Diploma of Project Management

The BSB50820 Diploma of Project Management at Orange College reflects the role of individuals who apply project management skills and knowledge in a variety of contexts across a number of industry sectors. Individuals in these roles have project leadership and management responsibilities and are accountable for achieving project objectives. They possess a sound theoretical knowledge base and use a range of specialised, technical and managerial competencies to initiate, plan, execute and evaluate their own work and the work of others. To achieve the qualification, candidates must demonstrate competency in 12 units — 8 core units and 4 electives. Core units cover managing project scope, time, quality, cost, human resources, information and communication, risk and integration.

Elective units cover communicating with influence, managing people performance, leading and managing organisational change, and managing project stakeholder engagement. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication. The course is delivered as full-time study over 52 weeks including 7 weeks of breaks/holidays at the Collins Street training rooms in Melbourne, using a blended learning model of 70% face-to-face and 30% guided online learning, with ongoing intakes on various dates throughout the year; duration may vary based on the mode of delivery and any recognition of prior learning or credit transfer.