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"The University of Waterloo's Professional Development program facilitates an outstanding learning experience with highly developed, qualified, and credible instructors. I highly recommend these courses and certificate programs for any professional looking to specialize and enhance their skill sets, or like in my case, build a toolbox of their own!"

Jared Foxworthy, CAPM

Project Manager, The Green Rocket

 

 

Business Analysis Certificate

This in-class program is focused on providing participants with the knowledge and skills they need to excel and succeed as business analysts. Each course can be taken individually or as part of a program towards certification.

The program’s curriculum is consistent with the business analysis industry standard set by International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) version 2.0 and prepares participants for IIBA’s Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) certification.

Who is it for? This program is designed for business analysts, those interested in pursuing a business analysis career, and/or those interested in performing business analysis work.  The program will equip them with a wide range of skills including business analysis planning and monitoring, enterprise analysis, requirements elicitation and management, solution assessment and validation, and other underlying competencies such as analytical thinking and problem solving.

Requirements:

Participants are required to complete the following 3 courses to achieve the certificate:

Comprehensive Business Analysis - Part 1 (4 days)

Comprehensive Business Analysis - Part 2 (4 days)

Enterprise and Strategic Analysis (3 days)

When completed:

Please notify Professional Development (makeithappen@uwaterloo.ca) with:

  • certificate name
  • courses completed (Names and Dates)
  • current mailing address

The certificate will be mailed to you.

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The communication courses I’ve taken through the University of Waterloo’s Professional Development program have provided me with concrete skills and information that translate well to both my own interactions, and to the material I produce for monthly training videos that go to over a thousand stores across the country.  Whether it’s adult learning principles, understanding human behaviour, conflict resolution, or effective leadership and presentation skills, this is real-world training that applies personally and professionally across the board.  I keep coming back, and I keep bringing colleagues with me!     

Heather Matthews

Home Hardware Stores Limited

 

Business Communications Certificate

In today’s highly competitive workforce, effective communication skills are more vital than ever to your career. Employers are looking for people who can speak, write, and communicate clearly and concisely – within all levels of their organizations. Whether you’re an experienced manager or just entering the workforce, improving your communication skills will definitely broaden your future career prospects.

This in-class, interactive certificate program will provide participants with the skills to:

  • Be heard! Present ideas clearly and confidently.
  • Be understood! Effectively respond to questions and comments.
  • Be successful! Get the desired outcome.

Who is this for? This program is designed for all professionals who want to become powerful communicators capable of tailoring their messages to get results.

Requirements: Participants are required to complete 5 of the following 8 courses* to achieve the certificate.

* Courses may be taken in any order.

When completed:

Please notify Professional Development (makeithappen@uwaterloo.ca) with:

  • certificate name
  • courses completed (names and dates)
  • current mailing address

The certificate will be mailed to you.

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Leadership Certificate

For any modern organization, the key to long-term success lies in developing managers who can provide effective leadership and successfully plan and organize work.

This in-class program will provide participants with the skills to:

  • provide leadership and direction for a work group.
  • create team commitment and involvement in planning and organizing work.

Who is this for? This program will provide useful insight, knowledge, and skills for both supervisors and managers - as well as people identified in an organization as having the potential to achieve supervisory and management positions.

We use experiential learning to guide participants to question their fundamental assumptions, beliefs, and values regarding leading people. This training will focus on the practical aspects of working with people to obtain their maximum commitment to organizational, work group, and personal goals.

Requirements: Participants are required to complete 5 of the following 8 courses* to achieve the certificate.

* Courses may be taken in any order.

When completed:

Please notify Professional Development(makeithappen@uwaterloo.ca) with:

  • certificate name
  • courses completed (names and dates)
  • current mailing address

The certificate will be mailed to you.

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"This course provided me with an excellent systematic overview of project management best practices while providing a practical methodology for utilizing its core tools. These new skills will enhance and streamline the projects I give oversight to."

James Coolidge - Consultant

 

 

Project Management Certificate

This in-class program (updated Summer 2011) is focused on providing participants with the knowledge and skills they need to excel and succeed as project managers. Participants will gain a solid understanding of sound project management techniques and processes, and the confidence to apply them effectively.

The curriculum is compatible with the project management industry standard set by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Waterloo partners with a PMI Registered Education Provider (REP) to provide participants with PMP® Professional Development Units (PDUs).

Who is this for? This program is designed for people who want to become project management specialists capable of consistently delivering projects on-target, on-time, and on-budget.

Requirements:
Participants must complete 2 compulsory courses (6 course days) and a minimum of 4 course days from a list of electives, for a total of at least 10 course days and 70 PDUs.

Compulsory Courses

Project Management Applied Tools and Techniques (3 days)

Advanced Project Monitoring and Control (3 days)

Elective Courses

Business Analysis for the Project Manager (2 days)

Juggling Multiple Projects (2 days)

Microsoft Project 2010 (2 days)

People Skills: The Secret Behind Project Success (2 days)

PMP® Exam Preparation (3 days)

See individual course titles for course delivery dates.

Elective courses may be taken in any order.

Participants who have previously completed any of the above in-class courses through Professional Development will receive credit toward certificate completion.

PMP is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

When completed:

Please notify Professional Development (makeithappen@uwaterloo.ca) with:

  • certificate name
  • courses completed (names and dates)
  • current mailing address

You will receive the certificate at your mailing address.

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Advanced Project Management Certificate

This in-class program is designed to provide project management professionals with the ability to further differentiate themselves from others in the field, while continuing to expand their knowledge in specific areas of project management.

The curriculum is compatible with the project management industry standard set by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Waterloo partners with a PMI Registered Education Provider (REP) to provide participants with PMP® Professional Development Units (PDUs).

Who is this for? This program is designed for participants who want to gain additional project management training while retaining flexibility in choosing which courses are most beneficial.

Requirements:
Participants must complete the Project Management Certificate and a minimum of 6 course days from the list of electives below, for a minimum of at least 42 PDUs (in addition to the 70 PDUs completed within the Project Management Certificate).

Note that courses used to meet the elective requirements for the Project Management Certificate cannot be used toward the elective requirement for the Advanced Project Management Certificate.

Elective Courses

Agile Project Management (3 days)

Agile Certification Exam Preparation (1 day)

Business Analysis for the Project Manager (2 days)

Juggling Multiple Projects (2 days)

Microsoft Project 2010 (2 days)

People Skills: The Secret Behind Project Success (2 days)

PMP® Exam Preparation (3 days)

See individual course titles for course delivery dates.

Elective courses may be taken in any order.

Participants who have previously completed any of the above in-class courses through Professional Development will receive credit toward certificate completion.

PMP is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

When completed:

Please notify Professional Development (makeithappen@uwaterloo.ca) with:

  • certificate name
  • courses completed (names and dates)
  • current mailing address

You will receive the certificate at your mailing address.

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Online Certificate in Project Leadership

More information at www.projectleadership.uwaterloo.ca

Delivered in 4, 4-week modules, with a 1-week break in between each, Waterloo's Certificate in Project Leadership was developed with the demands of today’s real world in mind.  It combines project leadership and project management content into one, robust and comprehensive program that prepares students to sit the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional examination. 

Further, graduates of the Certificate in Project Leadership program benefit from not only the necessary process-oriented knowledge as defined by PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), but also the all-important softer skills and knowledge required to manage the many human and organizational issues that can contribute to overall project failure or success.

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Social Media for Business Performance Certificate

More information at smbp.uwaterloo.oca/courseinfo.

This program, taught by Peter Carr, will give participants the knowledge and skills needed to exploit social media tools to improve the performance of their organization. The course will do this by first outlining the areas where emphasis is currently focused to improve business performance and then explaining how social media might be applied to these areas.

Topics

  • introduction to social media for business performance
  • employee involvement
  • customer engagement
  • product development and design
  • supply chain management
  • marketing and social media
  • the future of social media

Learn To

  • understand how social media can be applied to improve the performance of your business
  • understand how social media can be applied for benefit beyond a marketing function into relationships with employees, customers, suppliers, and stakeholders on a global basis
  • monitor and measure the effectiveness of social media usage and to focus resources where they will have the most impact
  • understand the possible future directions social media will take in the business world
  • use social media in the business world and, with practical experience, learn how to apply it in your own organization

Requirements

This 8-week course is highly interactive, includes asynchronous discussion forums, a course website, and weekly synchronous live seminars. Participants are required to commit approximately 10-12 hours per week and participate regularly. There will be a final grade assigned, based on participation in the weekly activities (12.5% per week x 8 weeks = 100%).

Activities

  • weekly group activity
  • discussion boards
  • course blog contributions
  • networking on the Internet to promote course blog (reported in a weekly summary)
  • monitoring blog traffic (reported in a weekly summary)
  • live seminars

Upcoming start dates:

April 23, 2012 (Registration deadline: April 18, 2012)

September 24, 2012

$1990 + HST

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