Marcus Evans, the well-known management training company, has scheduled a project management seminar on the subject of Advanced Project Management for Engineers, to be held in Karachi, Pakistan during 21-22 June 2007.

According to the Marcus Evans brochure, Key issues to be addressed will include:

• Fundamentals of project management
• Initiating a project
• Planning a project
• Executing, monitoring and controlling a project
• Closing a project

This event is intended for Project Consultants, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Project Development Engineers, Product Development Engineers, Technical Managers, Technical Engineers, Process Engineers, Process Developers, Quality and Process Improvement Managers, Head of Engineering, And Heads/ Managers of departments in charge of projects within the industries of Engineering, Infrastructure & Construction, Manufacturing, Automotive, Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals, Telecommunications / IT, and Utilities.

The course instructor will be Mr. Oliver Lehman, PMP, MCP, international project management consultant and trainer, and will be held at the Sheraton, Karachi. PMP’s attending the course can receive up to 14 PDUs; AACE members can claim up to 1.4 CEUs. For additional information, visit http://www.marcusevans.com/events/CFEventinfo.asp?EventID=12283

Marcus Evans is one of the world's leading providers and promoters of strategic conferences, professional training, in-Company training, business-to-business congresses, sports hospitality and on-line information. Founded in 1983, the company employs over 3500 employees in 24 countries around the world. The company's revenues are generated from a majority of the world's top 1000 companies. Marcus Evans also publishes market analysis reports, on-line subscription products and business publications, and b2b internet products. For additional information, visit www.marcusevans.com/html/index.asp.

 

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The Asia Pacific International College (APIC), based in Sydney, Australia, has announced a new Project Management Internship Scheme (PMIS) to offer a solution to shortages of project management professionals in industry and government. According to the APIC announcement, there is an apparent shortage of project management professionals across the various branches of industry in Australia and in the Asia Pacific region. This situation, if unchecked can have adverse impacts on project outcomes. The Project Management Internship Scheme (PMIS) offers a cost effective solution to organisations and can attract new talent into project and program management profession.

Under the PMIS suitably qualified young professionals will be invited to become interns in the APIC’s Graduate Program in Business and Project Management (GPBPM), and undergo training through APIC’s courses and project-based learning. Interns will be placed with the participating organisations while completing their internship under the normal employers’ terms and conditions. They work on projects with a reduced workload to permit them to complete their training.

Participating companies will be able to employ the interns during or after completion of their courses if desired, though it is advisable to allow the interns to complete as a minimum the Graduate Certificate in Project Management. It will be a matter for the prospective organisations to decide whether to offer their interns an appropriate job in Australia or overseas. Interns may also be selected by employer organisations under a separate process subject to the APIC admission requirements for those aspiring to earn a formal academic degree.

Interns will be responsible for their own tuition fees. They may encourage a participating organisation to sponsor them to pay their tuition fees on their behalf. That will be a private and individual arrangement and APIC will not get involved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scheme Advantages

1. The internship scheme is a win-win low risk scheme that can benefit all sides
2. It provides an opportunity to train professional PM staff systemically
3. It is a cost effective method to attract new talent into the PM field, particularly women
4. Interns can earn recognised qualifications at the end of internship
5. APIC will manage the scheme systemically at no cost to employers, including provision of one-on-one mentoring and access to the APIC’s online knowledge bank
6. APIC will provide flexible competency and project-based courses tailored to the needs of interns and sponsor organisation

Any organisation operating in Australia may join the PMIS. There is no special condition and no obligation to continue with the PMIS either, subject to the terms of the sponsorship agreement. Sponsors employ the interns as per their internal HR policies and procedures, place them on suitable projects and pay them a reasonable internship allowance. Interns will work in a normal fashion for their sponsor organisations while undergoing professional development through APIC’s Graduate Program in Business and Project Management. Since the GPBPM is a flexible and substantially online program, interns are able to balance their work and study commitments. As the emphasis is on quality, it is planned to accept a maximum of 20 interns initially.

Women as Project Managers

Women are not well represented in the project management profession. APIC wants to encourage women to sign up as interns, particularly those who wish to return to full time work after a long break for family or other reasons.

The College has a number of qualified candidates to offer to prospective employers at no cost. Please contact us via email (apicollege@apicollege.com) and or via phone 02 8920 9688 if of interest. Alternatively you may wish to introduce your own interns to the College. APIC sees its role as that of providing professional education, training, diagnostic and research services to industry, business and government worldwide. Asia Pacific International College, ABN 61048 101 488, is an Australian Higher Education Institution. Additional information about APIC can be found at www.apicollege.com.

 

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According to an article in Canadian Consulting Engineer magazine (www.ccemag.com),
Ben Novak, P.Eng., has endowed a $1,000 annual scholarship at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta in Edmonton for the study of project management.

The scholarship, entitled the Benno E. Novak Graduate Scholarship in Engineering Management, will be awarded annually to a full time graduate student studying project management. According to the article, Mr. Novak intends the scholarship fund to foster leadership skills, and skills in the area of translating and communicating technical plans to people.

Mr. Novak has spent 40 years in the consulting engineering industry, notably holding senior positions with Stantec of Edmonton (formerly Stanley). He is a past president of Consulting Engineers of Alberta and of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada. He is also an artist and a musician.

Source: http://www.ccemag.com/.

Editor’s Note: We at PMForum want to applaud Mr. Novak and other who establish scholarships for students and schools of project management. More education is need in the field of project management, and only through education can theory be translated into better practice. If others have news of new scholarships related to project management, please contact editor@pmforum.org.

 

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