The Graduate Certificate in Project Management for the Built Environment, will be offered online through GradSchool.com. The program will involve presenters who are current practitioners in the industry as well as presenters from the University of Newcastle. The program will provide a case based approach to the study of Project Management for the Built Environment. The focus of the program is industry based drawing on the expertise and experiences of current practitioners. Newcastle offers a unique approach of online technologies with industry involvement.

Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.

Over the last decade, the Construction/Building/Engineering/Design Industries have embraced modern professional project management as a specialised discipline.

Effective project management will help:

• Meet or exceed client expectations;
• Maximize the use of resources (time, people, money, space, etc);
• Bring projects to a successful conclusion on time and within budget;
• Successfully manage project stakeholders and project risks;
• Evaluate project outcomes and document learnings future reference; and
• Build confidence in a team for future projects.

This program has been assembled by practicing professional project managers, with courses logically built around the project life cycle providing the skills required to deliver a project from "Start-up" to "Wrap-up".

The Graduate Certificate in Project Management for the Built Environment is a 40 unit program of study. The program is made up of 10 units of core courses and 30 units of directed courses. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Project Management, students will be eligible to enrol in the Master of Project Management in order to continue their studies.

The professional application of project management skills and techniques as a process for delivering business outcomes is utilised in every employment sector in particular Construction, Information Technology, Finance and Management.

Students completing the Graduate Certificate in Project Management program have career opportunities such as Managerial positions in an extensive range of commercial and public sector organisations. For more information see: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/service/careers/students-and-graduates/majors/

Following the AIPM program accreditation, students can become Student Members of the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) for the duration of their course. This provides students with a temporary affiliation with an industry body of their profession and gives them access to most membership benefits. Of particular interest for students would be invitations to networking events, the bi-monthly magazine "The Project Manager" and access to the online Information Resource Centre (IRC), one of the largest repositories of project management research and knowledge. Following successful completion of the award, students are automatically eligible for professional recognition as an Associate Member of AIPM are are able to use the post-nominals AAIPM.