The Project Academy

It can be challenging to choose the right project management course, as "project manager" is not a protected title. Here’s a simple guide to help you navigate the options:

• Certifications: Certifications like PRINCE2® and PMP/PMI® are internationally recognized credentials that validate your project management skills. They can only be issued by an accredited organization, and you must pass an exam to earn the certification.
• Standards: Many courses are based on international standards such as PRINCE2®, ISO, and PMBOK®. Some courses focus on these standards without offering certification but still provide valuable project management knowledge.
• Courses with credits: Some project management courses offer academic credits (ECTS), which can be applied toward further education. These are ideal if you’re looking to incorporate project management courses into a bachelor’s or master’s degree, or if you want formal education with recognized credits.
• The Project Academy: Offers PMI and DNV certification based on recognized standards like PRINCE2®, ISO, and PMBOK®. After passing the required exams, you’ll earn both PMI and DNV certifications. This program is suitable for both beginners and experienced project managers.

Cimple Technology AS, which owns the Project School, is an Approved Training Partner (ATP). This means:

• All course modules are quality-assured by PMI, the world’s largest project management organization.
• The modules are listed in PMI’s marketplace database as recommended training for organizations.
• All modules provide PDUs (Professional Development Units) if you hold a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
• The modules can also serve as preparation for the PMP certification exam.
• PMI’s approval of the Project School ensures a high standard of learning, and this will be noted on all course certificates and the final project management certificate.

   

  After completing the Project School course and receiving your certificate, you can email frida.basma@nito.no to get information on how to register your PDUs on www.pmi.org.

You will get access to the course within two business days from signing up, and your access remains active for twelve months. This means that you can repeat the course, and use it for support, as many times as you want during that time.

Each e-learning course module will take approximately 2-3 hours to complete. The total workload for the five online courses is around 15 hours.

If you are a group of employees from your organization, typically between 15-25, we offer a hybrid learning version of The Project Academy.

This is one example of a hybrid learning version:

The workload is typically spread over 4-6 weeks, with webinars or classroom sessions. These are tailored to cover important matters related to your projects, such as business cases, planning, risk management, on-time delivery, stakeholder management, and communication.

The participants complete the e-learning prior to the webinars or classroom sessions. Each e-learning course module will take approximately 2-3 hours to complete. The webinars should be a maximum of 2-3 hours. The total workload is between 20 and 25 hours.

This means that your project management staff can achieve a solid foundation for successful projects within 25 hours. They will also have access to the course online for repetition and job support for twelve months.

The Project Academy is 100% modern and based on the micro-learning principles. It is also designed for organizations emphasizing diversity, quality and inclusion (DEI), thus it embraces and reflects the following core values:

• Diversity – everyone is represented
• Equity –  empowers all employees
• Inclusion –enables everybody to make meaningful contributions
• Professional – complies with all international project management standards