APIC offers a range of workshops (short courses) with or without assessment in project, program, portfolio and organisation management. These may be studied as knowledge only courses or studied within a comprehensive competency framework.
The Professional Development Planning Workshop helps participants to map their current competencies, set learning and development targets and develop a personalised learning and development plan to maximise their gain from the available L&D opportunities. APIC’s online interactive Competency Assessment Tool and L&D Planner facilitate the whole process in an effective and systemic manner.
Project Management Short Courses and Workshops
The intensive knowledge workshops are typically 4 days long. Each workshop is a self contained learning and development experience with defined learning outcomes. The workshop aims to immerse the participants in the latest thinking and concepts. It also aims to align the participants’ knowledge, provide an opportunity for group learning and cross fertilisation etc. As part of each workshop the College provides an electronic workshop pack (typically over 150 pages) that contains a copy of teaching materials, case studies etc. The workshops are offered as a practical hands-on intensive learning experience during which the participants are taken through the vital steps of applying knowledge successfully to manage projects, programs, organisations and venture as the case may be. Table 1 contains the of project management workshops.
Table 1: Project, program and portfolio management workshops*
| Code | Title | Days** | PMI’s PDUs | AIPM’s CDPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPD11011 | Leadership and Socio-Cultural Competencies Workshop | 1 | 7.5 | 5 |
| CPD11021 | Professional Development and Ethics | 2 | 15 | 5 |
| CPD11031 | Project/Program Diagnostics Workshop | 2 | 15 | 5 |
| SBM11011 | Project/Program Strategic Intent, Business Case, Framework and Governance | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| SBM11021 | Project Human Resources, Communication and Integration Management | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| SBM11031 | Project/Program Information and Communication Systems | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| SBM11041 | Leadership and Change Management | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| SBM11051 | Strategic Project, Portfolio and Program Management | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| SBM11061 | Assessment and Development of Project-based Organisations | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| SBM12011 | Project Scope, Time and Cost Management | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| SBM12021 | Project/Program Quality, Risk and Procurement Management | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| SBM12031 | Venture/Project Economics and Finance | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| SBM12041 | Project/Program Delivery Systems | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| SBM12051 | Project Formulation and Business Planning | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| SBM12061 | Advanced Risk and Uncertainty Management | 4 | 30 | 5 |
* APIC offers a selection of the above workshops at designated dates in its North Sydney premises. Offer of a workshop/unit is subject to achieving a minimum number of enrolments. Please contact the College for updates.
** APIC is happy to tailor the above workshops to meet specific requirements provided that there will be a minimum number of participants. Please contact the College for more information. Â
Business and General Management Short Courses and Workshops
Business and General Management workshops are designed to impart the latest concepts and practical applications related to organising and managing successful ventures, small to medium sized businesses and major corporations. The body of knowledge underpinning business creation, development and management has enlarged in both scope and volume in the last 2 decades. Various specialisations have emerged further increasing the challenges faced by managers in all organisations. This trend has profound implications for management education. Foremost, entrepreneurial skills and business acumen have been combined with product and technological innovations to create a new breed of managers and entrepreneurs. The small to medium-sized companies aided by the Internet have become the economic force in the vast majority of developed economies. Through establishing business eco-systems they have been able to pursue growth without the added burdens of mature large scale organisations. The younger generations thus need managerial expertise that reinforces the innovation focused growth and exploits network scale globally. APIC has designed a suite of business and general management workshops in order to respond to the needs and aspirations of the new and upcoming young entrepreneurs as well as practicing managers (Table 2).
Table 2: Business and general management workshops*
| Code | Title | Duration** |
|---|---|---|
| SBM21011 | Operations Management | 4 |
| SBM21021 | Marketing and Business Communications | 4 |
| SBM21031 | Financial Management | 4 |
| SBM21041 | Human Resources Management | 4 |
| SBM21051 | International Business and Competitive Strategy | 4 |
| SBM22011 | Entrepreneurships, Innovation and Technology Management | 4 |
| SBM23011 | Supply Chain Management Fundamentals | 4 |
| SBM23021 | Advanced Supply Chain Management | 4 |
| SBM23031 | Strategic Information Systems: Managerial Perspective | 4 |
| SBM23041 | Enterprise Systems and Business Process Integration | 4 |
| SBM24011 | Managing Enterprise Assets for Sustainability | 4 |
| SBM24021 | Complex Asset Management | 4 |
| SBM24031 | Managing Environmental Sustainability | 4 |
| SBM24041 | Managing Emission Trading and Associated Schemes | 4 |
| SBM25011 | Business Law and Due Diligence | 4 |
| SBM25021 | Business Audit | 4 |
| SBM25031 | Corporate Governance | 4 |
* APIC offers a selection of the above workshops at designated dates in its North Sydney premises. Offer of a workshop/unit is subject to achieving a minimum number of enrolments. Please contact the College for updates.
** APIC is happy to tailor the above workshops to meet specific requirements provided that there will be a minimum number of participants. Please contact the College for more information.