The Certificate in Applied Project Management is made up of 7 carefully selected and integrated courses designed to efficiently cover three key project management learning stages:

The Essentials	PMP® Exam Prep May also be used for CAPM	Advanced Project Management Skills
PM Essentials: Part 1 or PME for Construction 3-days , 21 PDUs, $1,595	PMP® Exam Prep * * May also be used to prepare for CAPM 56 (learning hours)/PDUs, $1,845 • 3-days in-class training (21 hours) • up to 35 additional training hours through on-line supplementary materials (6 month subscription included) • Comprehensive PMP (or CAPM) Exam simulator • The book “The PMP® Exam, How to Pass on Your First Try” by Andy Crowe (hard cover version • Audio CDs • Flashcards • Laminated reference guide	Hands-on Microsoft Project 2-days, 14 PDUs, $1,295
PM Essentials: Part 2 – Advanced Project Monitoring and Control 3-days , 21 PDUs, $1,595		Project Contracting & Procurement Management 2-days, 14 PDUs, $1,295
Project Management –  Effective Communication & Stakeholder Management 3-days , 21 PDUs, $1,595		Taking Charge of Multiple Projects 2-days, 14 PDUs, $1,295

Scope - While most University level PM certificates cover either fundamental or advanced level project management training, this certificate covers three important levels: fundamental level, PMP (or CAPM) Exam Prep, and advanced tools.

Flexibility - After taking Project Management Essentials: Part 1 (or Project Management Essentials for Construction), take the remaining 6 courses in whichever order will benefit you the most.

Timing - Why tie yourself down to an arbitrary schedule? The courses for this certificate are offered multiple times in the year. Complete all course requirements in a short time period, or spread the courses over up to 3 years. Also, all courses take place during the week so you do not have to give up your evenings and weekends to attend.

Small class size - Rather than packing up to 40 participants in a lecture hall, and having to use separate break-out rooms for exercises, we keep our class size small so that each participant gets the attention they deserve.

Double dip - Only PDUs earned once a participant has passed the PMP exam may be applied towards the 60 PDUs required every 3 years to maintain their PMP designation. Participants who take the PMP Exam Prep course and pass the PMP exam early in the program, will be able apply PDUs from all remaining courses towards maintaining their designation. Most participants will be able to earn enough PDUs for their first three year PDU cycle, and be able to carry forward up to 20 PDUs for their next 3 year PDU cycle - all while earning their U of T Certificate in Applied Project Management!

No need to commit - While most certificates require you to commit to the entire certificate up front, with this certificate you are in control. Certificate courses may be taken “stand-alone” without a commitment to complete all course requirements. Once all required courses have been completed, you notify the University of Toronto who will then issue you the certificate.

Proven track record - The courses that make up the Certificate in Applied Project Management include some of the most popular and sought after project management courses available. The Project Management Essentials course, for example, is believed to be the longest continuously running project management course in Canada. These courses are taught by Project Management Professionals who not only have had a successful career as hands-on project managers, but are some of the highest rated project management trainers and consultants in Canada.

This certificate is recommended for participants who...

• Want a career in Project Management
• Want project management training that focuses on the application of project management - not just project management theory
• Want to earn their PMP (or CAPM) designation
  (participants who already having their PMP designation are exempt from having to take the PMP Exam Prep course)
• Want to differentiate themselves from those that just have their PMP or CAPM designation
• Want the tools and the knowlege to take on mid-to large size projects,
• Need specific project management skills such as:
• Techniques for scheduling and managing multiple projects which share a common resource pool
• How to use Microsoft Project effectively when planning and managing their projects
• How to manage stakeholder expectations when defining and managing project requirements
• How to successfully manage project contracting and procurement on mid to large size projects
• How to successfully manage the people on the project through effective communication, negotiate, motivation and conflict management
   
• Want PDUs earned from their project management certificate courses to count towards the PDUs required to maintain their PMP designation
  (Note, only PDUs earned after having obtained your PMP designation will count towards the 60 PDUs required every 3 years to maintain you designation. Most other project management certificates are designed to be completed prior to participants obtaining their PMP designation. As a result, once they do obtain their PMP designation, participants will have to take additional training to maintain their designation in the first three years.

Participants will...

• Understand the essential tools of project management for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and closing out projects both large and small.
• Learn advanced scheduling techniques for the scheduling of multiple projects that share a common set of resources
• Understand how to identify both high level and detailed project requirements in order to ensure that project results are aligned with business needs
• Be able to use Microsoft Project effectively during both the planning and managing of projects
• Learn how to hone their “people and leadership skills”, communicate with confidence, defuse potential volatile situations using their conflict management skills and achieve a higher degree of project success
• Learn how to avoid serious problems by effectively managing the expectations of project stakeholders
• Understands and manage the procurement process and project contracts with confidence
• Learn how to write and pass the PMP (or CAPM) exam

Participants who complete this project management certificate program will come away with more than just theory, they will have the tools and knowledge to take on actual projects and handle the types of situations project managers face on projects both of all sizes. They will also have the project management certificate and  professional designation that will give them an edge in a very competitive market.

• I am already a PMP, do I still have to take the 3-day PMP Exam Prep course?
• I have had previously project management training. Can I get credit for past project management courses towards the U of T Project Management Certificate?
• I have already taken some of the required courses through WCP at other locations. Can these other courses be applied to the University of Toronto Certificate?
• How does this certificate compare to other University level Project Management Certificates?
• How Large are the class sizes?
• If I already have my PMP designation, why would I want a U of T Certificate in Applied Project Management?
• Can I take some of these courses now, and decide later whether or not I want to take the whole certificate?
• What if I don't finish all the courses that make up the certificate?
• How many PDUs will I earn?
• Who are the course instructors?
• What is the cost of the certificate?
• I am already part way through the certificate and I noticed that some of the courses have changed. How will that affect me?