APMG Change Management Foundation and Practitioner (PCM®)
Become an APMG-certified Change Management Practitioner in just 3 days with Firebrand, exams included.
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What you’ll learn
Gain the skills, confidence, and recognised credentials to lead change successfully with the APMG Change Management Foundation and Practitioner certifications.
This course is aligned to the latest APMG Change Management v3 syllabus, reflecting the most up-to-date thinking and best practice in organisational change. Developed in partnership with the Change Management Institute, the certification equips professionals with proven frameworks and practical techniques to help organisations and their people navigate change effectively and achieve lasting transformation.
Designed for those involved in delivering, supporting, or leading change, this course provides a practical, people-centred approach to managing the human impact of transformation. You’ll explore how individuals and organisations respond to change, how resistance emerges, and how change initiatives can be planned and implemented to maximise adoption and benefits realisation.
In just 3 days, you'll learn the knowledge, proven methods and techniques to:
Unlock resistance to change
Provide effective support and motivation to individuals and teams to embrace change
Draw from a range of professional approaches to implement change smoothly and effectively
Identify and engage with key stakeholders throughout the change process to gain support
Speed up the implementation of change programs
Highlight their contribution as change professionals to initiatives
Curriculum
- ●Organisational Context and Approach
- ●People and Change
- ●Change Leadership and Teams
- ●Stakeholders and Communication
- ●Work of the Change Manager
- ●Sustaining Change
- ●Learning for Change
- ●Coaching for Change
- ●Handling Conflict in Change
- ●Facilitation for Co-Design
Prerequisites
This qualification is aimed at individuals who are actively involved in providing dedicated support to change initiatives who require a working knowledge of the key principles of change management, who need to know the terminology used and some of the theory behind the practice.
This qualification is aimed at change managers and aspiring change managers. It also relevant to other key staff involved in the design, development and delivery of change programmes, including: change leaders (e.g. Senior Responsible Owners), change ‘agents’ (e.g. Business Change Managers), change implementers (e.g. Programme Managers), change support (e.g. Programme Office) and operational line leaders/staff.
No formal prerequisites are required.
Exam info
Change Management Foundation Exam
● Format: Multiple-choice
● Passing Score: 25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) - 50%
● Duration: 40 minutes
● Closed-book
Change Management Practitioner Exam
● Format: Objective testing based on a case study scenario
● Number of questions: 5 sections of 16 marks each
● Passing Score: 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) - 50%
● Duration: 2.5 hours
● Restricted open book: The APMG Change Management Study Guide
The validity period for all APMG exams will be limited to 12 months from the booking date. Requests to reschedule within this period will be accepted in the usual way, but extensions beyond this period will not be possible.
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