Construction & Building Trades
The Building Maintenance Technician programme is a structured professional vocational training programme designed in accordance with professional standards, workplace procedures, and real facility operation practice. The programme develops practical professional competence in the inspection, maintenance, minor repair, and functional upkeep of building systems, components, and service areas, while strengthening professional judgement, safe working practices, and documentation skills. Training is organised into progressive blocks that combine classroom theory, supervised practical work, guided technical exercises, and formal assessment. The programme is suitable for individuals seeking documented vocational competence as well as practitioners wishing to systematise and validate their experience, and it is documented in a form suitable for institutional use, transparency, and external or international verification.
Individuals seeking formal vocational qualification and documented competence in building maintenance and technical facility support.
Practitioners with practical experience who want to systematise skills, close competence gaps, and validate professional capability through structured training and assessment.
Employees of companies, service providers, and facility teams who require documented proof of competence for career development, compliance, tender participation, or professional progression.
Apply occupational safety requirements, safe access procedures, and risk control measures during building maintenance work.
Interpret maintenance schedules, work orders, equipment labels, technical instructions, and basic building documentation.
Select and use hand tools, portable power tools, measuring devices, and maintenance materials correctly and responsibly.
Perform routine inspection, preventive maintenance, minor repair, and adjustment of common building elements and service systems within occupational scope.
Identify faults, wear, leaks, damage, and non-conformities, and apply appropriate corrective or escalation procedures.
Maintain service records, inspection checklists, defect reports, and job completion documentation in accordance with workplace procedures.
Communicate effectively with supervisors, colleagues, contractors, and building users regarding maintenance needs, completed work, and safety matters.
Instructional time
Total: 480 academic hours (Theory 160, Practice 260, Independent study 40, Final assessment 20).
Issued documents
Assessment
Assessment includes continuous evaluation through tests, practical tasks, workshop performance, completed maintenance documentation, and a final practical examination based on occupational criteria and quality requirements.
Prerequisites
Basic literacy and numeracy, readiness for practical training, and ability to follow occupational safety requirements. Prior professional experience is not mandatory.
Training format
Competence-based vocational training delivered through classroom theory, supervised practical workshops, guided exercises, technical tasks, workplace-oriented simulations, and formal assessment.