DIPLOMA IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

THE OTHM LEVEL 7 DIPLOMA PROJECT MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SENIOR

MANAGERS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROJECTS AND PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNDAMENTAL TOPICS

NEEDED TO MANAGE BUSINESS PROJECTS WITHIN A COMPLEX AND EVER-CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.

THIS QUALIFICATION WILL DEVELOP A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF PROJECT,

PROGRAMME AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND FACILITATE THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES NECESSARY TO

PLAN, MONITOR, CONTROL AND DELIVER SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS, PROGRAMMES AND PORTFOLIOS.

COURSE SPECIFICATION

EQUIVALENCES

THE OTHM LEVEL 7 DIPLOMAS ON THE REGULATED

QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK (RQF) ARE AT THE SAME

LEVEL AS MASTER’S DEGREES. HOWEVER, THEY ARE

SHORTER (120 CREDITS) AND LEARNERS WILL HAVE TO

PROCEED TO THE DISSERTATION STAGE (60 CREDITS)

WITH UNIVERSITY TO ACHIEVE A FULL MASTERS

PROGRAMME.

QUALIFICATION

STRUCTURE

THE OTHM LEVEL 7 DIPLOMA IN PROJECT

MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION CONSISTS OF 5

MANDATORY UNITS FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 120

CREDITS, 1200 HOURS TOTAL QUALIFICATION TIME

(TQT) AND 480 GUIDED LEARNING HOURS (GLH) FOR

THE COMPLETED QUALIFICATION.

MANDATORY UNITS

 PLANNING, CONTROLLING AND LEADING A

PROJECT (30 CREDITS)

 PROCUREMENT RISK AND CONTRACT

MANAGEMENT (30 CREDITS)

ADVANCED PROJECT AND LOGISTICS

MANAGEMENT (20 CREDITS)

DURATION AND DELIVERY

THE QUALIFICATION IS DESIGNED TO BE DELIVERED OVER

ONE ACADEMIC YEAR FOR FULL-TIME STUDY, BUT IT IS

ALSO FLEXIBLE IN ITS DELIVERY IN ORDER TO

ACCOMMODATE PART-TIME AND DISTANCE LEARNING.

THE QUALIFICATION IS DELIVERED FACE-TO-FACE,

THROUGH LECTURES, TUTORIALS, SEMINARS, DISTANCE,

ONLINE BY APPROVED CENTRES ONLY.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

FOR ENTRY ONTO THE OTHM LEVEL 7 DIPLOMA IN

PROJECT MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION, LEARNERS MUST

POSSESS:

 AN HONORS DEGREE IN RELATED SUBJECT OR UK

LEVEL 6 DIPLOMA OR AN EQUIVALENT OVERSEAS

QUALIFICATION

 MATURE LEARNERS WITH MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

(LEARNERS MUST CHECK WITH THE DELIVERY CENTER

REGARDING THIS EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO REGISTERING FOR

THE PROGRAMME)

 LEARNERS MUST BE 21 YEARS OR OLDER AT THE

BEGINNING OF THE COURSE

 ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS: IF A LEARNER IS NOT FROM

A MAJORITY ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRY MUST PROVIDE

EVIDENCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY. FOR

MORE INFORMATION VISIT ENGLISH LANGUAGE

EXPECTATIONS PAGE IN THIS WEBSITE.

 OPERATIONS AND INFORMATION

MANAGEMENT FOR PROJECT MANAGERS (20

CREDITS)

 ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS (20

CREDITS)

PROGRESSION

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE OTHM LEVEL 7

DIPLOMA IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION

ENABLES LEARNERS TO PROGRESS INTO OR WITHIN

EMPLOYMENT AND/OR CONTINUE THEIR STUDY TOWARDS

A RELEVANT MASTER TOP-UP PROGRAMME WITH

ADVANCED STANDING AT MANY UNIVERSITIES IN THE UK

AND OVERSEAS. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT

IGF.EDUCATION.

ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION

ALL UNITS WITHIN THIS QUALIFICATION ARE INTERNALLY

ASSESSED BY THE CENTRE AND EXTERNALLY VERIFIED BY

OTHM. THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE CRITERION

REFERENCED, BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL THE

SPECIFIED LEARNING OUTCOMES.

TO ACHIEVE A ‘PASS’ FOR A UNIT, LEARNERS MUST

PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAVE

FULFILLED ALL THE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND MEET THE

STANDARDS SPECIFIED BY ALL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA.

JUDGEMENT THAT THE LEARNERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY

FULFILLED THE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA IS MADE BY THE

ASSESSOR.

THE ASSESSOR SHOULD PROVIDE AN AUDIT TRAIL

SHOWING HOW THE JUDGEMENT OF THE LEARNERS’

OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT HAS BEEN ARRIVED AT.