Project and program management

Project and program management training.

BSB40920 and BSB50820, delivered and assessed by Wisdom Learning, RTO 88062.

Projects and programs are where strategy becomes delivery. We build the project management capability your people need to deliver to time, budget and governance requirements, with nationally recognised qualifications where formal recognition is needed.

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Delivery depends on the people running it.

Frameworks, methodologies and tools set the standard. Whether projects are delivered well depends on whether the people running them can apply those standards to real projects, with real constraints.

Many organisations rely on staff who manage projects alongside their main role. They need practical capability, fast.

Are projects scoped and planned consistently?
Are schedules realistic and actively managed?
Are costs and budgets controlled?
Are risks identified and managed before they become issues?
Are stakeholders engaged and kept informed?
Do projects work within your governance and assurance frameworks?
Can teams manage contracts and vendors?
Are lessons captured and applied to the next project?

Now delivering for the APS Academy

Navigating into Project Management in the Australian Public Service.

Wisdom Learning delivers Navigating into Project Management in the Australian Public Service, offered through the APS Academy for public servants starting out in project roles.

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Capability for every level of delivery.

From the people who support projects to those accountable for them, we build capability matched to the role.

Project officers and coordinators

Supporting delivery

Scope, schedule and quality techniques
Project records and reporting
Working within project governance
BSB40920 Certificate IV in Project Management Practice

Project managers

Leading delivery

Managing scope, time, cost and quality
Risk, issues and change control
Leading project teams and stakeholders
BSB50820 Diploma of Project Management

Staff who run projects alongside their role

Practical capability, fast

Project fundamentals in plain language
Templates and tools for your environment
Planning and reporting that meets your governance
Support to apply it to live projects

After the course: your next step.

Project capability grows when people apply it. After an introductory course, these are the most common next steps for public servants and their teams.

FormaliseCertificate IVBuild practical project skills and gain a nationally recognised qualification.BSB40920 Certificate IV in Project Management Practice
LeadDiplomaStep up to leading projects, with the skills to manage scope, time, cost, risk and people.BSB50820 Diploma of Project Management
ScaleA program for your teamA tailored program for your agency, built around your framework, templates and governance.

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What project teams build.

The capability project and program teams need to deliver within public sector governance, assurance and procurement rules.

ScopeDefine and control what the project will and will not deliver.
TimeBuild realistic schedules and keep them on track.
CostEstimate, budget and control project costs.
QualityPlan and assure the quality of what is delivered.
RiskIdentify, assess and manage project risks and issues.
People and stakeholdersLead project teams and keep stakeholders engaged.
Information and communicationReport clearly to sponsors, boards and governance bodies.
Contracts and vendorsManage suppliers and contracts through delivery.
IntegrationBring every part of the project together and close it well.

Learning built around real projects.

Participants apply what they learn to projects in their own environment, using your frameworks, templates and governance, so the capability transfers straight into delivery.

DiagnoseUnderstand your project frameworks, portfolio and where delivery capability is thin.
DesignBuild learning around your methodology, templates and governance.
Learn and practiseWorkshops, simulations and digital learning built on realistic project scenarios.
Apply to live projectsWorkplace tasks on participants’ own projects.
Assess and evidenceAssessment against the standard, and evaluation of what has changed.

Managing suppliers is part of delivery. See our procurement and contracting capability.

Nationally recognised training

Project management qualifications.

Delivered as a standard program or contextualised to your project frameworks and environment. Individual units of competency and statements of attainment are also available.

Delivered and assessed by Wisdom Learning Pty Ltd, RTO 88062.

A taste of how we work.

Every program uses realistic situations drawn from the work. Here is a short example of the kind of scenario participants practise.

Sample scenario

Just one more thing

Two weeks before delivery, a senior executive asks your team to add a feature that “should only take a day”. Your schedule has no float left, and the request has not been through change control. The executive is also the person who approved your budget.

What would you do?

How do you respond to the executive in the moment?
What do you need to know to assess the change?
Who decides, and how do you record it?

What this practises

Scope and change control
Managing senior stakeholders
Assessing schedule, cost and risk impact
Working within project governance

In our programs, participants work through scenarios like this in realistic conditions, then debrief their decisions with an experienced facilitator. Full scenarios, model responses and assessment tools are provided to client organisations only.

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Questions about project management training.

Short answers to the questions organisations ask us about this work. If yours is not here, ask us.

Can programs be built around our project methodology?

Yes. We contextualise programs to your project management framework, templates, governance and assurance requirements, so people learn the way your organisation delivers.

Which qualification is right for our people?

The BSB40920 Certificate IV in Project Management Practice suits project officers, coordinators and team members. The BSB50820 Diploma of Project Management suits project managers and leaders responsible for delivery.

Can participants use their own projects for assessment?

Yes. Assessment uses realistic tasks and workplace evidence, including work on participants’ own projects where appropriate.

Do you support staff who manage projects alongside their main role?

Yes. We build practical project capability for staff who run projects as part of a broader role, with tools and templates they can use straight away.

Can experienced project managers gain a qualification?

Yes. Recognition of prior learning is available, so experienced practitioners can have their existing skills assessed against the qualification.

Build the capability to deliver.

Tell us about your projects and the people running them, and we will help you design the capability they need.

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How to engage us

We respond to every enquiry within one business day.

Tailored programs are not nationally recognised training unless a qualification or unit code is shown.