ETCAL
    Level 5
    QN: 610/4637/1
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    ETCAL Level 5 Advance Diploma in Project Controls

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by ETCAL. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1200 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 5
    Awarding Body
    ETCAL
    Syllabus Units
    6 Units
    Guided Hours
    1200 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Commercial Awareness and Management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the commercial management techniques
    • Know how to critically analyse
    • recommend and prepare project control information
    • Understand how to evaluate and interpret contract information and identify requirements that should be incorporated into project control plans
    • Understand how to analyze bid, tender, and commercially contract information through the lens of project controls
    • Know how to analyze project control data effectively to support claim management and dispute resolution
    • Understand the communication processes related to project control data
    2

    Monitoring Control and Reporting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand project controls progress monitoring techniques
    • Know how to undertake schedule update including schedule change management
    • Know how to critically evaluate the project data system in use
    • Understand the impact of breakdown and coding structures on reporting
    • Know how to investigate and develop earned value management as a comprehensive project control system
    • Know how to critically analyze project progress data and trends
    3

    Project Control, Governance & PMO Environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand governance principles in P3M
    • Understand the project control processes that underpin/support the PMO and identify good practices
    • Understand the project control processes that underpin/support key governance roles and responsibilities in the PSG/boards
    • Know the required project control tools and processes that support the function and purpose of PMO
    • Understand the interconnections between project control key principles and project governance/assurance
    • Understand the key governance regulations, processes and ethical behavior and the required support from project control
    4

    Risk Management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key project tools and techniques for effective risk planning, responses and management
    • Understand how different strategies to risk and risk management are shaped
    • Know how to define risk appetite
    • Know how to critically evaluate key risk factors associated with Enterprise and P3M Understand change management and project control processes
    • Know how to formulate risk strategies for effective project control, change control & risk management
    5

    Supply Chain and Procurement

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand various approaches to SCM Understand the integrated nature of supply chain processes to core competencies
    • Know how to analyses the role of CSR in sourcing and distribution channels
    • Know how to provide critical evaluation of Supply Chain behaviours, efficiencies, and role of technology
    • Know how to provide critical analysis of ERP in managing performance effectively within the SC
    • Understand role of TQM in improving supply chain processes and management for successful delivery of P3M
    6

    Work Based Project 2

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to critically analyse
    • recommend and prepare for the WBP project control information
    • Know how to identify and assess risks occurring in the selected WBP/Case study
    • Know how to identify tools for integrating risk management and change control with other project control processes
    • Understand the link between project control key principles
    • project governance / assurance and how these are supported by project control
    • Know the key governance regulations and processes
    • Know how to research and critically analyse project progress data

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    610/4637/1
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    ETCAL
    Qualification Type
    Vocationally-Related Qualification
    Operational Start
    Sept 2024