Project management courses and training
Develop your project manager career
Projects bring change
Projects are how organisations bring about change.
Projects enable organisations to bring new products to market, deliver improved services to customers, increase operational efficiencies and improve internal processes.
Working on projects
Usually, staff throughout an organisation are affected by, or take part in projects.
If you are a member of a project team, a team leader, project manager, project sponsor or project support, you will benefit from attending a project management training course.
Or, if you are just interested and want to learn about project management methodologies and theory, or learn the most important project management tools and techniques, we have the right course for you.
Read on for more details of the types of training available.
Project managers in demand
Project managers are part of a growing profession, and the number of related jobs increases every year (see chart).
According to the American Project Management Institute (PMI) between 2017 and 2017, over 20 million new project management roles will be created globally in just seven industries [1].
Learn practical skills
Students who attend a project management training course benefit by learning practical tools skills to apply on projects.
All our training courses include a theoretical part which helps you learn topics such as these:
- The project life cycle
- Project management processes
- Project management roles and responsibilities
- How projects fit in with programmes
- Common project management tools and techniques.
Training improves your skills
The knowledge you gain from attending a course will help you to effectively work on or manage projects.
In turn, this will help your employer since you’ll be better contributing to successfully realizing benefits from better-managed projects.
All our training courses equip you with the hard project management skills e.g. planning, risk or quality management.
Some courses also equip you with soft project manager skills and competencies too. For example leadership skills which successful project managers require.
Benefits of training
- Better job opportunities
- Higher salaries
- The skills and knowledge to work on, or manage projects
- Improved confidence to work on, or manage projects
- Recognition of your skills by your employer and colleagues
- Better outcomes from your projects (benefit to your organisation)
- You can gain internationally recognised qualifications to enhance your career prospects as a project management professional.
Introduction to Project Management
(1-day Course)
This 1-day introductory course teaches you some basic project management skills and techniques you can apply immediately on your projects.
Suitable for: those wanting a basic overview of project management.
Prior experience: none.
Format: Classroom.
Course code: IPM.
Fundamentals of Project Management
(2-day Course)
This 2-day fundamentals course teaches you many core project management skills and techniques you can apply immediately on your projects.
Suitable for: those needing a course with a bit more depth.
Prior experience: none.
Format: Classroom.
Course code: FPM.
Writing Compelling Business Cases
(1-day Course)
This 1-day course teaches you to write a great business case and get it approved. This is a critical skill for project managers today.
Suitable for: project managers and business analysts in any industry.
Prior experience: none.
Format: Classroom.
Course code: WBC.
PRINCE2® Courses
PRINCE2 is the world’s most popular project management certification.
All courses are suitable for beginners or more experienced practitioners.
Our trainers are all experienced project managers in using PRINCE2. Exceptional exam pass rates.
Certification: Foundation and Practitioner.
Prior experience: none.
Format: classroom or online.
Accreditation: AXELOS.
PRINCE2 Agile® Courses
PRINCE2 Agile combines the control of PRINCE2 with the flexibility of Agile.
It was developed to meet industry demands when managing Agile projects.
Our trainers are all experienced Agile project managers and are highly skilled as trainers.
Certification: Practitioner.
Prior experience: PRINCE2 Foundation.
Format: classroom.
Accreditation: AXELOS.
Agile Project Management (AgilePM®)
AgilePM certification provides an understanding of how to manage Agile projects.
Agile Project Management was born out of one of the original Agile methods - DSDM.
This is a fast-growing Agile certification with over 100,000 people having sat AgilePM exams.
Certification: Foundation and Practitioner.
Prior experience: none.
Format: classroom or online.
Accreditation: APMG International.
APM Online Courses
The Association for Project Management (APM) is the chartered body for the project profession in the UK.
Its qualifications are widely sought-after by UK employers and is a good complement to PRINCE2.
Certification: Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ); Project Management Qualification (PMQ).
Prior experience: PFQ (none).
Format: online.
Accreditation: APM (Association for Project Management).
PMI PMP® Online Courses
The Project Management Institute (PMI®) provides the popular Project Management Professional (PMP®) qualification.
This higher-level qualification is popular throughout the world.
Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP®).
Prior experience: click here for more details.
Format: online.
Accreditation: Project Management Institute (PMI®).
PMI CAPM® Online Courses
The Project Management Institute (PMI®) also provides an entry-level qualification aimed at project managers joining the profession.
This qualification is often a stepping-stone to PMP®.
Certification: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®).
Prior experience: click here for more details.
Format: online.
Accreditation: Project Management Institute (PMI®).
Choosing the best project management course
If you're trying to get into project management as a career, then read What's the best course to get into project management? to help you choose.
Best courses
The article provides career advice for people wanting to get into project management. It describes the best courses to help you develop your project management skills.
Choosing the best project management qualification
Which Project Management Qualification? describes each of the different project management qualifications from all the main certification bodies in the UK and abroad.
Certification
Read this if you want to get professional project management certification but are not sure which one is best.
Starting and maintaining your project manager career
If you're thinking about starting a project management career or developing your project management career, we have articles to help you plan your career before choosing the best certification.
Interview techniques
If you're attending a job interview these project management interview techniques might be useful.
Contact us
Contact us with questions about the project management courses on this page, or about project management certification or training.
Call 0207-148-5985, or chat with us using the link at the bottom of the screen.
References
[1] Project Management Institute. (2017). Project Management Job Growth and Talent Gap 2017 & 2027. Available: https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/learning/job-growth-report.pdf. Last accessed 05 Jul 2019.