Change Management Practitioner - A New Qualification From APM GROUP
2nd November 2009, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK…..The APM Group* is pleased to announce the launch of its new Change Management Practitioner Qualification. The qualification has been developed following requests from candidates who took the Foundation level 'Principles of Change Management' course and examination.
Candidates who undertake the new Practitioner level qualification course and exam will gain a deeper knowledge of the principles of change management and an understanding of how to implement and manage change in their organisations. The objective of the course is to enable candidates to generate better acceptance of change through the implementation of change theories, enabling a higher rate of satisfactory change while keeping staff engaged.
The Change Management qualification now comprises two levels: Foundation and Practitioner.The Foundation course consists of four modules focusing on the theories of how change impacts on and is affected by -
- The Individual
- The Team
- The Organisation
- The Change Leader.
Candidates can become certified in the Change Management Foundation qualification through completing these four modules and a multiple-choice exam at the end of the final day.The Foundation exam is an hour-long closed book multiple choice paper. It has four sections with a total of 60 questions and candidates must score 50% to pass.
The new Practitioner course builds on the knowledge of the four change areas from the Foundation course and supplements this with information taken from the People Alchemy **website www.peoplealchemy.co.uk which enables candidates to further understand the concepts and application of change management.
The Practitioner Exam is a 3-hour multiple choice paper. It is open book and comprises four questions based on a given scenario. There are 20 marks per question. Candidates must score 50% to pass.
Both the Foundation and Practitioner level qualifications are based on the Making Sense of Change Management book written by Esther Cameron and Mike Green. This can be obtained at:
http://www.apmg-businessbooks.com/productInfo.aspx?prodid=1047
The Change Management Practitioner exam also has a candidate handbook which can be taken into the exam.
Candidates who have passed the Change Management Practitioner examination can put Change Management Practitioner on their business cards. They can also include the link to APMG's online list of Change Management Practitioners: www.apmgroup.co.uk/CMSCRSquery.asp
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About The APM Group
The APM Group is a global business providing accreditation and certification services. Through its international network of Accredited Consultancy and Training Organisations we help end users develop their professional skills and organisations improve their processes through the adoption of worldwide best practice.
The APM Group is the only organisation offering professional qualifications in Programme and Project management with third party independent accreditation through the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). We work closely withthe UK Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and TSO (The Stationery Office Ltd), their official publisher in running global accreditation schemes in PRINCE2®, MSP® (Managing Successful Programmes), M_o_R® (Management Of Risk), P3O® and ITIL® (IT Infrastructure Library).
Other partners includeThe Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) and the UK's Chartered Management Institute.
For further details about The APM Group's qualification and accreditation schemes visit: or call + 44 (0)1494 452450.
About People Alchemy
People Alchemy is is an online repository for information on various management disciplines from which information has been taken to supplement the change management manual for practitioner courses. The information taken from the site will be given to candidates when they register for practitioner course and is known as the 'candidate handbook'. In addition to the handbook for use during the exam the candidates are given free access to the website for one year so they can investigate the useful resources this website offers.
www.peoplealchemy.co.uk
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Kate Winter
kate.winter@apmgroup.co.uk
Telephone: 01494 452450
