Project Management Essentials Certificate Program

Project Management Essentials Certificate Program

Project management skills are your new career edge.

Project management skills in are in high demand across all sectors. Gain the confidence you need to lead success team projects.


About the program

Developed by leading practitioners and educators, the Project Management Essentials (PME) certificate program delivers the well-rounded training project managers need to effectively manage the process, people and technical requirements of any project. Courses are aligned with the latest version of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge® (PMBOK® Guide).

This modular program format allows individuals to enrol in a single course or register for the entire program. Complete all 7 courses below to earn an Algonquin College Certificate in Project Management Essentials. Alternatively, select only those courses which meet your specific needs.

Algonquin College is a Project Management Institute (PMI)® Global Registered Education Provider, and courses in the PME program can count toward the professional development units (PDUs) required to apply for or maintain Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification. See course descriptions for more details.

We're working on a new course calendar for our in-class and online sessions.

That includes exploring new courses and finding alternative ways to deliver training to you and your teams. In the meantime, while registration is temporarily closed, information about our existing courses will remain on our site to help you research and plan your learning path with us.

Courses

PME1: Introduction to Managing Projects

Gain the core knowledge and skills required to understand the framework, life cycle and knowledge areas of project management.

3-day course

$1695
PME2: Resource, Communications and Stakeholder Management

Learn to develop and implement communication plans to lead a high-performing team and to engage stakeholders.

3-day course

$1695
PME3: Project Schedule and Cost

Learn to develop a time-phased project schedule and use earned value to monitor project performance.

3-day course

$1695
PME4: Project Risk Management

Learn to adopt risk management strategies and activities to achieve consistent outcomes on projects. 

3-day course

$1695
PME5: Project Quality Management

Learn to develop a quality management plan and design requirements to meet stakeholder and organizational expectations.

2-day course

$1295
PME6: Procurement and Contract Management

Discover how to align project procurement processes and identify elements in a contract document to allow for contract risk management.

3-day course

$1695
PME7: Project Implementation and Closure

Learn to complete a project management plan, obtain approvals, manage project change and close out project phases.

3-day course

$1695
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