In February and March 2014, Building Operating Management conducted an email survey of facility managers on the subject of facility department training budgets. Responses totaled 869. Some charts may not add to 100 percent because of rounding. The following budget and planning information is drawn from that survey.
| 1. Did your overall education and training budget (including any funds in other lines for auxiliary costs) increase or decrease compared to last year? R=747 | |
| Decreased by 5 percent or more | 15% |
| Decreased by less than 5 percent | 5% |
| Stayed the same | 63% |
| Increased by less than 5 percent | 11% |
| Increased by 5 percent or more | 6% |
2. How much money do you have in this year's budget for education and training (counting any auxiliary costs, whether or not they are in a separate line item), per maintenance/engineering employee? R=751 |
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| None | 18% |
| Less than $200 | 14% |
| $200 to less than $500 | 19% |
| $500 to less than $1,000 | 17% |
| $1,000 to less than $2,000 | 14% |
| $2,000 or more | 18% |
3. How much do you have in this year's budget for education and training (counting any auxiliary costs, whether or not they are in a separate line item), per supervisory/management employee? R=748 |
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| None | 18% |
| Less than $200 | 12% |
| $200 to less than $500 | 18% |
| $500 to less than $1,000 | 18% |
| $1,000 to less than $2,000 | 17% |
| $2,000 or more | 17% |
4. Are auxiliary costs associated with education and training (travel, lodging, etc.) charged to the training budget or do they have their own line? R=815 |
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| These auxiliary costs are included in the training budget | 53% |
| These auxiliary costs are separate line items | 47% | 5. Does your facility department have a target for the number of hours of education and training (from all sources) each maintenance and engineering employee should receive each year? R=753 |
| Yes | 25% |
| No | 75% | 6. What is your department's target for hours of training each maintenance and engineering employee should receive each year? R=191 |
| Less than 10 hours | 16% |
| 10 to less than 20 hours | 39% |
| 20 to less than 30 hours | 23% |
| 30 to less than 40 hours | 13% |
| 40 hours or more | 9% | 7. Does your facility department have a target for the number of hours of education and training (from all sources) each supervisory/management employee should each year? R=747 |
| Yes | 25% |
| No | 75% | 8. What is your department's target for hours of training each supervisory/management employee should receive each year? R=188 |
| Less than 10 hours | 14% |
| 10 to less than 20 hours | 31% |
| 20 to less than 30 hours | 23% |
| 30 to less than 40 hours | 16% |
| 40 hours or more | 16% |
9. Did your facility department staff receive any facility-related training from an in-house training function in the past year? R=828 |
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| Yes | 60% |
| No | 40% |
10. Did your facility department staff receive any training from vendors in the past year? R=825 |
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| Yes | 69% |
| No | 31% |
11. Have you increased the use of online education and training in response to budget cuts in the past years? R=826 |
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| Yes, we have increased online training significantly | 20% |
| Yes, we have increased online training somewhat | 35% |
| No | 45% |
FM Training Budgets: Survey Offers Benchmarks
