APPAU is APPA's premier professional development opportunity—offering multiple training courses together at a single location.
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Where are you on your APPA Professional Development Journey?
Institute for Facilities Management
Attendees selecting the "Institute" choose from one of four core facilities management topic areas for their APPAU event. Each core topic area provides rich content and hands-on exercises for attendees. The Institute core courses may be taken in any order.
Leadership Academy
APPA’s Leadership Academy prepares educational facilities professionals to become effective leaders with the skills to create thriving cultures of trust and lifelong learning that they can take back to their institutions. A comprehensive collection of four courses for educational facilities professionals, the Leadership Academy touches on all aspects of successful leadership skills: individual, interpersonal, managerial, and organizational.
AI in Facilities Workshop
Two days of learning more about AI in Facilities through innovative case studies presented by peers.
CEFP In-Person Study Course
Three days of facilitated preparation for the CEFP exam.
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