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Who are we?
The Australasian Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association
(TEFMA) was established in October 2003 as an independent association
of facilities managers operating in the tertiary education sector
of Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. TEFMA was formed
from AAPPA which was the Australasian chapter of the US parent APPA,
which is The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers.
APPA is an international association dedicated to maintaining, preserving,
and promoting the quality of educational facilities. TEFMA has a
similar raison d'etre to APPA and has a strategic partnership with
them. TEFMA also has a strategic partnership with AUDE, the United
Kingdom association of University Directors of Estates in and HEFMA,
the Southern Africa Higher Education Facilities Management Association.
TEFMA assists facilities managers in universities, colleges and
other educational institutions in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting
excellence in the planning, construction, maintenance, operations
and administration of educational facilities.
TEFMA serves the education community by conducting research, developing
educational programs, holding conferences and workshops, producing
publications, developing guidelines, and serving as a central information
source for its members.
Who are our members?
TEFMA has some 550 members representing 65 tertiary education institutions
in Australasia. TEFMA promotes engagement with industry through
its Business Partner membership category.
What do our members do?
Our members provide vital infrastructure and service in support
of the effective operation of tertiary education in the Australasian
region. Our strategic plan clearly articulates our vision, mission
and values. It also sets out our goals grouped under the themes
of competency, collaboration, and credibility. Through participation
in activities of the Association and guided by the principles of
our strategic plan, our members will add real value to their institutions
and in turn will enhance teaching and research outcomes. As individuals,
our members will experience professional growth and develop strong
working relationships with their peers across the sector.
Our vision
TEFMA will be recognised as the pre-eminent body which promotes
and supports excellence in facilities management in the Australasian
tertiary education sector".
Our members have responsibility for planning, capital works, design
and construction, maintenance, cleaning and landscape services,
environmental management, lifts, energy management, engineering
services, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, lighting, safety,
training, hazardous materials management, and financial planning
for infrastructure. Their responsibility for campus services includes
Security (both physical and personal), and depending on the institution,
may include timetabling, mail, transport, stores, catering, and
printing services. All these activities take place under an umbrella
of compliance with disabilities, heritage and environmental legislation,
and workplace health and safety requirements.
Why TEFMA is an important market?
TEFMA members are the key decision makers representing a multimillion-dollar
market for products and services. In Australasia, the tertiary education
sector has assets with a replacement value exceeding $22 billion
and spends over $500 million annually on maintenance and operations.
The sector also spends about a billion dollars annually on new construction
and refurbishments.
Put into perspective, the facilities expenditures totals 15 percent
of the entire tertiary education institutional budget. TEFMA members
value their Association, and consider it to be an important resource,
as demonstrated by our long-standing membership renewal rate of
100 percent of universities and polytechnics in Australia and New
Zealand.
Details of the range of activities and services provided by TEFMA
to its members through its Education and Information Services Committees
are provided elsewhere on this website.
Strategic Partners
AAPPA History
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