MINEFOP approval no. 241/MINEFOP/SG/DFOP/SDGSF/CSACD/CBAC

Business management

Plan, coordinate and run projects: budget, deadlines, teams and risks.

Length

7 months + 2 months of guaranteed work placement

Minimum level

Bachelor's degree

Diploma

Professional Qualification Certificate (CQP)

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Activities

The Project Manager is a professional responsible for successfully completing a project by monitoring and controlling its entire progress. The profession is found in a wide range of sectors, from industrial engineering and marketing to aeronautics and construction and public works.

Leading a team, they are responsible for designing or improving products, services (new processes or methods), or systems.

The project management professional is responsible for

  • Plan projects (budget, deadlines, resources)
  • Organise teams and responsibilities
  • Coordinate the different phases of the project
  • Supervise task implementation
  • Monitor the project (quality, risks, progress)
  • Close the project (evaluation, review, archiving)
  • Use tools such as Gantt, MS Project, Trello, etc.

Depending on the level and context, the role may have several titles

  • Project Manager / Project Manager
  • Project coordinator
  • Project Officer
  • Assistant Project Manager
  • PMO (Project Management Office)
  • Programme or Portfolio Director
  • Project Management Consultant

Working in the profession

  • Can be practised in a private company, NGO, public administration or consultancy
  • Often works across departments
  • Requires good communication, priority management, leadership and mastery of planning tools
  • Operates using agile, V-model or hybrid methods, depending on the sector (IT, construction, healthcare, finance, etc.)

The project management sector offers numerous career opportunities

  • Industrial businesses
  • Consulting firms
  • NGOs and international institutions
  • IT services companies
  • Government organisations
  • Banking and insurance
  • Construction, logistics, energy, telecommunications

With experience, project managers can progress to

  • Project or Programme Director
  • PMO Manager
  • Senior Project Management Consultant
  • Project Management Trainer
  • Operations Director or Deputy Managing Director

Skills acquired on completion of the course

  • Project team management and facilitation
  • Project Management
  • Managing and leading development projects
  • Project financing
  • IT applied to project management
  • Project monitoring and evaluation
  • Decision-support tools

15 modules. Tap a module to see what it covers.

  • Definition and principles of project management
  • Project life cycle (preparation, execution, closure)
  • Typology of projects
  • Role of the project manager
  • Stakeholders

Detailed programme

Admission requirements

To enrol, prepare these items. The centre helps with your file, and training starts once the first instalment is paid.

  • The registration form, filled in at enrolment
  • A photocopy of your ID card or birth certificate
  • Two 4 x 4 passport photos, less than 3 months old
  • One ream of paper
  • The first instalment of the tuition: 40%
  • The registration fee

Ready to start in project management?

Tell us what you want to do. We point you to the course that leads there and follow your enrolment.

  • Personal guidance
  • Training focused on employment
  • A work placement
  • Support before, during and after
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