Every project comes with its own set of challenges, but the skills you need to manage each of them are the same: organizing and motivating the right team, delegating tasks, time and budget management, and strategic planning skills. MacEwan University, an Authorized Training Partner (ATP) with the globally recognized Project Management Institute (PMI), offers a unique and versatile series that provides essential project management training. Our courses are taught by certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs) delivering content aligned with PMI's PMBOK Guide. This certificate is for any industry's project team members, project sponsors, managers and leaders; PMO managers and staff; and individuals preparing to obtain the PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) designation. For more information regarding PMI certification requirements, visit pmi.org.
Professional Accreditation
Project Management Institute
MacEwan University is an Authorized Training Partner with the Project Management Institute™ (PMI®), offering this practical, hands-on program aligned with Project Management Body of Knowledge® (PMBOK® 7th edition), published by PMI.
These courses will also help individuals preparing for certification with PMI and satisfy eligibility requirements for the Project Management Professional™ (PMP®) and/or Certified Associate in Project Management™ (CAPM®) designation. They may also be used to satisfy recertification requirements.
PMI, PMP, PMBOK, R.E.P. and the PMI Registered Education Provider Logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
For more information regarding PMI certification requirements, visit PMI.org
Gold Seal from the Canadian Construction Association
Course hours can be used towards the Gold Seal Certification application for credits. Note that every 6 hours of learning equals 1 Gold Seal credit.
Learning and Career Growth
These courses will help you gain the following skills:
- Create realistic budgets and project schedules
- Find new ways to manage risk, stakeholder expectations and relationships
- Better define your projects, tasks and expectations upfront to avoid unexpected workloads
- Discover ways to shift your work focus and adapt to changes while considering time and budget
Project Management knowledge and skills apply to:
- Event planning
- Volunteer coordination and nonprofit services
- Developers of digital products and services
- Roles that work closely with numerous stakeholders
- New or established entrepreneurs/business owners
- Portfolio managers
- Account managers that work with multiple clients and projects
- Workers in complex teams/work environments
Duration and Delivery
- Delivery: On Campus or Online with instructor-led sessions
- Course hours: 14 - 21 hours
- Certificate hours: 119 hours
Fees
- Course: $599 - $699
- Certificate: $4,493*
*Fees are subject to change.
Getting Started
There are no admission requirements for this program. You can simply register for a course any time. We strongly recommend that Basics of Project Management be taken first as it is an overview of the entire Project Management professional development certificate.
Please note that this program uses the new 7th edition of the PMBOK Guide, as released by the Project Management Institute (PMI). If you have already taken previous courses in this program that use the 6th volume of the PMBOK Guide, you can still continue the program with the new 7th edition.
Courses may be taken individually, or complete the seven required courses to receive the Project Management professional development certificate.