Post Graduate Certificate

1. Post Graduate Certificate CMS Consultants

2. The programme offers to the employees of Businesses, Industries and organisations, regionally and nationally a framework for a progression suite of Post Graduate work based learning (WBL) programmes at Masters (‘M’) Level.

4. Curriculum Diagram Work-based Learning for Personal and ProfessionalDevelopment (WBL) . Developing and Analysing Data (Learning Contract) Guided Independent Study

6. Learning Outcomes - Knowledge & Understanding  • Critically reflect on their learning needs and determine own learning outcomes in order to facilitate learning in the workplace; • Understand the key practices and theories in project management; • Critical evaluate the planning, scheduling and reporting processes leading to the successful; • Demonstrate an advanced level of competence and confidence in the understanding and application of relevant concepts and disciplines relevant to a specific work based project; • Apply critical understanding and evaluation of the specific literature and research which is relevant to their chosen area of investigation;

7. Learning Outcomes - Subject-Specific Skills  • Critically analyse the project management skills that have been developed from a wide body of knowledge; • To apply research methods combined with advanced knowledge and understanding gained to the solution of complex practical problems; • Produce a plan for advanced learning in the workplace and formulate a learning contract with M level outcomes; • Identify an aspect of their employment which is relevant to their own experience and which is not fully addressed by the previous research literature; • Respond effectively to a real employment issue by applying appropriate conceptual and current research models.

8. Learning Outcomes - Transferable Skills  • Produce a personal skills needs analysis; • Manage a project effectively; • Systematic creative problem solving; • Communicate effectively at a high level; • Demonstrate effective team leadership; • Undertake a systematic review of published work; • Apply research processes and procedures to a work place problem

9. Learning Contracts A learning contract is basically a short agreement in writing between a trainee and supervisor. It outlines what is expected to be learned in a specific period and the method of assessment of that learning. Although it is a formal written agreement it need not be complex. It should outline: • what the trainee will learn • how the learning will be accomplished • how the learning will be assessed.