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ICDL Project Planning · 14 hrs
The certification
ICDL Project Planning certification, which assesses the use of planning software to build, track and present a project.
This certification is not listed in the Specific Directory: it cannot be funded through CPF, but by the employer, the OPCO or a training insurance fund (FAF).
Duration and price
Course
€990
Price per person, net of tax (VAT not applicable), exam included.
Objectives
By the end of the course, the learner is able to:
- Create a project in planning software and structure its tasks
- Link tasks, set durations, delays, constraints and deadlines
- Assign resources and track costs
- Identify the critical path, track progress and adjust the schedule
- Present and print project information
Skills assessed
The syllabus assesses the following skills:
- Project management concepts and tools: create a project, structure tasks, link them and set their duration
- Constraints, deadlines, notes and links attached to tasks
- Resources and costs: assign and manage resources, track costs
- Project tracking: identify the critical path, track progress and adjust the schedule
- Preparing outputs: display settings, page layout and printing
Programme
The order and length of each module are adjusted to the group after the placement test.
The basics of project management
Essential concepts, the role of planning software, creating a project and opening an existing project.
Build the schedule
Create tasks, link them together, set durations and delays, apply constraints and deadlines.
Document the tasks
Add notes and links to tasks, structure the project into phases.
Resources and costs
Assign resources to tasks, manage workloads, track and control costs.
Track and steer
Identify the critical path, track progress, adjust the schedule when there are deviations.
Present your project
Set the display and page layout, prepare printouts and progress reports.
Case study: plan a project for the company
The learner builds and then tracks the schedule of a real or realistic project from their organisation.
Exam practice and sitting the certification
ICDL practice tests, corrected with comments, then a supervised certification exam.
Audience and prerequisites
Audience: employees, freelancers and jobseekers.
- Be used to using a computer; no prior knowledge of project management is needed.
- Command of written and spoken French or English (courses delivered in French or English).
- Take the free ICDL placement test before enrolling.
Formats
In person
In a classroom in Mougins, Valbonne or Sophia Antipolis, in groups of 1 to 8 people, in full 7-hour days or 3.5-hour half-days. Workstation provided, with the necessary software.
Online
Live virtual classes with the trainer, in 3.5-hour half-days. You need a computer with the relevant software, an internet connection, a microphone and a webcam; a technical test takes place before the first session.
Hybrid
Sessions with the trainer, in a classroom or virtual class (at least 50% of the duration), and guided work on the ICDL practice platform, which is provided. Same technical conditions as online.
For online and hybrid courses, technical and teaching support is provided by phone and email, with a reply within 48 working hours at the latest.
Assessment and validation
- Before: free ICDL placement test and 20-minute interview to define the pathway.
- During: corrected exercises and practice tests.
- At the end: supervised ICDL exam.
- Satisfaction: questionnaire at the end of the course, then a questionnaire after 3 months.
Validation: ICDL certificate verifiable online if you pass, course completion certificate in all cases.
Teaching methods and resources: interview and placement test, then a pathway adjusted to the result. Demonstrations, exercises on professional cases, practice tests, digital materials given to the learner. Trainers experienced in the subject taught.
Accessibility
Courses are accessible to people with disabilities after a discussion with the disability officer, who assesses the adaptations needed. The rooms in Mougins, Valbonne and Sophia Antipolis are accessible to people with reduced mobility. Disability officer: +33 4 22 21 32 43, contact@antipolisformation.fr. For the exam, adjustments can be requested from the test centre.
Access times
Dates and the access time are given in the written proposal (programme, duration, dates, price) that follows your enquiry.
Funding
Possible funding: employer, OPCO, FAF.
Prices are per person, net of tax (VAT not applicable).
Practical information
- Documents given before the start of the course: programme, general terms of sale, internal rules, welcome booklet.
- Enrolment and teaching questions: +33 4 22 21 32 43, contact@antipolisformation.fr.
- Complaints: same address, with a reply within 10 working days.
- Other answers: see the frequently asked questions on courses, ICDL certification and funding.
Enrolment and enquiries
A question about this course?
Describe your project: an adviser will contact you free of charge and with no commitment, with the programme and a quote.