Discount Pricing for Online Project Management Courses Offered in Southern Africa

July 25, 2011 - PRLog -- PMForum has announced a 20% discount on project management courses offered through the CEPM-PMForum partnership, which can be found at http://www.cepm-pmforum.com/.  The discounted pricing, beginning in August 2011, is available to anyone living in the following countries:  Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

According to PMForum Management Editor David Pells, “We have many readers and followers in South Africa, and an increasing number in other countries in the region.  Last month we started offering discounted prices for online courses to those living in India, Pakistan and bordering countries.  Now we are continuing the process of offering discounts to those in developing regions of the world.”

“Programs and projects are critical for both economic development and stability,” he adds.  “We want to help educate project managers and team members so more projects in developing economies and societies are successful.”

The courses offered through the CEPM-PMForum partnership include:

   Certificate in Project Management –a comprehensive and intense online course covering 8 stages in a major project life cycle, combining elements from PMI’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge and IPMA’s International Competence Baseline. Registered with PMI® for 35 professional development units (PDUs), CIPM is one of the world’s best and least expensive options for organizations to certify large numbers of project management professionals.  Regular price, $445 (35 hours); Discounted price = $356 ($10.17/hour/PDU).  

   Advanced Project Management Concepts – a comprehensive online course covering 150 project management concepts over 8 stages in a major project life cycle, combining elements from PMI’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge and IPMA’s International Competence Baseline. The online APMC course and certification are registered with the Project Management Institute (PMI®) for up to 60 PDUs.  Regular price, $690, discounted price = $552 ($9.20/hour/PDU).  

   PMP® Certification Exam Preparation – a comprehensive online course to prepare for PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification exam, or to meet PDU requirements for recertification (course is registered with PMI for up to 100 PDUs).  The user-friendly courseware covers the PMBOK® Guide, 4th edition, helping users understand 121 major project management concepts, including the 5 major PM processes and 9 PM knowledge areas.  The course includes over 1,000 questions covering conceptual and situational aspects of project management, 1200 flash cards, powerful reports and a final exam.  Regular price, $355-1,020 (25-100 hours); discount price = $284 - $816 (approx $12/hour/PDU).

   IPMA Level D Exam Preparation – IPMA Level D Certification is globally recognized and is Examination based. The Level D courseware covers 3 major sections: Technical Competences, Behavioural Competences and Contextual Competences. A total of 46 competences are covered. Knowledge about these competences is necessary to be effective in managing projects across various sectors. The course helps participants to understand the intricacies of project management, upgrade their knowledge and feel confident to sit for the IPMA Level D Exam.  Regular price, $355-1,020 (25-100 hours); discount price = $284 - $816 (approx $12/hour).


   Microsoft Project Professional 2007 – an online training program designed to support project management professionals willing to enhance their proficiencies in the use of Microsoft® Office Project 2007, the world’s most widely used project management software tool.  This training adds value to both organizations and individuals, giving an edge to professionals for advancing their skills and career opportunities. This course helps project team members acquire project management competencies that include practical and tool specific capabilities.  Regular price, $520 (up to 40 hours); discount price = $416 ($10.40/hour/PDU).  

The special 20% discount also applies to group prices, an even bigger cost saving opportunity for organizations in these countries.  In addition, a Project Management Knowledge Quotient (PMKQ) – a low cost assessment of basic project management knowledge – is available on the website. The PMKQ is a good opportunity for individuals and corporations to check their level of PM understanding.  Group discounts are available for all of these courses, and the discount can apply.  If you live in the above countries and want the 20% discount pricing, use special CODE: pm20f01 when registering.  Visit http://www.cepm-pmforum.com/ or contact editor@pmforum.org.

About CEPM
The Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM) Pvt. Ltd. formed in 1992 is one of the leading training and consulting organisations in India in the field of modern Project Management. CEPM Pvt. Ltd. was established to address its Director Incharge, Adesh Jain's vision of providing an effective platform to manage business changes and transition processes. He was confident that more companies will orient their operations using project management methodologies and that project management will become a high growth field in the 21st century. CEPM Pvt. Ltd. provides project management training via in-company and public seminars and supports both critical path and critical chain based enterprise-wide project management solutions. For more information, visit http://www.cepm.com/.

About the CEPM-PMF Partnership
The CEPM-PMForum Partnership was created to bring high-quality, low-cost online project management courses developed by CEPM in India to more people around the world.  Visit http://www.cepm-pmforum.com/.

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About PMForum
PMForum operates www.pmforum.org, the world’s first website devoted to professional project management and still one of the most popular sources of project management news and information. PMForum also produces the monthly PM World Today eJournal where articles, papers and stories about projects and project management around the world can be found; free subscriptions available at www.pmworldtoday.net.

Source: PMForum, Inc.
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