condition Assessment.

The 10th intake of Building Inspectors working on their joint presentation

To find out more about the Building Inspection course, please click here.