The APMG Change Management Foundation certification is a certification in change management. The certification gives you useful knowledge about what demands are, about why companies need to continuously change. As a change manager, you will learn how to contribute so that the company can reap the benefits of change.
The certification combines recognized theoretical models with practical analytical tools and methods. APMG Change Management certification is organised according to the change process – before, during, after the change is realised. With this certification, you will gain an understanding of the entire change management toolbox. You learn to see change from an organisational perspective as well as from the personal perspective. As a certified change manager, you will be able to take responsibility for ensuring that the organisation can reap the benefits of, for example, digitisation projects faster and with greater positive impact.
Mentorix’s APMG Change Management foundation certification is a great supplement to your project management certification. Whereas project management is (mostly) about creating a “product” in a broad sense, change management is about ensuring that the organisation can derive maximum benefit from the product.
Mentorix’s APMG Change Management Foundation e-learning course presents the change manager’s toolkit from A to Z. Included in Mentorix’s APMG Change Management certification course is “The Change Managers Handbook”.
The purpose of the course
Change is often met with scepticism, creates uncertainty or is completely overlooked. As a certified change manager, you can encourage the employees’ motivation to embrace change instead of resisting it. Learn about effective communication, about development of new competencies, about value measurement, behavioural change, and much more. The 5 most important things you learn on APMG Change Management Foundation course are:
- Effective management of resistance to change.
- Get employees to embrace change by providing effective support and encouraging motivation.
- Benefit from the experiences and approaches of other professionals to implement change smoothly and effectively.
- Manage and inform key stakeholders throughout the change process.
- Accelerate the full use of change initiatives and implementations.
Who is this course for?
The Change Management Foundation is designed for anyone who works professionally with or leads change in organisations. The course is a “must have” for all certified project managers who implement projects that change organisations, processes, IT support, etc. The APMG Change Management Foundation is also relevant for people working with organisational development, such as HR, HR-business partners, competency development, etc. Finally, managers at all levels can strengthen their leadership by drawing inspiration and knowledge from the certification.
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites to take this APMG Change Management Foundation course. Mentorix recommends that you have a basic understanding of projects, strategy work and business development in order to get the most out of the certification. If you are previously certified in, e.g. PRINCE2®, SCRUM, MSP®, ITIL® or equivalent, then this Change Management certification is highly relevant.
