Short Courses

Continuing Professional Development

A short project management course is a great option when you want to target a specific skill-set, or if you are still trying to decide if formal education is right for you. Short courses are also valuable for project managers who need to demonstrate continuing professional development (CPD) as part of their project management certification.

Our courses are fast, easy and practical. Check the list below to find the best training for your needs.

All courses can be completed online using our Learning Management System. This lets you study at your own pace, and at a time and place that suits you. You have up to six months to complete the course. We can also offer webinars or on-site training for groups

Effective Stakeholder Communication

Duration
8 Hours

Price
$880

Regardless of your role in a project, you will need to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders in order to success. This can include internal stakeholders like your project team, senior stakeholders like your Project Sponsor, and external stakeholders such as regulators or members of the public. This course will build practical skills that you can use to identify and engage with a range of different stakeholders.

Artificial Intelligence for Project Management

Duration
2 Hours

Price
$275

Generative AI tools like Microsoft CoPilot, ChatGPT and Perplexity are introducing new and innovative ways to work. Effective use of generative AI can help project managers work faster, improve accuracy, and make better decisions.

In this practical, two-hour webinar, you will explore how use any generative AI tool for a range of practical tasks.

Introduction to Project Management

Duration
8 Hours

Price
$880

Understand project attributes, best practice, and the roles and responsibilities of those involved in delivering projects.

Great for anyone just starting out in a project for the first time.

Effective Project Cost Management

Duration
8 Hours

Price
$880

Explore concepts including estimates to budgets, earned value management, funding allocation to the stage gate model, prioritisation, and forecasts vs. actuals.

This course is ideal for new project managers, and existing project managers who would like to manage their project cash flow more effectively.

Leading a Project Team

Duration
16 Hours

Price
$1,760

For many new project managers, their new role means leading a team for the first time.

In this course you will learn how to recruit a team, manage individual performance, build a high-performing team, and address challenges and under-performance.

Project Governance

Duration
8 Hours

Price
$880

This course explores the meaning, purpose and implementation of effective project governance. Explore the roles, responsibilities and tools used to effectively govern project delivery.

This course is suitable for those overseeing projects, as well as those leading projects for the first time. Existing project managers may also benefit from this course.

Managing a Commercial Relationships

Duration
8 Hours

Price
$880

This course explores how to build and maintain a successful commercial relationship with another party. The content of this course will suit client, suppliers, subcontractors and delivery partners.

Learn how to address challenges, how to influence and negotiate, and how to write formal commercial correspondence.

Project Delivery Methodologies

Duration
2 Hours

Price
$220

Explore and compare some of the different ways projects are delivered. This course introduces Waterfall, Agile, Prince 2, PMBOK, Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma. These methodologies and approaches are discussed in the context of a major infrastructure program with different workstreams.

This course is ideal for anyone that oversees multiple projects and can influence how projects are delivered.

Project Time and Schedule Management

Duration
8 Hours

Price
$880

Learn how to plan and produce a Work Breakdown Structures, define resourcing requirements, build interdependencies, identify the critical path and analyse float.

This course will also explore how to analyse a schedule to identify potential issues, and how to address these issues when they are identified.

Develop Project Cost Estimates

Duration
4 Hours

Price
$330

This course discusses the theory and practice around developing accurate and achievable project cost estimates.

This course is ideal for existing project managers who want to enhance their project success by setting the right baseline.

Project Risk Management

Duration
4 Hours

Price
$440

This course focuses on best practices for identification and contextualisation of risks in the project environment. The course includes risk identification, recording risks, reporting methods and tools.

This course is appropriate for everyone working in a project environment.

Project Procurement Practices

Duration
8 Hours

Price
$880

Explore how approaches to market are undertaken in government entities. Explore how to read and interpret a contract, how to demonstrate ethics and probity in procurement, how to evaluate tender submissions, and how to complete a negotiation process.

This course is closely associated with ‘Managing a Commercial Relationship’.

Managing Programs and Complex Projects

Duration
One day (facilitated)

Price
$15,000
for 10 ppl

This discussion-led course is led by a facilitator who draws on their own experience leading a workstream in a Major Tier 1 rail infrastructure program, as well as drawing on national and international case studies.

This course is suitable for experienced project managers and program leadership teams.