Occupational Certificate 101869
NQF LEVEL 5, 240 CREDITS
Upon completion of all the requirements of this course, students will be awarded an Occupational Certificate: Project Manager from the QCTO.

Entry requirements
NSC or NCV level 4 or NQF Level 4 with Communication and Mathematical Literacy

Course Objectives

• Initiate a project to address specific project objectives.
• Plan and prepare the delivery of a project.
• Execute and control the delivery of a project management plan.
• Manage the project close out process.

Cluster 1: Project Management Introduction (12 credits)
(121905000-KM-01, 121905000-KM-02, 121905000-PM-01)
Cluster 2: Scope Management (24 credits)
(121905000-KM-03, 121905000-PM-02, 121905000-PM-06)
Cluster 3: Time Management (16 credits)
(121905000-KM-04, 121905000-PM-03)
Cluster 4: Project Budget and Cost Management (24 credits)
(121905000-KM-05, 121905000-PM-04, 121905000-PM-07)
Cluster 5: Quality Management (24 credits)
(121905000-KM-06, 121905000-PM-05, 121905000-PM-08)
Cluster 6: Human Resources Management (16 credits)
(121905000-KM-07, 121905000-PM-09)
Cluster 7: Project Communication (16 credits)
(121905000-KM-08, 121905000-PM-10)
Cluster 8: Risk Management (16 credits)
(121905000-KM-09, 121905000-PM-11)
Cluster 9: Procurement Management (16 credits)
(121905000-KM-10, 121905000-PM-12)
Cluster 10: Project Close-out (16 credits)
(121905000-KM-11, 121905000-PM-13)

SUBJECTS COVERED

Knowledge Modules (80 credits)

• KM-01 Introductory studies for Project Managers
• KM-02 Project Integration Management
• KM-03 Project scope management
• KM-04 Project time management
• KM-05 Project Cost Management
• KM-06 Project Quality Management
• KM-07 Human Resource Management
• KM-08 Project Communications Management
• KM-09 Project Risk Management
• KM-10 Project Procurement Management
• KM-11 Project Stakeholder Management

Practical Skill Modules (100 credits)
• PM-01 Initiate a project
• PM-02 Plan and develop a project management approach and scope statement
• PM-03 Plan and develop a project timeline and schedule
• PM-04 Plan for and project the cost of a project
• PM-05 Plan project management systems
• PM-06 Monitor and control the scope of a project
• PM-07 Control the project delivery schedules and costs
• PM-08 Control the project quality
• PM-09 Manage and control the human resources of a project
• PM-10 Conduct and control project communication and stakeholder interaction
• PM-11 Manage and control project risks
• PM-12 Manage and control project procurement activities
• PM-13 Manage and control project close-out activities

Work Experience Modules (60 credits)
• Attend to project initiation management processes
• Attend to project planning processes
• Attend to project execution and control processes
• Attend to project close-out processes

Assessment and award
• 11 Knowledge assignments
• 13 Practical assignments
• 6 Workplace assignments

Eligibility requirements for the external summative assessment
To qualify for the external summative assessment, learners must have:
• Completed and passed all assignments for the knowledge, practical and workplace assignments.
• Have completed the required number of notional hours per component of the course (knowledge, practical and workplace assignments)
• Submitted all documentary evidence for practical and workplace modules (logbooks)
• A signed statement of work experience for the workplace component
• Passed the internal and external verification from ATS, the SETA and the QCTO.
• Statement of results from ATS
• Account must be up to date.

Career Possibilities
• Initiating a project to address a specific project
• Planning and preparing the delivery of a project
• Executing and controlling the delivery of a project management plan
• Managing the project close-out process

QUALIFICATION MODULES
Module 1: INTRODUCTORY STUDIES FOR PROJECT MANAGERS
• Project Management careers and qualifications
• Project management framework
• Project management processes
• Business ethics

Module 2: PROJECT INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT
• Project charter
• Project Management Plan
• Direct and manage project work
• Monitor and control project work
• Integrated change control
• Project close-out

Module 3: PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT
• Project scope management planning
• Scope management requirements and needs
• Define Scope
• Work breakdown structures
• Validate scope
• Control scope

Module 4: PROJECT TIME MANAGEMENT
• Plan schedule management
• Define scheduled activities
• Sequence activities
• Estimate activity resources
• Estimate activity duration
• Control schedule

Module 5: PROJECT COST MANAGEMENT
• Plan cost management
• Estimate costs
• Project budgeting concepts
• Control costs

Module 6: PROJECT QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• Plan quality management
• Perform quality assurance
• Control quality

Module 7: PROJECT HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• Plan HR Management
• Acquire a project team
• Develop a project team
• Manage a project team

Module 8: PROJECT COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT
• Plan communications management
• Manage Communications
• Control Communications

Module 9: PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT
• Plan risk management
• Identify risks
• Qualitative risk analysis
• Quantitative risk analysis
• Plan risk response
• Control risks

Module 10: PROJECT PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
• Plan procurement management
• Conduct procurement
• Control procurement
• Close procurement

Module 11: PROJECT STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
• Stakeholder identification
• Plan stakeholder management
• Manage stakeholder engagements
• Control stakeholder engagements

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