PME SkillsProgramme

ProjectManagement

4days

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Overview

Faculty Training Institute (FTI) is accredited by the Services SETA to deliver the Project Management Essentials Skills Programme.

| SAQA Unit Standards: 243824 & 15224| NQF Level: 5 | Credits: 12

You will attend two 2-day training sessions with a month’s interval in-between. Once the four training sessions are complete you will have two half-day Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) feedback sessions (making up 36 contact hours). You will have two months to complete a PoE.

The Project Management Essentials (PME) Skills Programme will introduce you to the fundamental principles and techniques of Project Management. This engaging and interactive Skills Programme is designed to give you simple and e� ective tools to plan, control and organise di� erent types of business projects.

Who should attend?

This programme is aimed primarily at entry level Project Managers and Project Co-ordinators needing theoretical and practical Project Management skills. It is most relevant to Line Managers who need to be more e� ective in delivering change, meeting deadlines and managing groups using a project management approach.

EntryRequirements

You will need:| A Grade 12 Certifi cate | Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 4, or equivalent | Communication at NQF Level 4, or equivalent| Computer Literacy at NQF Level 3, or equivalent | To be working in or with Project Management teams or using a project approach to your work. These projects can be technical, business, public sector or community development type projects, across a range of economic sectors.

Course Delivery & Assessment

We use a blend of face-to-face, facilitator-led training sessions as well as group discussions, practical exercises and feedback sessions, to embed knowledge and skills.You will need to:| Attend all four days and both PoE feedback sessions| Participate in and contribute to group discussions and activities| Practice a range of project management techniques and simulations to be able to apply them in the workplace| Do some individual reading and self-study| Complete workplace assignments and submit for formal assessment| Compile, submit and be found competent on a PoE| If found competent you will receive two South African Qualifi cation Authority (SAQA) unit standards:

‘Develop an integrated Project Management plan for a simple to moderately complex project’

and

‘Empower team members through recognising strengths, encouraging participation in decision making and delegating tasks’

No matterhow good

the team or how e� cient the

methodology,if we’re not solvingthe right problem,the project fails.

Woody Williams

FTI Certifi cation, accredited by the Services SETAContact Hours: 36

CONTACT US: www.fti.co.za 0860 CAREER info@fti.co.za

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Course Content

4 daysPlan a project| Defi ne a project and set measurable objectives| Break work into manageable chunks| Estimate and schedule tasks| Determine and allocate resources to tasks| Plan for uncertainty| Delegation and negotiation

Manage a project| Communicate with stakeholders| Motivate project contributors| Problem solving and decision making| Manage time e� ectively| Monitor project progress and make project adjustments| Learn to manage changes to requirements

Integrate what you have learnt| Present your project to the class and get feedback| Manage any changes to requirements| Summarise the course and review ‘lessons learnt’.

About Us

Faculty Training Institute (FTI) is a leading private training company in the disciplines of Business and Systems Analysis, Quality Assurance and Testing, Project Management, Agile and Strategic Skillsfor Professionals. We prepare you for excitingand lucrative careers in the knowledge economy.

With a history of 30 years we have establisheda reputation for training knowledge professionals using an interactive and skills-based approach.Our training is relevant, practical and career orientated so that you can apply what you have learnt from day one.

We have international and South African institutional accreditations including the MICT and Services SETA. We were the fi rst local education provider to be endorsed by the International Institute of Business Analysis and we are an IIBA® Charter Endorsed Education Provider. We are a global registered education and training provider with the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and a registered education and training provider with Project Management South Africa (PMSA). We are an accredited International Software Testing Qualifi cations Board (ISTQB®) training provider and a silver member of the Open Group Architecture Forum (TOGAF®).

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this Skills Programme, you will have a good understanding of the main project management tools and techniques.You will be able to:| Understand the role of di� erent stakeholders in a project and how they view project success| Defi ne a project and set measurable and clear objectives| Break projects into manageable components through estimating and scheduling tasks| Determine and allocate resources for a project| Understand and plan for uncertainty| Manage, monitor and make adjustments to a project| Recognise the importance of and develop key interpersonal and core skills such as problem solving, communicating, building relationships and managing change.