Advanced Diploma of Project Management (AQF6)

Course title:  Certificate IV in Project Management

Qualification/ Award Granted:
Certificate IV in Project Management BSB41504

Program Audience
Practicing project team members
Recently appointed project managers
Aspiring project managers
Business and technical professionals who work in a project environment and require a more in-depth knowledge of project management

Qualification Granted

Certificate IV in Project Management BSB41504

AQF Level  AQF Level 4

VET Codes or Course Codes  BSB41504
Where:
You’ll find this qualification is issued by a variety of vocational education and training (VET) providers and higher education institutions. You’ll find this offered in various formats including

• run on-demand across the country;
• Corporate and team programs (workshop and assessment or assessment only ) may be run throughout the year for groups
• Private student assessment enrolment intakes may be accepted throughout the year where RPL Recognition of Prior Learning applies.   With RPL we recognises skills and knowledge that may have been gained through formal and informal training and/or learning, work experience and life experience.

Some qualifications are issued based upon Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).  RPL is “the acknowledgement of the skills and knowledge a person has acquired through previous training, work or life experience, which may be used to grant status or credit in a subject or module.”www.vqa.vic.gov.au/vqa/accreditation/glossary.asp. The Department of Training and Employment says that “Your prior learning can only be recognised in formal vocational qualifications if your skills and knowledge are current and meet today’s industry standards. You must be able to show your skills and have them verified.”

Overview
The Certificate IV in Project Management is designed to equip practicing project team members, recently appointed project managers and aspiring project managers with best practice project management skills and knowledge.

The course provides participants with a working knowledge of project management principles and processes and the application of tools, techniques and methods crucial to a successful project.

Career opportunities & Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Access skills to manage small to medium sized projects
Effectively contribute to the management of a project
Have responsibility for a particular aspect across the entire project lifecycle, such as a team leader or technical expert
Aspire to more complex project management roles
Commence a career in project management
Career opportunities include – Project management, coordination, analyst and team member roles.

Course rules/ Assessment Requirements
To successfully achieve the Certificate IV in Project Management BSB41504 , particpants must:

• Have relevant work experience at an appropropriate level.
• Complete a portfolio of work-based evidence against assessment elements in the Assessment Record Book (with mentoring support available).
• Attend an assessment interview to present this project evidence and discuss the application of project management competencies within the workplace, and
• Complete the assessment within six months of the enrolment.

Modules (inc Codes) and Subjects

The Certificate IV in Project Management addresses the following Project Management Competency Standards within BSB01 Business Services Training Package:

BSBPM401A – Apply Scope Management Techniques
BSBPM402A – Apply Time Management Techniques
BSBPM403A – Apply Cost Management Techniques
BSBPM404A – Apply Quality Management Techniques
BSBPM405A – Apply Human Resources Management Techniques
BSBPM406A – Apply Communications Management Techniques
BSBPM407A – Apply Risk Management Techniques
BSBPM408A – Apply Contract and Procurement Management Techniques

Articulation
The course articulates to the Diploma of Project Management.   The attainment of the Certificate IV of Project Management  should enable you be eligible for RegPM certification as a Qualified Project Practitioner as determined by the AIPM.

Minimum Entrance requirements/ suggestions
Recommended Entrance Requirements:

The normal minimum suggested entry requirement in this course is that the participant is currently working on a project within the workplace.

Delivery/ Study Modes
Classroom (face-to-face)
Online
Distance

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