Project Management

Become a productivity professional with a Project Management certificate

Project managers are in high demand in Canada and around the world. The Certificate in Project Management at The Chang School is a great way to jumpstart your career in project management in Canada – or even take your project management career to the next level. The certificate will give you the project manager training you need to run projects smoothly and efficiently, oversee teammates and workflow, and manage any roadblocks and risks that may arise during a project.

Our certificate is well-respected in the field, thanks to the more in-depth project management training our industry-leader instructors provide. You’ll master basics like planning and scheduling, quality management, leadership, and project cost management.

From there, we offer many specialized online project management courses so you can learn more about the industry you’re most drawn to, whether it’s architecture, engineering, construction, business, information management, or community and health services. We also offer a project management internship course that will give you hands-on industry experience that you can highlight on your resume.

Our certificate is an excellent way to prepare for the Project Management Institute (PMI) Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications as well.

There is a whole world of projects out there that need savvy professionals to manage them. Let’s get started!

Who should take this Project Management certificate?

• You’re a working professional who plans to transition into project management
• You’re a project-management professional who wants to write the exam for the PMI CAPM or PMP certification in Canada
• You’re a recent degree graduate striving to be more competitive in the marketplace

What will you learn while taking the Project Management certificate?

You’ll learn how to:

• Recognize the concepts and basic functions of the project management body of knowledge
• Plan and schedule the project using predictive, hybrid, and adaptive techniques
• Identify, plan, and manage project risk and quality using analytical tools and methods
• Implement financial controls for accounting, budgeting, and cost-management systems
• Organize self-managing teams to build products in agile and mobile project environments
• Utilize various AI tools (PMI Infinity™, Copilot, ChatGPT, NotebookLM) to simulate real-life project management
• Gain hands-on experience with project management software
• Receive training in AI prompt engineering, including the use of different types of generative AI prompts
• Implement fundamental AI approaches to streamline workflows, optimize efficiency, and inform strategic decisions

Certificate Requirements

• 5 required courses
• Selected stream**
• 1 39-hour elective†
• Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 1.67+

**This certificate offers streams in Project Management; Architecture, Engineering, and Construction; Business and Information Management; and Community and Health Services Management. You must fulfil the requirements of one of these four areas as listed.

†The elective category only applies to the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction and Community and Health Services Management streams. If you are in the Project Management or Business and Information Management Streams, you do not need to complete this category.