Online Diploma in Project Planning and Management

To Increase your project planning and management skills for effective and successful project implementation while expanding your career opportunities.

This diploma level course is a comprehensive review of project design and planning and project management. Project management involves the planning, organizing, securing and managing of resources to achieve the successful completion of specific project goal and objectives. This course covers project management methodology, tool sets and documentation, including project analysis, needs assessments/ planning, design, project implementation, Log Frame development, work plan, indicators, understanding inputs ,outputs and outcomes, monitoring and evaluation. The course also includes a project management case study. Qualifications in Project Management are in great demand internationally and this diploma course will greatly enhance your career prospects.

DIPLOMA IN PROJECT PLANNING AND  MANAGEMENT

Start Date: 5th March 2019

End Date:   30th August 2019

Course Organizers:

Africa Institute for Project Management Studies (www.africadevelopmentresources.org) is an organization that was founded in 1999 as a capacity building expert and a development think tank that proposes solutions for development problems facing third world countries

We have delivered timely and professional capacity building services to a wide variety of organizations in the development sector. These include donor organizations, Government agencies, co-funding agencies, International and local NGOs, Government agencies and private sector firms. We have conducted successful consultancies for many organizations.

Overall Course Objective:

 To Increase your project planning and management skills for effective and successful project implementation while expanding your career opportunities.

This diploma level course is a comprehensive review of project design and planning and project management. Project management involves the planning, organizing, securing and managing of resources to achieve the successful completion of specific project goal and objectives. This course covers project management methodology, tool sets and documentation, including project analysis, needs assessments/ planning, design, project implementation, Log Frame development, work plan, indicators, understanding inputs ,outputs and outcomes, monitoring and evaluation. The course also includes a project management case study. Qualifications in Project Management are in great demand internationally and this diploma course will greatly enhance your career prospects.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE CONTENT

a)      Introduction to Project Management

b)      Project Design and Planning

c)      Project Implementation

d)     Budgeting

e)      Workplan Development

f)       Stakeholder Analysis

g)      Log Approach to project planning and Implementation

h)      Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation

i)         

Exercises:

After they have read the material for each unit, students are expected
to test their own Learning by completing some relevant exercises and
tasks.

Assignments:

There are ten assignments (continuous assessment tests) and one examination to be offered at the end of the course. Assignments and Continuous Assessment Tests account for 70% project paper will account for 30% of the mark. Upon completion of the course you shall be issued with a Diploma Certificate and a course transcript.

Examination

Certificate and Transcripts will be sent after successful completion of the course

DURATION AND COURSE LOAD: 24 Weeks - 5 to 6 hours per week

DATES: Six Months course that starts every first of the month.

REGIONS TARGETED: Global

COURSE: FEE: $800

Course Starts on 5th March 2019

Course Ends on 30th August 2019

ORGANIZERS: Africa Institute for Project Management Studies (AIPMS)

LANGUAGE: English only

FORMAT: Web-based and Distance Learning facilitated

GENERAL COURSE CONTACT

The Academics Coordinator

Africa Institute for Project Management Studies

Muthaiga Shopping complex

Limuru RD 3rd floor, Nairobi-Kenya

Tel: +254 727- 616-783

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.africadevelopmentresources.org