Change Management™ Practitioner Training | APMG Qualification
About the course
The Change Management Practitioner qualification 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.
Course overview
This qualification explores how change affects, and is affected by, individuals, teams and organisations, helping those responsible for change initiatives to:
- Identify organisational drivers of change initiatives and links with governance structures (e.g. strategic, programme or project governance
- Contribute effectively to preparation of change initiatives, including building the team and offering insight to improve team effectiveness
- Establish a clear framework of roles, skills & activities that achieve the support of leaders from different levels
- Apply an appropriate process framework to help plan or understand organisational change
- Use a range of organisation paradigms to understand, support and sustain change processes
If you're looking to sit the Foundation and Practitioner course and exams together, then view our combined Change Management™ Foundation & Practitioner course.
Who is this qualification for?
The Change Management Practitioner qualification is for any aspiring or current managers of organisational change, transition or transformation. Those performing key roles in the design, development and delivery of organisation change programmes, which can include:
- Business Change Managers
- Change Project Managers
- Change Programme Managers
- Transformation Managers
- Senior Responsible Owners
- Operational Line Managers
Accreditation / Qualification(s) offered
Successful completion of this course will mean you will be awarded the Change Management Practitioner certification (valid for 5 years).
APMG online exam
Practitioner Exam – 2.5 hours restricted open book exam – The Effective Change Manager’s Handbook may be used in the exam. Objective testing based on a case study scenario. There is a total of 4 questions, each worth 20 marks. 40 marks are required to pass (out of 80 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 Practitioner 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 Practitioner certification.
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Virtual ClassroomInstructor-led course
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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.
£1,045.00 excl. VAT
- Small classes
- Free course resit
- Exam included
- APMG certificate
- 5 year certification


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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; individuals, teams, organisations and change leaders, equipping you with the knowledge, theories and techniques to successfully implement change in your organisation.
- Applying appropriate process frameworks to optimally plan and understand organisational change
- A range of organisation paradigms with which to understand, support and sustain organisational change processes
- How to properly prepare for an organisational change initiative - such as building an effective change team and offering insights which enhance the team's performance
- Preparing people for organisational change
- How to be motivational in ways that are empathetic towards people's roles and personalities
- How to establish a clear framework of roles, skills and activities through which leaders can support and sustain the change process
This is the definitive certification for project professionals dealing with organisational change, transition and transformation.
- Download the Change Management Syllabus for the learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
- Download a sample chapter from the Change Management Body of Knowledge (CMBoK).
You must hold the Change Management Foundation qualification before taking this course - alternatively you can attend the full 5-day course where you will obtain both the Foundation and Practitioner qualifications upon successful completion.
Learners will gain the knowledge and understanding necessary to contribute constructively to teams specifying, developing, implementing and sustaining change initiatives.
- Preparing people for organisational change
- How to properly prepare for an organisational change initiative - such as building an effective change team and offering insights which enhance the team's performance
- How to be motivational in ways that's empathetic towards peoples' roles and personalities
- Applying appropriate process frameworks to optimally plan and understand organisational change
- A range of organisation paradigms with which to understand, support and sustain organisational change processes
- How to establish a clear framework of roles, skills and activities through which leaders can support and sustain the change process
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