Change Management™ Foundation
What is the Change Management Foundation Qualification?
This Change Management course has been designed to help you manage the impact of change in your organisation and provide you with techniques to effectively plan and implement successful transformation initiatives.
The Change Management qualification is the definitive certification for project professionals dealing with organisational change, transition and transformation.
To be an effective leader of change this requires strong communication skills, change management training, stakeholder management and support. All of this and more is covered in this Change Management qualification.
This course is based on the Effective Change Manager's Handbook and aligned to the Institute's Change Management Body of Knowledge (CMBoK), this course explores how change affects, and is affected by; teams, individuals, organisations and change leaders, equipping you with the knowledge, theories and techniques to successfully implement change in your organisation.
Change Management Overview
Who is this Qualification for?
The APMG Change Management Foundation qualification is for anyone interested in understanding the basic principles of achieving successful organizational change, transition or transformation. Team members involved in organizational change, transition or transformation projects. Professionals pursuing the Change Management Practitioner certificate – for which the Change Management Foundation certificate is a pre-requisite.
For the learning outcomes and assessment criteria, download the Change Management Syllabus here.
You can also download a sample chapter from the Change Management Body of Knowledge (CMBoK) here.
Change Management Foundation Benefits
Delegates will have the knowledge and understanding necessary to contribute constructively to teams specifying, developing, implementing and sustaining change initiatives.
The Change Management Practitioner qualification explores how change affects, and is affected by, individuals, teams and organisations, helping those responsible for change initiatives to:
- Explain how individuals are impacted by change, different ways they may respond to change situations and how learning processes help them adapt.
- Contribute to development of strategies to help individuals through change, increasing motivation for change and overcoming resistance in order to achieve desired outcomes.
- Offer insights on how organizations work, how the process of organizational change occurs and the typical roles that collaborate to deliver successful change.
- Identify key drivers of an organization’s culture, and recognize different types of change process (e.g. planned and emergent change).
- Describe significant elements of the stakeholder engagement process in a change initiative, and relate this to appropriate communications strategies
- And so much more...
Accreditation / Qualification(s) offered
Successful completion of this course will mean you will be awarded the Change Management Foundation certification (does not expire).
APMG Online Exam
Foundation Exam – 40-minute multiple choice closed-book online exam. There is a total of 50 questions to answer broken down into four sections. 25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) – 50%.
Download the Guide to Examinable Text for The Effective Change Manager's Handbook (ECMH) which will help you to prepare for your exam.
Course Resit Policy
We have a ‘FREE course resit policy’ for anyone who unfortunately does not pass their exam, all we require is that you pay for your exam resit. You can then attend the next Change Management Foundation course for FREE!
Please contact your course organiser to discuss.
What This Course Includes
This price includes course registration and exam registration, course materials and, if successful in passing the exam, an official Change Management Foundation certification.
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Virtual ClassroomInstructor-led course
- 3 days
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- This is a virtual course with a live instructor. It includes interaction and group-work to embed learning. We encourage use of cameras, and have regular breaks to maintain freshness and engagement.
£1,150.00 excl. VAT
Small Classes
Free Course Resit
Exam Included
APMG Certificate
Does not Expire


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- How the process of organizational change or transformation occurs.
- The roles needed to assemble teams most likely to achieve successful organizational change.
- How people react to organizational change and how to help them adapt.
- Developing strategies to keep people motivated while an organization undergoes change.
- The different types of change process e.g. planned and emergent change.
- How to keep stakeholders engaged while an organization undergoes change
There are no entry requirements for this course.
- The roles needed to assemble teams most likely to achieve successful organizational change
- How people react to organizational change and how to help them adapt
- How to keep stakeholders engaged while an organization undergoes change
- How the process of organizational change or transformation occurs
- Developing strategies to keep people motivated while an organization undergoes change.
- The different types of change process e.g. planned and emergent change
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Instructor-led
All prices are per person and exclude VAT.
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