APMG International Change Management Foundation and Practitioner

Programme Overview & Summary

This course provides you with the opportunity to look at approaches to managing change and demonstrate you can apply the principles in practice. Four core areas will be explored: change and the organisation, change and the individual, communications and stakeholder engagement and change management in practice. Together they will enable you to develop a comprehensive change management plan to support effective change within an organisation. This course includes both change management examinations, and all course materials to prepare you fully.

Style and Approach

This is an intensive 5 day classroom based course along with evening work. Please ensure you can commit the time to it. This course includes both management examinations, and all course materials to prepare you fully.

Audience

No prerequisites are necessary for attendance, although you would benefit from some experience of organisational change prior to attending the course.

Programme Structure

In this intensive course, you will be asked to complete 15-20 hrs of pre course digital learning before attending a 5 day onsite course. There will be evening work 8-10 hours completing mock exam questions. In the afternoon of day 3 you will take the Foundation exam lasting 40 mins. On day 5 you will take Practitioner exam lasting 2.5 hours.

Preparing for the workshop

Delegates will be asked to complete 15-20hrs of pre course digital learning before attending a 5 day onsite course.

Group Size

14 Participants.

Prerequisite & Requirements

No prerequisites are necessary for attendance

Supporting Resources

This course includes both Better Business Case examinations, and all course materials to prepare you fully.

Course Duration

15-20 hours of digital learning followed by a 5 day course (35 hours) along with evening work.

Course Cost

For all our course pricing please login at Course pricing. Please Note: Only employees with a Network Rail email address will be allowed access.

Learning Outcomes

This will enable the delegate to develop a comprehensive change management plan to support effective change within an organisation.

Course Objectives

To look at approaches to managing change and demonstrate you can apply the principles in practice.

Accreditation

APMG International Change Management Foundation and Practitioner accreditation.

Course Progression

Please note: it is a requirement to have passed Foundation before attempting the Practitioner exam.

Course Syllabus

Four core areas will be explored: change and the organisation, change and the individual, communications and stakeholder engagement and change management in practice. Together they will enable you to develop a comprehensive change management plan to support effective change within an organisation.

Course Learning Commitment

This is an intensive course and please ensure you can commit the time to it. The structure of your course is:

  • Pre Course Learning: approx. 15-20 hours in advance of your course
  • 5 day course: 35 hours
  • Evening work: 8-10 hours doing mock exam questions
  • Foundation (taken on the afternoon of day 3): multiple choice, 50 questions, 25 correct answers (50%) to pass, 40 minutes, closed book
  • Practitioner (taken on day 5): 2.5 hours, open-book (The Effective Change Manager’s Handbook may be used in the exam only), 4 questions (20 marks per question), 40 marks to pass (50%).

How to apply

If you would like to attend this course or have any queries about your projects following the course, or wish to submit your project for accreditation, please goto our how to book webpage.