Project management in construction intermediate

Duration

Minimum 2 days of 6 learning hours

Purpose/scope

The purpose of this standard is to provide the delegate with the knowledge to support the management of projects within the construction industry. 

Scope: 

• defining client requirements  
• establishing the project criteria 
• identifying issues and risks
• developing project plans 
• progress control processes  
• change control processes 
• producing project closure documentation
• completing a post implementation review.

Occupational relevance

Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: 

• supervision 
• management and leadership
• Delegates pre-requisites

Delegates must have successfully completed Project Management in Construction Introduction training.

Instruction/supervision

As a minimum, course trainers must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have: 

• an award in education and training (or equivalent, as per requirements for approved training organisations)   
• successfully completed training to this standard
• at least 2 years relevant industrial experience
• a verifiable CV.

Delivery

Delivery may be in an on or off the job environment. 

All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for delegates to achieve learning outcomes and must comply with relevant legislation. 

The class size and delegate/trainer ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable delegates to achieve the learning outcomes.  

The following delivery methods may be used in the delivery of this standard: 

• classroom
• remote
• a blend of classroom and remote.

This standard is considered to contain 51% or more theoretical learning. 

This standard is considered to be set at an intermediate level. 

Assessment

For the successful completion of training, delegates must complete an end of course practical assessment or knowledge test that measures all learning outcomes and has a pass or fail criteria. 

Where this training is assessed using multiple-choice questions, a minimum of 10 questions must be asked and delegates are required to achieve an overall pass mark of at least 80%.

Quality assurance

Assured 

Quality assurance against this standard will require initial approval of the training organisation and their content mapped to the standard.  

CITB will also conduct an approval intervention, either desk-based or centre visit, to ensure the training organisation can meet the requirements of the training standard.  

Approved training organisations (ATOs) will be required to present information on records of training and assessment upon request to CITB for desk-based analysis. They will also be visited annually by the CITB quality assurance team.

Renewal 

There are no mandatory renewal or recommended refresher requirements for this standard.

Classification 

Lifetime (please note standards using this classification will only be grant aided once per delegate).

Learning outcomes

The delegate will be able to: 

• define client requirements, to include: goals, objectives, and success factors
• establish the project criteria, to include: the scope, key deliverables, timescales, and budget
• identify common issues and risks that arise in a construction project and how they can be anticipated, to include: uncertainty, and conflicting objectives
• develop project plans, to include: time, cost, resource estimates, multiple packages or programmes, multiple interdependent stakeholders, and highlighting competing interests
• define methods for monitoring and controlling project progress, to include: developing, implementing and updating resource allocation programmes and plans
• define methods of change control, to include: managing and organising change initiatives that align with organisational practice
• produce project closure documentation, to include: developing and agreeing budgets for changes, and forecasting actual costs against the budget
• organise and carry out a PIR (post implementation review), to include: gathering independent evidence that is valid to confirm project is likely to achieve its aims