Graduate Certificate in Global Project Management

In our increasingly connected world, a global mindset combined with project management skills can create unique career opportunities both in Canada and abroad. Organizations of all types and sizes depend on the successful completion of projects to be sustainable and remain competitive. Global project management professionals control every aspect of the project from the initial concept through design, actual task completion and implementation. As a graduate of Loyalist College's full-time Global Project Management post-graduate program, you may be eligible to advance your profession through the Project Management Institute (PMI). The PMI offers a variety of voluntary certification levels for applicants who meet specific prerequisites, including postsecondary completion and industry experience. In addition, professional certifications from Scrum Alliance (Agile Leadership and ScrumMaster), as well as Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) certifications on Microsoft Project software, can also be available to students, subject to availability from the certification agency.

Note: This is a non-funded program and is therefore not OSAP eligible. (Port Hope Campus)

Industry Certifications

Project Management Institute

The PMI offers a variety of voluntary certification levels for applicants who meet specific prerequisites, including postsecondary completion and industry experience.

How You’ll Learn

Students will acquire the creative, practical, and advanced knowledge and skills that contribute to the effective management of the critical elements required to ensure overall project success. Students will also learn how to create and operate a global technology infrastructure managing thousands of individual projects within their portfolios.

Get hands-on skills in the following:

• Learn how to manage project goals, constraints, deliverables, performance criteria, quality control needs, and resource requirements as defined by international project stakeholders.
• Align and adapt management and leadership strategies and styles when working on projects according to internal organizational culture and best practices in a Canadian business environment.
• Facilitate communication, negotiation and collaboration with international stakeholders to ensure the successful completion of projects.
• Ensure compliance with ethical and professional standards in a Canadian business environment when managing projects.
• Manage relationships and resolve conflict to establish motivation and promote positive organizational change.
• Integrate inclusive practices to support equity and participation of diverse stakeholders when managing projects.
• Use technology tools for communication, collaboration, planning, information support and decision-making purposes for planning and managing global projects.
• Analyze financial information to promote operational effectiveness and to support the scope, planning, procurement, risk and cost management of projects.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive project plan for global projects, programs and portfolios using technology and software systems to meet stakeholder requirements.