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Has anyone taken courses in this? Is it worthwhile? etc etc..

Im looking to get some professional qualifications to add to my cv and to learn some transferrable skills whilst im working full time.

I think project management is something I want to go into but not entirely sure what direction I want to take my career. Im currently working in the Energy Industry for a supplier within the Buying Solutions government framework so I think it may be useful for progression by knowing a standised project format, but at the same time I dont know how useful it will be!

Any help would be appreciated. I want to crack on and learn something, rather whilst I dont have many responsibilities.

Cheers :D
 
Im going to be doing the foundation off my own back so I probably wont have anyone to discuss this with, do you think there is enough support out there for self study? Im hoping I can talk work to sponsoring me but its not really something thats offered to my area.
 
yea im not expecting it to get me a PM job straight away but i think it may be one of those things that might open doors later on down the line, with more experience.

ill ask about work and see what they say :)
 
hmmm well i havent really done anything like that before so not sure how it will be but ill give it a go :) did you do the online based thing?? was it any good?
 
ok guys, thanks so much for your help/advice. i have taken it all on board and will ask a few questions in HR to see if I can blag some funding...

as ever, its brilliant to get some good sound o/c opinions, thanks a lot :D
 
Turbo-G said:
I did the foundation via the ILX e-learning course, and just took the exam a couple of months down the line which I scored highly on. I'm currently considering self funding the practitioner qualification via ILX as I think it will benefit me in terms of making the transition into a dedicated PM role.

My thread from a couple of days ago:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18250075

Currently i'm in a technical infrastructure role, and although I manage smallish service improvement projects internally within the team, the process we follow isn't as formalised as it could be as we're too busy doing the 'doing' in most cases.

I applied for an internal PM vacancy very recently, which I was rejected for as I currently do not have the level of PM experience they required. The trouble is, without the opportunity to prove myself within a PM role I'm not going to gain that 'experience'. That's why I'm hoping that gaining the practitioner qualification will make me a more attractive option for such a role in the future... I know that certification does not make up for experience in most cases, but it will certainly benefit me IMO.
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seems its a catch 22 situation... I think doing the additional practitioner course will boost your chances and remember its a transferable skill so you can look elsewhere and in any industry :)

thats my take on it anyway, im yet to do the foundation! hehe :)
 
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