This course is for:

• Aspiring or current managers of organisational change, transition, or transformation
• Those performing key roles in the design, development, and delivery of organisational change programmes
• Change project managers
• Transformation managers
• Senior responsible owners
• Business change managers
• Change programme managers
• Operational line managers.

This APMG Change Management Practitioner certification offers the following benefits:

• Learn to effectively lead change through the application of change management methods, tools, and processes
• Enhance your CV with an internationally recognised change management qualification
• Be recognized by employers as a qualified and knowledgeable change practitioner
• Learn transferable skills which will benefit you in other roles.

The APMG Change Management Practitioner (with Foundation) course covers the following topics:

• Course overview
• The change management context
• Change and the individual
• Change and the organisation
• Stakeholder strategy
• Communication and engagement
• Change impact
• Change readiness
• Change teams
• Effective change teams and team development
• Overcoming resistance to change
• Change and the individual
• Change and the organisation
• Communications and stakeholder engagement
• Change management practice.

• The combined course takes 4.5 days
• Classes begin at 9:00am and end at 5:00pm
• The APMG Change Management Foundation exam is generally sat on the afternoon of the third day
• The APMG Change Management Practitioner exam can be sat at any time after completing training
• There are 1-2 hours of homework to be completed after each day
• There are 2-3 hours of pre-course study to be completed before joining the course.

Candidates will gain an understanding of:

• The application of appropriate process frameworks to optimally plan and understand organisational change.
• A range of organisation paradigms with which to understand, support, and sustain organisational change processes.
• How to properly prepare for an organisational change initiative – such as building an effective change team and offering insights that enhance the team’s performance.
• How to prepare people for organisational change.
• How to be motivational in ways that are empathetic towards peoples’ roles and personalities.
• How to establish a clear framework of roles, skills, and activities through which leaders can support and sustain the change process.

APMG Change Management Foundation exam

The APMG Change Management Foundation exam tests students’ knowledge of change management fundamentals.

• Style: Multiple-choice
• Questions: 50
• Pass mark: 50% (25/50)
• Duration: 40 minutes
• Materials allowed: Closed-book
• Prerequisites: None
• Timing: Afternoon of day 3
• Results: Same day.

APMG Change Management Practitioner

The APMG Change Management Practitioner exam tests students’ knowledge of change management techniques.

• Style: Objective testing
• Questions: 4 (20 marks each)
• Pass mark: 50% (40/80)
• Duration: 150 minutes
• Materials allowed: Open-book
• Prerequisites: APMG Change Management Foundation
• Timing: At any time after completing your course
• Results: Same day.