Learn to manage projects successfully in your industry/organization

As a new university or college graduate, Sheridan’s Project Management Ontario College Graduate Certificate program gives you the foundation you need to successfully manage projects for employers in your discipline. That’s true whether your area of interest is the arts, cultural, community or social services, business or government administration. If you’re a seasoned professional, this program provides the opportunity to learn new skills and prepare for credentials necessary to advance your career faster.

The skills you learn in the Project Management Program prepare you to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control a project to ensure its success. In addition to your graduate certificate, when you complete the program you'll be qualified to write your exam to become either a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) or Project Management Professional (PMP®) through the Project Management Institute(PMI®).

The program gives you a comprehensive foundation in project management and organizational management that applies to not-for-profit, for-profit and government organizations of all sizes. The activities, cases and projects are uniquely non-technical in their objectives and learning outcomes.  You'll learn how to:

• Identify clear project objectives
• Build detailed project requirements
• Develop and monitor performance measures
• Create valuable project management plans
• Manage communication with all stakeholders
• Arrange and control finances
• Work well with diverse team members and project stakeholders
• Manage project constraints including scope, quality, cost and time

Under the direction of professors who are both outstanding educators and well-experienced in the project management field, you'll learn through:

• Interactive classroom activities and numerous case studies
• Extensive assigned teams and collaborative activities
• Your initiative engaging the local community throughout the program
• The Capstone experience working with an actual non-profit, government, or business organization on a real project that is valuable to them

         • Mobile computing – using your laptop you'll have 24/7 access to all course materials.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Cooperative Education

You have the option to work for one work term at the end of the program’s eight-month academic portion to gain further valuable real-world experience that is highly regarded by employers. This paid co-op/unpaid internship experience allows you to explore different career paths and apply classroom learning to additional actual business situations.

The Project Management Program is located at the Hazel McCallion Campus in Mississauga, Ontario.