This programme is designed to further develop Business Change Management professionals as effective and reflective practitioners, to enable them to apply and embed their learning from industry-based CPD training activity in the workplace and to develop their ability to synthesise and evaluate this through reflection and the mutual transfer of learning between the academy and workplace.
The course was developed in consultation with Aspire Europe and the Centre For Change Management, who will provide a programme of underpinning CPD and the assessment of competence. This activity will provide the underpinning activity which will then be applied and evaluated as a Higher Education programme and related assessment. Aspire Europe and C4CM™ have an international reputation for delivering CPD courses in Programme and Business Change Management and the combination of their experience and reputation with the University award is a ground-breaking offer in this growing area.
Course outline
Course summary
The Graduate Certificates in Applied Programme Management and in Applied Business Change Management are two linked programmes for Programme Managers and Business Change Managers, which have been developed as a direct response to requests from employers who have identified that, whilst they currently provide a significant amount of CPD training for their staff, there is a gap in the provision of education and training for Business Change Managers at Higher Education level.
While existing CPD is effective and high quality, it is not accredited nor developed to meet the wider educational needs of businesses. These University of Cumbria programmes allow students to undertake parallel CPD and HE courses, and for the CPD delivery of the relevant professional knowledge and competence to be applied and evaluated as a Higher Education programme with related assessment.
This development is being jointly undertaken with specialist Programme Management providers: Aspire Europe and the Centre for Change Management.
These providers will provide underpinning CPD and the assessment of competence, which will be a requirement for completion of the Higher Education programme and assessment. Aspire Europe have an international reputation for delivering CPD courses in Programme and Business Change Management and the combination of their experience and reputation with the University award is a ground-breaking offer in this growing area. The Aspire Europe work as lead authors of Managing Successful Programmes MSP® over the last 15 years has put them at the forefront of thought leadership in this field.
Aspire Europe have also led the developing of the Portfolio, Programme and Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3®) that measures organisational maturity and performance which will enable us to draw on their research and insight as part of our services to clients. This partnership has enabled the University of Cumbria to create a new HE credit bearing award combined with the acquisition of professionally recognised qualifications.
The programmes are at Undergraduate Honours level (L6) as most practitioners in these areas are graduates in other subject areas and it has been developed as a Graduate Certificate to allow an extension to your learning at this level, enhancing your effectiveness as a practitioner in the delivery of true business benefits according to the corporate strategy, and also to value and recognise the role of the continuous professional development training already provides to you in your role.
Programme Aims
- To further develop participants as effective Business Change Management practitioners
- To further develop participants' ability to operate as reflective Business Change Management practitioners
- To assist participants to embed appropriate knowledge and skills gained from participation in relevant industry-based CPD training activity in their practice
- To develop participants ability to synthesise, evaluate and transfer learning between the academy and workplace
Modules
Modules
HPRO 6007 Applying the Fundamentals of Programme and Business Change Management
Module 1 (20 Credits L6)
Hours estimate – 50-100 hours of materials
‘Reflective Programme Management and Defining a Programme’’
Induction to Certificate and Introduction to Reflective Practice (UoC)
Activity log and evidence of successful completion, and meeting of requirements of:
- CPD provision in Fundamentals of Programme Management (Minimum 3 Day course) MSP+ e-learning
- CPD provision in Applied Programme Management (Minimum 3 Day Course) Applied Programme Management with case studies and personal reflection
Assessment:
Above evidence
Contemporaneous Learning Log
Reflective Written Assessment on implementation of learning in the workplace
HPRO 6010 Applying the Themes of Business Change Management
Module 2b (20 Credits L6)
50 to 100 hours of materials
‘Managing the Delivery of Business Change- Themes in Business Change Management’
Activity log and evidence of successful completion, and meeting of requirements of a min 4 days CPD provision in:
Risk/ Change/ Stakeholder Management/ Benefits in a Business Change Setting
Aspire/ C4CM existing products combined into online learning supported by Mentor
Assessment:
- Above evidence
- Contemporaneous Learning Log
- Reflective Written Assessment on implementation of learning in the workplace
HPRO 6009 Applying Assurance and Review
Module 3 (20 Credits L6)
Learning hours – estimate 30 of materials
‘Assuring and Reviewing Programmes’
Activity log and evidence of successful completion, and meeting of requirements of:
CPD provision in Assuring and Reviewing Programmes including review and report writing skills (Min 2 day course)
Aspire / C4CM new 2 day or online course
Assessment:
- Above evidence
- Contemporaneous Learning Log
- Submission of a feedback report to demonstrating their ability to provide assurance, review and give feedback
Programme Specification
For a detailed summary of all course content please read our programme specification for this course.
Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods
Full details are available in the programme specification.
Timetables
The teaching timetable should be available from the end of August. Access to the timetable is through the Student Hub – you will be able to access the Student Hub after you have completed online registration. The teaching day is 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday; please keep your other commitments open until confirmation of your teaching timetable, and bear in mind that many courses will offer placements or fieldwork which sometimes extends into the evenings and weekends.
Entry requirements
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Entry Requirements
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The University’s standard criteria for admissions apply.
Applicants must normally hold an Honours degree (Minimum Class 2:2) of a recognised university or comparable institution, or must in other ways be qualified to be regarded by the University as equivalent to such graduates.
The following additional requirements apply for entry to this programme:
The applicant should:
- Be employed full time in a role relevant to Business Change Management
- Have completed any in house induction required by their employer
- Be able to evidence previous engagement in CPD activity in Project Management (or demonstrate equivalent experience and understanding) and an introduction to Business Change Management
- Have the commitment of their employer to provide the opportunity to embed and implement learning in the work place
Application information
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