BOMI Designation Courses (RPA, FMA, SMA, SMT)

If you're working toward a BOMI Designation, we want to support you every step of the way! Here's how you can help us keep track of your progress:

• Complete the BOMI Release Form: Fill out the BOMI release form and e-mail it to Janie Shallow.
• Submit the BOMI Education Progress Survey: This survey helps us identify the courses you've completed and plan future offerings to ensure you meet your educational goals and designation requirements. 

Houston BOMA partners with BOMI to offer courses and professional designations for property managers, facility managers and building engineers. Throughout the commercial property industry, a BOMI designation is recognized as a mark of distinction; an emblem of achievement backed by BOMI’s more than 40 years of excellence in developing and offering advanced education programs.

BOMI designations are recognized throughout the commercial real estate industry as a mark of professional excellence. These comprehensive programs provide in-depth knowledge and practical skills that help professionals improve building performance, increase asset value, and operate properties more effectively.

Houston BOMA offers courses that apply to the following BOMI designations:

• Real Property Administrator (RPA)—Ideal for those who manage a single building or a portfolio of real estate assets with emphasis on building systems, risk management, brokerage, and enhancing overall financial performance of the asset.
• Facilities Management Administrator (FMA)—Ideal for those who manage a facility from the user’s perspective, either as a tenant or an owner of the facility, where you are responsible for the care, comfort, and productivity of your employees by maintaining building systems, technology, furniture systems, and daily maintenance. 
• Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA)—Ideal for those who manage the people who run building systems. SMAs ensure that the building systems run efficiently, both from an energy use and tenant comfort standpoint, as well maintain all aspects of a building or facility, including HVAC, electrical systems, plumbing, and hardware. 

Additionally, The Stationary Engineers Apprenticeship School (SEAS) offers courses that apply to the following BOMI designations:

• Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA)—Ideal for those who manage the people who run building systems. SMAs ensure that the building systems run efficiently, both from an energy use and tenant comfort standpoint, as well maintain all aspects of a building or facility, including HVAC, electrical systems, plumbing, and hardware. 

• Systems Maintenance Technician (SMT)—Ideal for those who operate and maintain major building systems such as HVAC, electrical, and plumbing.

Learn More About BOMI Designations

• Demonstrate industry expertise 
• Build technical and leadership skills
• Improve career advancement opportunities
• Increase operational efficiency
• Earn credentials recognized throughout the commercial real estate industry

Start with a Certification. Advance to a Designation.

BOMI certifications and designations are connected pathways designed to help you grow throughout your career.

Certifications are earned by completing a focused series of courses and passing the required course exams. They are an excellent option for professionals who are new to the industry, looking to develop expertise in a specific area, or wanting to make progress toward a larger credential.

Designations build upon that foundation. To earn a designation, learners complete all required courses, pass the associated course exams, and successfully complete the Capstone Exam. Designations are widely recognized throughout the commercial real estate industry and demonstrate a higher level of professional achievement and expertise.

The best part? The courses you complete for a certification also count toward your designation requirements, allowing you to build your credentials one step at a time.