Project Management, CERT

College Certificate: (CERT-PRM)

About the Program

The Project Management Certificate will provide students with the information and skills necessary to secure an entry level position managing projects in business and industries such as IT, business, health care and others. The courses will provide the required contact hours and information needed to take the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam. Upon completion of the certificate program students will understand beginning, intermediate and advance project management software.

Students will learn skills necessary for the occupational positions which include, but are not limited to: Associate Project Manager, Project Manager, Program Manager, Scheduling Technician, and IT Specialist/Project Manager.

College Certificate Goals

• To provide students with a basic foundation of theory and practice of project management as it relates to project management positions in business, IT, healthcare and others

College Certificate Outcomes

• Students will be able to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control and close a specified project to completion
• Meet the educational requirements to become certified by taking the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam with a 70% or higher proficiency score
• Identify, describe and explain appropriate techniques for oral, written and electronic communication vehicles when communicating with team members and stakeholders

Admission Requirements

Students are required to do the following:

• Fulfill all WCCCD admission requirements
• Fulfill course placement requirements based on the ACCUPLACER® assessment
• Declare intent to enter the program on WCCCD Admission Application or in the Student Services Office
• Complete an Educational Development Plan (Plan of Work), outlining the student’s plan for program completion
• Complete a WCCCD Program Application and submit to the Campus Academic Officer