The City of Brampton is ready to receive the first batch of students to its new Asset Management Training and Innovation Centre.

Municipal employees from across Ontario can now sign up to receive certification from the newly offered training program. A year ago, Brampton launched Canada’s first asset management training and examination centre — the first of its kind in Canada — dealing with acquisition, operation and care of property and infrastructure. Courses are offered in partnership with the Asset Management Academy (AMA).

“Launching the first-ever globally-recognized Asset Management Training and Innovation Centre in Canada is just one way the City of Brampton is thinking bigger and attempting to move our city forward as a leading innovator. We are proud to collaborate with the AMA and IAM in advancing the practice of asset management, which is critical for all municipalities nationwide,” Mayor Linda Jeffrey said.

The launch coincides with new provincial rules that require every municipality to develop a strategic asset management policy by July 1, 2019, and a phased asset management plan by July 1, 2024.