Part-time lecture-room.
VENUE: Ghana Christian University College Campus, Amrahia, Accra
Distance (On-line) Education.
We have resources to accomodate online classes.
CERTIFICATION
Successful candidates will obtain a Certificate to be issued by Ghana Christian University College at the end of the course.
TARGET GROUP
The course programmes are suitable for career-oriented individuals including Senior High School Graduants and matured corporate/business personnel who desire to pursue courses and upgrade their careers in various specialised areas in the real estate industry, including property management, facilities management, land administration/management, real estate agency practice, and housing estate development.
Course objective
The objective of this certificate course is to provide trainees/learners with an overview of the real property management and the related land administration/management, and facilities management, and their functions in the real estate industry. It covers the essential elements and best practices of real property and facilities management.
This programme explains the principles of real property and facilities management, the major components, the duties and functions of the property/facilities manager, the management plan, practical management of various property types, and the techniques and procedures involved in the maintenance of buildings.
The course also covers some major elements of the theory and practice of land administration and management systems which constitutes a key component of the real estate industry, with emphasis on the system being practised in Ghana. Land Administration/management basically includes formal and informal land tenure and administration systems, the various interests that may subsist in land, procedure for formal land acquisition (purchase and leases), land registration, some relevant aspects of land use planning, and compulsory land acquisition and compensation.
This programme explains the principles of real property and facilities management, the major components, the duties and functions of the property/facilities manager, the management plan, practical management of various property types, and the techniques and procedures involved in the maintenance of buildings.
The course also covers some major elements of the theory and practice of land administration and management systems which constitutes a key component of the real estate industry, with emphasis on the system being practised in Ghana. Land Administration/management basically includes formal and informal land tenure and administration systems, the various interests that may subsist in land, procedure for formal land acquisition (purchase and leases), land registration, some relevant aspects of land use planning, and compulsory land acquisition and compensation.
Coursework
CERTIFICATE IN REAL PROPERTY AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT - Course Outline
A. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
B. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
i. Property Management Overview
- The Role of the Property Manager
- Objectives of Property Management
ii. The Management Plan: Preparation and Implementation
iii. The Principal (Property-owner)/Property Manager Relations – The Management Agreement.
iv. The Economics of Property Management:
- The Financial Management Function – Budgeting process.
- Rental assessment, collection and accounting
- Credit control
- Operating costs including service charges
v. Lease Administration
- Lease procurement and Tenant selection
- Lease agreement: structuring and interpretation
- Lease covenants and enforcement
- Manager/Tenant relations
- End-of-Lease Arrangements and Dilapidations.
- Procurement and Management of Service Provider Contracts.
vi. Introduction to Facilities Management
- Management of external infrastructure (car-parking, swimming pool, access/exit, records, landscaping, drainage, refuse disposal, custodian services, etc.)
- Water and Energy Management
- Security management
- Interior space management and efficient space allocation
- Building services management – lifts (elevators), escalators, security equipment, communication equipment, satellite installations, etc.
- Service contracts
- Sanitary facilities management.
vii. Property and Facilities Management of various property types.
- Housing estates
- Office complexes
- Shopping centres
- Industrial/Warehouse property
- Facilities of Tertiary Educational Institutions
- Sporting and Recreational Facilities
C. BUILDING MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
i. Preventive maintenance
ii. Curative maintenance
D. LAND ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT
i. The Legal Definitions of Land
ii. General overview of Land Administration and Management
iii. Land Administration practices under the Customary Land Tenure (Informal) system
- The concepts of Stool land and Family land
- The Customary Institutions and their roles in land administration and land delivery
- The inherent interests in land
- Modes of alienation of customary lands.
iv. The Legislative Framework relating to Land Administration:
- Review of some major post-independence legislations and enactments influencing Land Administration in Ghana
- A Review of the provisions of the 1992 Constitution on Land Administration and Management in Ghana
- The Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) – Analysis and interpretation of major provisions
v. Good Governance in Land Management/Administration under the Statutory (formal) system
- The Institutional framework:
– The Lands Commission and its agencies
– Office of The Administrator of Stool Lands - The Land Acquisition and Application Process
- The Concept of Land Tenure Security
- Conflict/Disputes in the land tenure system
- Dispute resolution in the land administration system
vi. The Lands Registration Processes
- Deeds Registration
- Land Title Registration and Certification
vii. Compulsory Acquisition and Compensation
- The Legal and Administrative Frameworks
- The Acquisition procedure and processes
- Compensation assessment and related issues
viii. The Basics of Land and Buildings Inspection and Reporting
viii. Reading and interpretation of land documents – Survey plans, Deeds of Sales and Leases, Land Title Certificates, Search reports, Planning and Building Permits, etc.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the training programme, trainees/learners would have acquired the fundamental knowledge and understanding of the various facets of property management and the related fields of facilities management, building maintenance management, and land administration/management. Learners will have clear theoretical and practical knowledge of:
The management requirements of various property types
How to draw up and implement a management plan to achieve the desired overall objective of maximising owner/investor’s returns.
The land administration/management system operating in Ghana – the legislative and institutional frameworks, the impact of the dual land tenure and administration systems being operated concurrently, land registration systems, and the concept of compulsory acquisition and compensation.
Other important aspects such as financial management and lease administration
The basics of facilities management of property categories such as residential estates, office developments, shopping centres, hospitals, hotels, tertiary educational institutions, sports and recreational facilities, etc.
Building maintenance procedures.
These courses are presented in two models
COURSE DELIVERY
Learners may opt for any one of the two modes of course delivery as best suits their peculiar circumstances.
GH₵ 5,000.00
GHANAIAN NATIONALS
Applicants may choose to pay in full, or 60% before commencement of the course, and the remaining 40% mid-way through the course.
$ 1,000.00
FOREIGN NATIONALS
Applicants may choose to pay in full, or 60% before commencement of the course, and the remaining 40% mid-way through the course.
Applicants may choose to pay in full, or 60% before commencement of the course, and the remaining 40% mid-way through the course.