Lead your team to success as a Project Manager with Confidence, Strategy and Precision!
Take the lead and drive success with the Occupational Certificate in Project Management. This qualification is for those who are natural organisers and leaders. It provides the full spectrum of skills needed to initiate, plan, execute, and successfully close projects across various industries.
You will gain hands-on experience in developing project scopes, managing budgets and timelines, leading teams, and mitigating risks.
This program aligns with international standards like PMBOK and PRINCE2, preparing you to become a confident and competent project manager ready to compete globally.
Who should attend?
This qualification is ideal for:
- Individuals seeking a career in project management
- Professionals wanting to formalise their project management skills
- Entrepreneurs managing their own projects
- Anyone with an interest in structured planning and execution
Career Opportunities
With this qualification, you can kickstart your career as:
- A Project Manager in corporate, government or NGO sectors
- A Project Coordinator supporting project delivery and reporting
- A Project Administrator managing documentation and logistics
- A Junior Project Planner assisting with schedules and budgets
- A Project Support Officer in cross-functional teams
Course Outline
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- Project Management Foundations is your launchpad into the dynamic world of project management. You’ll explore how projects come to life - from understanding industry roles and ethical principles to mastering how different project components work together. With hands-on exposure to real project initiation processes, this subject builds your confidence to step into the profession with clarity, purpose, and practical insight.
- Scope and Schedule Planning equips you with the skills to transform project ideas into structured plans that deliver results. You’ll learn how to define what needs to be done, break it down into manageable tasks, and build realistic timelines using proven scheduling techniques. With hands-on planning experience, you’ll gain the confidence to manage scope and time like a true project professional.
- Cost and Quality Management empowers you to take control of two of the most critical success factors in any project - budget and quality. You’ll learn how to plan, estimate, and manage project costs with precision, while mastering quality assurance techniques that ensure every deliverable meets professional standards. This subject gives you the confidence to balance financial discipline with excellence in execution - skills that make you stand out in any project environment.
- Human Resources and Communication prepares you to lead project teams with confidence and communicate like a pro. You’ll learn how to recruit, develop, and manage high-performing teams while mastering communication strategies that keep stakeholders informed and engaged. This subject gives you the people and messaging skills essential for driving project success in any industry.
- Risk and Procurement Management gives you the strategic edge to anticipate challenges and secure the right resources for project success. You’ll learn how to identify and respond to risks using proven frameworks, while mastering procurement processes - from planning and supplier selection to contract control. This subject builds your confidence to manage uncertainty and make smart, ethical purchasing decisions that keep projects on track.
- Project Systems and Close-Out brings your project full circle - teaching you how to integrate key systems for managing scope, cost, and delivery, while preparing you to wrap up projects with precision and professionalism. You’ll gain hands-on experience in final verification, resource demobilisation, contract closure, and client handover, ensuring every project ends with impact and insight.
Accreditation and Certification
This Occupational Certificate is accredited by the Quality Council for Trades & Occupations (QCTO).
Successful students will achieve a nationally recognised Occupational Certificate: Project Manager (SAQA ID 101869 at NQF Level 5).
Entrance Requirements
- NSC or NCV Level 4 or NQF Level 4 with Communication and Mathematical Literacy
- All classes and assessments are conducted in English
QCTO Qualification Framework
Knowledge Modules - Theory
- Introductory studies for Project Managers
- Project Integration Management
- Project Scope Management
- Project Time Management
- Project Cost Management
- Project Quality Management
- Project Human Resource Management
- Project Communications Management
- Project Risk Management
- Project Procurement Management
- Project Stakeholder Management
Practical Modules - Hands-on Learning
- Initiate a project
- Plan and develop a project management approach and scope statement
- Plan and develop a project timeline and schedule
- Plan for and project the cost of a project
- Plan project management systems
- Monitor and control the scope of a project
- Control the project delivery schedules and costs
- Control the project quality
- Manage and control the human resources of a project
- Conduct and control project communication and stakeholder interaction
- Manage and control project risks
- Manage and control project procurement activities
- Manage and control project close-out activities
Workplace Experience Modules - Real World Practice
- Attend to project initiation management processes
- Attend to project planning processes
- Attend to project execution and control processes
- Attend to project close-out processes