Our Training Philosophy

Our blended learning solution to Project Management courses will support you from the application process right through to the PMP^® of even the PgMP^® certification exams.

We combine classroom training, a web-accessible PMP/PgMP exam simulator and email support to ensure you pass the exam. This solution reduces the study time required and the time needed away from work to study.

For organisations with many project managers on staff, we can provide in-house tailored project management training that combines project management best practice with an understanding of the in-house processes.

Organizations can develop their staff all the way to Project Management (PMP) or even Program Management Professional (PgMP) status. If this is not sufficient, Velopi has partnered with University College Cork to develop an MSc programme in Project Management. This is ideal for managers who want to work at the organizational level - by setting up Project Management Offices, for example.

Velopi offers support for project managers at all stages of their careers. See our career ladder graphic for more details.

Getting Started in Project Management

If you are new to project management and need to get up to speed on the basic concepts quickly, we offer a 1-day Managing Projects course.

If you are a bit further down the line, you might like to obtain an entry-level project management qualification. Velopi offers you a choice of two options:

1. The Project Management Institute's Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)^® Course
2. The Irish QQI Level 6 Component Certificate in Project Management (6N4090) Course.

Developing as a Project Manager

For experienced project managers, Velopi's flagship offerings centre on obtaining the Project Management Professional accreditation. We offer two main options.

1. The four day Project Management Professional (PMP) Course
2. The two day PMP Exam Preparation Refresher Course.

Both include unlimited access to the exam simulator and support from a PMP certified tutor until you pass the exam.

The Refresher Course is designed to help project managers who have  previously studied for the PMP exam but, for some reason, never got around to sitting the exam. This refresher will set you back on course for the PMP exam

Of course, if you are really confident that you can get the PMP alone, try some sample PMP exam questions and see just how ready you are.

What about the Professional Project Manager?

Of course, having a PMP accreditation does not mean you have to stop developing your project management skills. On the contrary, there is scope to specialise in different areas of the discipline.

Velopi has recognised a demand for scheduling specialists and provides PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)^® training courses to meet that demand. The company is continually reviewing the marketplace with a view to providing the most appropriate courses for the project management community.

Professional Development Units (PDUs) have to be gathered by all PMPs and Velopi has been developing one-day courses to provide rewarding ways of making up your PDU quotas. We have created five one-day courses that will enhance your ability as a project manager. So far they have proved very popular among our corporate clients:

1. Strategy Management
2. Stakeholder Management
3. Introduction to the Project Management Office
4. Rescuing Troubled Projects
5. Introduction to Agile and Lean

Ready for the Next Level - Programme Management?

For significant ventures, such as creating a new car, or aircraft, many projects are required and their efforts coordinated to arrive at the end result. In other words, many projects and operations can be combined into one large programme.

For experienced Project Managers, the next step in your career is to manage programmes and Velopi is ready to assist. Our four-day Program Management Professional Course will provide you with the basis for dealing with programs and aligning them with corporate strategy.

Even if you are not interested in sitting the PgMP exam, taking this course will prepare you to tackle these endeavours with confidence.

Mastering your Profession

Our MSC offering, in partnership with UCC, is a two-year, part-time programme designed for practitioners. The first year contains three modules:

• Project Management (10 credits)
• Strategy, Leadership and Change (10 credits)
• Innovative Problem Solving and Decision-making (10 credits)

Having been successfully assessed on these, it is possible to exit the course at this point with a Post-graduate Certificate in Project Management. Second year involves five modules:

• Current Issues in Project Management (10 credits)
• Realizing Strategy through Programme Management (5 credits)
• Management and Organization (5 credits)
• Research Methods (5 credits)
• PMP Boot Camp (5 credits)

Successfully navigating these will allow you to exit with a Post-graduate Diploma in Project Management. You will notice that the fifth module gives you the opportunity to prepare for the PMP exam as well.

To earn the MSc accreditation, the student has to complete a 15,000 thesis on an aspect of project management. For more details, see our article.

We are an Officially Recognized Training Company

Velopi is an approved provider of project management training by the Project Management Institute (PMI)^®. As a PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), Velopi's training courses have been reviewed against PMI's Quality Assurance guidelines.

We are also a registered/recognised provider under former FETAC (Further Education and Training Awards Council - now QQI) processes.

For a full list of our credentials, please click here. However, our most impressive endorsements come from real project managers who have developed their project management careers with our help - check out what they have to say.