H&FE Space Management Challenges

Increasingly Higher and Further Education institutions are being asked to justify capital works expenditure, to spend refurbishment funds more wisely, and to use existing space in a more flexible manner than ever before. Serco Learning understands these challenges and the key questions that H&FE institutions are asking themselves about space management such as:

• How well is our space used?
• How can we tell just how well rooms are being used in one building compared to another, for example tutorial rooms?
• What do we do about the problem of Friday afternoons – has this improved over the last few years?
• Which campus is the busiest?
• What would be the best size for a new lecture theatre, for example at the city campus?

Fortunately Serco Learning offer a space management solution that can help and current users of this software have recently reported:

• Up to 30% TEACHING SPACE SAVINGS over three years through using the RUIS solution
• Up to 20% LESS SPACE required than originally planned for a new campus through the RUIS space schedule analysis.
• RUIS space efficiency audits produced results that show how EXISTINGSPACE can accommodate for projected student enrolments over the NEXT 5 YEARS

The Room Utilisation Information System (RUIS) from Serco Learning and Mosaic provides the highly sophisticated analytical tools that Further & Higher Education Space Managers require. The RUIS solution enables H&FE institutions to have a better understanding of space utilisation and assists with the creation of realistic, data-driven development plans. This means that they can meet the requests to justify capital works expenditure, help with spending refurbishment funds wisely, and enable them to use existing space in a more flexible manner than ever.

Comparison reports of timetabled versus audited use of space allow space managers to quickly identify where over-booking of space is occurring. In comparison to traditional methods the flexible and powerful RUIS space utilisation reports save massive amounts of time for Space Managers, as well as enabling the efficient production of detailed management information from which institutions can make informed decisions.

For more information about how Serco Learning can help with the space management challenges being faced by your institution, contact a member of our dedicated Higher & Further Education team today on 08456 500 888 or email us on enquiries@sercolearning.com.