APMG Change Management Foundation & Practitioner

How does the Exam Pass Guarantee work?

We have found our Virtual Classroom training has provided higher pass rates, which has made us confident to offer an Exam Pass Guarantee, so you know we’ll support you until you are certified.

With our Exam Pass Guarantee, if you do not pass the exam after attending this training course with us, you will be eligible to attend the same training again for free.

All we ask is that you:

•    Attend all class days and complete all assignments
•    Take the exam within 30 days of completing your Virtual Classroom training
•    Request your course re-enrolment within 30 days of the failed exam attempt

Please Note:

Students retaking the course are required to use the materials and books distributed to them in their original course session. Failure to provide these materials will result in the student being charged for replacement materials.

*Exam Pass Guarantee does not include the resit exam; this would need to be purchased at an additional cost.

Is this Change Management course suitable for me?

The APMG Change Management qualifications are aimed at all individuals involved in organisational change, including current and future Change Managers, as well as employees involved in the design, development and delivery of change programmes.

This course would benefit the following delegates:

• Change Leaders (Senior Responsible Owners)
• Change Support (Programme Office)
• Change Agents (Business Change Managers)
• Change Implementers (Programme Managers)
• Operational Line Managers /Staff

This qualification is also suitable for those individuals looking for a career change and considering a move into the Change Management sector.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to enrol onto this Foundation course, which is a requirement to enrol onto the APMG Change Management Practitioner training. 

What jobs can I apply for after my APMG Change Management training?

Most people undertaking this qualification will be looking to work as a Professional Change Manager. A Change Manager will play a key role in ensuring projects meet objectives on budget and on time. This is achieved by increasing employee adoption and usage. In this role you will focus on staffing side of change, which includes changes to business processes, systems, job role and function as well as organisation structures.

Job Titles & Salaries

•    Change Management Consultant - £50k
•    Organisational Change Manager - £57k
•    Change Manager - £59k
•    Change Management Lead - £76k

(Source: Payscale)

APMG Change Management Syllabus

Working in partnership with the Change Management Institute, the syllabus is based on The Effective Change Manager’s Handbook, designed to teach areas of knowledge defined by the Change Management Institute’ s Change Management Body of Knowledge (CMBoK).

Learning Outcomes – Foundation

•    How the process of organisational change or transformation occurs.
•    The roles needed to assemble teams most likely to achieve successful organisational change.
•    How people react to organisational change and how to help them adapt.
•    Developing strategies to keep people motivated while an organisation undergoes change.
•    The different types of change process e.g. planned and emergent change.
•    How to keep stakeholders engaged while an organisation undergoes change.

Learning Outcomes - Practitioner

•    Applying appropriate process frameworks to optimally plan and understand organisational change.
•    A range of organisation paradigms with which to understand, support and sustain organisational change processes.
•    How to properly prepare for an organisational change initiative - such as building an effective change team and offering insights which enhance the team's performance.
•    Preparing people for organisational change.
•    How to be motivational in ways that's empathetic towards peoples' roles and personalities.
•    How to establish a clear framework of roles, skills and activities through which leaders can support and sustain the change process.

Change Management Syllabus 

This Change Management courses explains how change affects, and how it is affected by, individuals, teams, organisations and change leaders.

You will also discover how to successfully:

•    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.
•    Manage and inform key stakeholders throughout the change process.
•    Speed up the implementation of change initiatives.
•    Change and the individual.
•    Change and the organisation.
•    Communication and stakeholder engagement.
•    Change management practice.

APMG Change Management Exam Details 

Foundation Level Exam Format

•    Exam Format - Multiple choice, closed-book
•    Number of questions - 50 questions
•    Pass Mark – 25 out of 50 (50%)
•    Duration - 40 minutes

Practitioner Level Exam Format

•    Exam Format - Objective testing based on a case study scenario, open book exam*
•    Number of questions - 4 questions of 20 marks each
•    Pass Mark – 40 out of 80 (50%)
•    Duration - 2.5 hours

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