Diploma of Project Management

Course overview

This course is for people who want to pursue a career in project management. You will learn how to work as a project manager or as a project team leader. This course will help you develop the practical skills and knowledge required to design, implement, manage and close complex projects.

Course structure

The course structure below shows what you must do to complete this course. Units/modules are arranged in groups and sometimes also in subgroups.

You must complete each group as specified as well as following the course completion instructions. If a course contains optional groups there will be a statement at the top of the course indicating how many you must do. At the top of any group containing optional subgroups there will be a statement saying how many you must do.

Course contents

Online or Distance study options

A total of 9 core module/units must be completed.

CORE UNITS

Modules/Units	Name
BSBPMG501A	Manage application of project integrative processes
BSBPMG502A	Manage project scope
BSBPMG503A	Manage project time
BSBPMG504A	Manage project costs
BSBPMG505A	Manage project quality
BSBPMG506A	Manage project human resources
BSBPMG507A	Manage project communications
BSBPMG508A	Manage project risk
BSBPMG509A	Manage project procurement

Career Opportunities

Project manager, project team leader.

Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

To give you the greatest chance of successfully completing this qualification it is strongly recommended that students undertaking Diploma level qualifications follow the preferred pathways, which include:

BSB41507 Certificate IV in Project Management or other relevant qualification/s

with extensive vocational experience in project roles where they may have had some limited responsibility for the output of others, and without a formal project management qualification.

Examples of indicative job roles for candidates seeking entry based upon their vocational experience include:

Project Coordinator

Project Management Officer

Project Team Member

Project or Program Administrator.

This breadth of expertise would equate to the competencies required to undertake this qualification.

Computer Skills

Students would need to be able to operate a personal computer  to access:

Web pages

Manage files

Conduct research

Use email (with attachments)

Computer Requirements (Hardware/Software)

Home/Office computer. 

Articulation

When you finish this course you can apply to do BSB60707 Advanced Diploma of Project Management or other specialist Advanced Diploma qualifications in the Business Services Training Package BSB07.

Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is the process of assessing a candidate’s competence based on evidence other than a recent testamur listing identical or equivalent units. Evidence that may be used for recognition includes (but is not limited to)

older testamur listing identical or equivalent units together with evidence of currency

current testamur listing similar, but not equivalent, units of competence together with evidence of competence in the gaps between those units and the target units

evidence of competence gained through informal learning and/or work experience

 Credit Transfer is the process of acknowledging  successful completion of one or more units of competence with TAFE NSW or any other RTO. To have those units credited towards the current qualification, the student must be able to provide a testamur with transcript of competencies achieved.

If the date of the testamur is more than three years prior to the current enrolment the candidate will need to demonstrate that their competencies are still current. This changes the process from credit transfer to recognition.

Note: For Credit Transfer and RPL - Units are only considered ‘equivalent’ if the current Training Package lists them as such in the mapping of units from the immediately previous version of that Training Package.

Sub courses
Manage application of project integrative processes	BSBPMG501A
Manage project scope	BSBPMG502A
Manage project time	BSBPMG503A
Manage project costs	BSBPMG504A
Manage project quality	BSBPMG505A
Manage project human resources	BSBPMG506A
Manage project communications	BSBPMG507A
Manage project risk	BSBPMG508A
Manage project procurement	BSBPMG509A