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Professional Certificate in Policy and Project Management
Units
In order to qualify for this Certificate, candidates must successfully complete its two component units and two written tasks. Candidates who wish to qualify for an Award must complete one Unit and its associated written task.
Unit 5006 Conducting a management project (policy) (10 CATS Points)
This unit covers the whole range of policy skills which civil servants need when working in a policy role, from initial policy ideas through assessment, communication, delivery and evaluation.
The component seminars in the unit examine the policy narrative and life cycle, engaging with stakeholders, defining and using different types of evidence, the roles of central government and others, force field analysis, cost, delivery and defining success. They also cover principles of risk and project management, measuring outcomes and managing evaluation, developing communication plans, developing key messages and selecting the right medium for your communications strategy implementation.
Learning outcomes include being able to identify and justify a management project, being able to conduct research using sources and analyse data and options, being able to make conclusions and recommendations that achieve the project’s aim, and being able to show and review the results of the project.
Seminars
- Policy Design (1): Identifying Problems, Gathering Evidence, Consulting Stakeholders
- Policy Design (2): from Options to Evaluation
- Effective Policy Delivery
- Communication Skills for Policy Work
Unit 5009 Project development and control (6 CATS Points)
This unit covers an overview of project management and project planning skills and techniques in a practical, hands on series of workshop exercises, practical presentations and interactive plans.
The component seminars cover the main stages of project management, critical path analysis, key aspects of prince 2 and Microsoft project, project teams and risk, as well as different types of plan and their application, flow diagrams, specifications and contracts, Gantt charts, resource smoothing, and monitoring progress against the plan.
Learning outcomes include being able to identify the components of project stages and life cycle, being able to describe project methodologies and their application, being able to develop and project plan, identify and mitigate risks and construct a monitor and review strategy.
