APMG™ Change Management v3 Foundation Certification

Course 3288

  • Duration: 3 days
  • Language: English
  • Level: Foundation

The Change Management Foundation course introduces learners to the principles, theories, and practices used to manage organizational change successfully. Participants explore how individuals and organizations respond to change and learn practical approaches for increasing engagement, readiness, adoption, and sustained change outcomes.

Change Management Foundation Course Delivery Methods

  • In-Person

  • Online

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Change Management Foundation Course Information

  • Course Benefits

    • Accredited course content and curriculum
    • Foundation exam voucher
    • Exam preparation activities
    • Instructor-led practical exercises

    Important Information

    In this course, you will learn:

    • Core principles of organizational change
    • Major change management models and frameworks
    • Stakeholder engagement approaches
    • Communication and change impact assessment techniques
    • Change readiness and resistance management
    • Foundation exam preparation

    Prerequisites

    There are no formal prerequisites but participants working in projects, programs, transformation initiatives, or organizational development roles will benefit most.

    Certification Information

    To earn the Change Management Foundation certification, learners must:

    • Attend the course
    • Sit for and pass the Foundation examination
    • Foundation exam scheduled on Day 3

Change Management Foundation Course Outline

Module 1: Understanding Organizational Change

  • Drivers of organizational change
  • Types of change
  • Change challenges and risks
  • Benefits realization

Module 2: Individuals and Change

  • Human responses to change
  • Psychology of change
  • Motivation and engagement
  • Transition models

Module 3: Change Frameworks

  • Change management methodologies
  • Organizational change models
  • Applying frameworks in practice

Module 4: Stakeholder Engagement

  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Influence and sponsorship
  • Building commitment

Module 5: Communication for Change

  • Communication planning
  • Messaging strategies
  • Managing feedback

Module 6: Change Impact and Readiness

  • Assessing impacts
  • Change readiness evaluation
  • Planning interventions

Module 7: Resistance Management

  • Sources of resistance
  • Managing concerns
  • Encouraging adoption

Module 8: Foundation Exam Preparation

  • Practice questions
  • Exam techniques
  • Review activities

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Change Management Foundation Course FAQs

This course prepares you for the APMG Change Management Foundation Exam. You learn good practice models to deliver effective change within your workplace, including approaches to achieve buy-in and handle continuous change.

This course is valuable for individuals wishing to achieve APMG Change Management Foundation Certification. Anyone who must interact effectively with others to facilitate or direct change may find this course useful.

Previous change management experience is helpful but not required.

  • Some pre-course reading is required with the following materials, which are sent in advance of the course: "The Effective Change Manager's Handbook" and "The Learning Tree Pre-Course Study Guide."
  • Each course day requires two hours of home study afterward.

Your exam is taken in-class on the last day of class.