Overview:

Advanced Diploma in Facilities and Hygiene Management is a 2-year intensive course, divided into 4 semesters. Many universities offer the program in India, concentrating on giving students expertise and knowledge for a prosperous career in hygiene and facility management. From simple maintenance to food hygiene management, its curriculum exposes the graduate to all knowledge and skillful standards of maintenance in clean, safe, and efficient facilities within any industry.

The professionals in facility maintenance and hygiene management are essential to maintain a healthy society by ensuring clean, tidy, and lawful environments. It also covers practical facility operations, sanitation procedures, safety protocols, and customer service. More than that, the modules of this program are specially designed to enable students to address food hygiene management in a manner that allows students to equip and empower them with skills to supervise the safe preparation of nourishment and health sanitation laws.

Upon completion of this program, the graduate will be equipped with the ability to practice as a hygiene supervisor, assume any facility management-related position, or even become food hygiene management specialists who can work towards the setting up of improved workspaces, from offices that need strict health standards of cleanliness right through workplaces to highly voluminous kitchens engaged wholly or partially in meal preparation. 

National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) Level - 6

Course Curriculum

The Advanced Diploma in Facilities and Hygiene Management is an Advance Diploma course that shall have theoretical as well as practical training. The following are some of the essential topics that would be covered under the course:

1. Basics of Facilities Management
2. Hygiene and Sanitation Standards
3. Facilities Operations and Maintenance
4. Safety Regulations and Compliance
5. Customer Service and Effective Communication
6. Environmental Sustainability in Facility Management
7. Cleaning Methods and Technologies
8. Waste Management and Recycling Practices
9. Pest Control Strategies
10. On-the-job training and fieldwork experience

Job Opportunities
After completing this course, students can have various career opportunities in the following areas:

• Facilities Manager
• Hygiene Manager
• Housekeeping Supervisor
• Environmental Services Manager
• Custodial Supervisor
• Maintenance Manager
• Sanitation Specialist
• Cleaning Services Manager
• Health and Safety Officer
• Waste Management Coordinator

At the same time, through a tremendous range of industries, there is an incredibly great demand for accomplished professionals of facilities and cleaning management, whereas:

1. Hospitals & healthcare centers
2. Hotels and Resorts (Hospitality Establishment)
3. Academic Institutions
4. Corporate workplaces
5. Manufacturing Facilities
6. Retail Outlets
7. Government Offices
8. Rec A Facility Sports
9. Airports and Transport Hubs
10. Event Venues
     

The average starting salary for an graduate of Advanced Diploma in Facilities and Hygiene Management would lie between Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000, based on the individual's job profile and years of work experience. In addition, this lays the groundwork for a superbly rewarding career in facilities management or custodial maintenance per se, having enormous potential for growth and specialisation.