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Project Management Courses
Boost your career prospects in Project Management with Oxbridge Academy’s courses. These courses cover the essential skills you need to plan, execute, and deliver successful projects. Whether you’re new to Project Management or looking to upskill, our courses have something to offer.
Some of our courses are accredited by the QCTO and offer a comprehensive learning experience. Register now and gain valuable Project Management skills without sacrificing your day job with our flexible study options.
Why Choose Our Project Management Courses?
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You can complete your course from the comfort of your own home.
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You can ask an industry-expert tutor for help if you get stuck with your coursework.
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You will gain valuable skills in project management.
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You will be able to choose whether you want to pay your course fees upfront or in monthly instalments.
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Short Learning Programmes
These non-accredited skills courses will equip you with fundamental knowledge and skills in project management.
Occupational Certificates
These formal qualifications are registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), and are accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO). Occupational qualifications are associated with a trade, occupation or profession resulting from work-based learning and consisting of knowledge unit standards, practical unit standards, and work experience unit standards.
What Does Project Management Involve?
Project management involves the use of processes and resources to meet certain project objectives within a given timeframe. Project managers, therefore, are responsible for making sure that projects are carried out successfully – both on time and within the scope of the available resources.
The tasks and responsibilities of a project manager may include:
- Planning a project from start to finish.
- Identifying the resources required for implementing the project.
- Drawing up and managing the project budget.
- Establishing the project timeline.
- Managing the project team.
- Negotiating and contracting with external service providers.
- Assessing and managing risks relating to the project.
- Performing quality assurance in relation to all aspects of the project.
- Reporting to the relevant stakeholders.
- Evaluating the project upon completion.
Where Do Project Managers Work?
Project managers can work for project management firms, or they can work as in-house project managers for organisations. Alternatively, they can work as freelancers. Even though some industries, such as construction and IT, are more project intensive than others, project managers are able to find work in all industries.
Project management is important because it enables organisations to implement projects more successfully. By hiring professional project managers to oversee major projects, organisations are more likely to complete projects on time, within budget, and to the desired quality. They are also less likely to be affected by scope creep. (Scope creep is when the scope of a project gradually increases during the course of a project, often due to lack of planning and/or proper management throughout the course of the project).
Organisations can benefit from professional project management in the following ways:
- More efficient use of resources
- Minimisation of project risks
- Improved change management
As you can see from the above, project management has an important role to play in the successful completion of projects in any environment.
Here are a few examples of the different types of project management positions that you might come across in practice:
- Business Project Manager
- Construction Project Manager
- Financial Project Manager
- Healthcare Project Manager
- IT Project Manager
- Project Management Consultant
- Project Risk Manager
- Technical Project Manager
You often have to complete a number of professional certifications, once you start working, to qualify as a specialist in these fields. Your industry-specific work experience will also be taken into account when you apply for positions that require industry knowledge and industry-related technical skills.
What Skills Do You Need To Work As A Project Manager?
To work as a project manager, you will need the relevant technical knowledge and skills to implement a project in a particular industry. If you want to work as a construction project manager, for example, you will need sound knowledge of building regulations, contract administration, and general construction principles.
Here are a few examples of the different types of project management positions that you might come across in practice:
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Numeracy skills
- Organisational skills
- Leaderships skills
- Strategic thinking skills
- Problem solving skills
- Time management skills
- Conflict management skills
- Flexibility and adaptability
How You Can Benefit By Studying A Project Management Course At Oxbridge Academy
- You can learn the fundamental principles of project management by studying part-time or full-time from home via distance learning.
- You can work through the study material in your own time, and email a tutor for help whenever you need assistance with your coursework.
- You can expect constructive feedback on all your assignments within 2 weeks after they have been received by the college.
- You can choose whether you want to pay for your course upfront or in affordable monthly instalments.