Unlock your potential as a high-impact project manager with this globally recognised, part-time diploma. Equip yourself with agile thinking, AI-powered tools, and essential project management techniques. Gain expertise in budgeting, scheduling, and everything you need to know to successfully manage projects with confidence.
Ambitious projects bring ideas to life and address the major challenges organisations face today. If you have the drive to lead change, project management could be the right career path for you.
In Ireland, project managers earn a median salary of €89,175, with entry-level roles starting around €64,150 and experienced professionals earning up to €113,700 annually. As demand for skilled project professionals grows, the right qualifications are essential to stand out in a competitive job market.
This unique diploma, delivered by 10 industry experts, combines real-world insights with practical skills essential for success in today’s project-driven workplace. The course also explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and sustainability are shaping modern project management, preparing you to lead in an era of innovation and environmental responsibility.
Upon completion, you will earn three respected credentials: the IPM Professional Diploma, a Special Purpose Award validated by Technological University Dublin, and an internationally recognised IPMA® certification—each demonstrating your capability to deliver projects to global standards.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Explain the technical, behavioural, and contextual competencies essential for effective project management in both Irish and international settings.
Assess your strengths and development areas using a structured scoring system based on knowledge and experience.
Establish a personal development plan to enhance competencies requiring further growth.
Discuss the five major project management process groups and their associated sub-processes.
Recommend the most suitable combination of processes for managing projects within your business sector, including common industries in Ireland such as construction, technology, healthcare, and the public sector.
Explain the ten key knowledge areas that underpin the recognised project management body of knowledge.
Illustrate how these knowledge areas connect to the 47 sub-processes across the five major process groups.
Develop a comprehensive, integrated project plan covering scope, time, cost, quality, resources, communication, stakeholder management, risk, procurement, and integration.
Apply AI tools and embed sustainability principles in your project management approach, ensuring projects are innovative, environmentally responsible, and aligned with Ireland’s sustainability goals and regulations.
Learn how to follow a process-based project approach and use the following five process groups as an organising structure:
Processes performed to define a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase.
Processes required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project was undertaken to achieve.
Processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project requirements.
Processes required to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes.
Processes performed to formally complete or close a project, phase, or contract.
Course modules are designed to help you identify the most commonly used project management approaches (predictive and agile) while offering a comprehensive understanding of the several areas of project management.
Become a project manager with industry-ready Technical, Behavioural and Contextual competences:
Master project management techniques, tools, and methods widely used across sectors such as construction, ICT, healthcare, and public services.
Adopt professional behaviours expected of project managers, including effective leadership, clear communication, and ethical decision-making within collaborative environments.
Understand how projects relate to the broader organisational, economic, and regulatory context, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.
If you would like to learn more about being a project manager, read our free guide: How to Build a Career in Project Management.
Not sure if this course is for you? Schedule a call to speak with an educational adviser.
42 Hours of Learning
24/7 Instant Access
6 Months of Full Access
Expert-led Video Lessons
13 Modules, 130+ Topics
Online Quizzes & Exercises
IPMA-D®, NFQ Level 8, CPM Dip
€2,000 
I completed the Certified Project Management Diploma and would highly recommend it to anyone considering working in this field. I came into this course not knowing very much about projects. However, I’m now leaving the course with a wealth of knowledge that I will be applying in my job.
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On Demand Diploma provides you with greater flexibility and control over your schedules. It allows you to follow the learning pace that works best for you. It maximises efficiency by ensuring you have access to master the skills you need right when you need them.
42 Hours of Learning
24/7 Instant Access
6 Months of Full Access
Expert-led Video Lessons
13 Modules, 130+ Topics
Online Quizzes & Exercises
IPMA-D®, NFQ Level 8, CPM DipThis course is available for organisations looking to meet specific business needs, equipping your team with the skills to drive success.
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The course fee includes the examination and certification fees, access to all course materials on the Student Hub, live expert-led virtual classes, recordings and unlimited support from our Student Support team.
Yes, there are two payment options available:
Yes, the Certified Project Management Diploma programme is a perfect fit for someone who wants to get the fundamental knowledge and essential techniques in project management. The course is suitable for actual or potential project managers, and for any professional who directly contributes to projects.
Yes, the content of this professional diploma in project management programme is suitable for various industry sectors. We have students from different backgrounds – such as engineering, pharmaceuticals, design, construction, IT and many others – who completed the course successfully.
The course is assessed through two written assignments (a self-assessment and a written project) and a 3-hour online exam at the end of the course (Multiple-Choice and Scenario style of questions).
Classes run one evening per week, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm.
Plan to spend approximately 4 to 6 hours each week on the core material and reflecting on what you have learned. However, as you can appreciate, this is very dependent on each individual’s capability.
Yes, the course credentials are recognised in over 70 countries.
A recording of each online class will be available for playback in the Student Hub for a limited period of time, so you do not need to worry about missing a class.
This course curriculum is designed by industry-experts to help you learn how to think like a Project Manager and develop the practical competence that is so valuable to hiring managers. Gain the mindset, concepts, skills, and confidence to build your project management career with globally recognised credentials.
The Certified Project Management Diploma is the best course for those who want to start their accredited career path as a project manager. It is also best suited for project managers who need to strengthen their practice with formal training on core project management tactical subjects.
The Strategic Project Program Management Diploma is designed for candidates with at least 3 years of professional experience in a project management role, who are confident managing a project from initiation to close out according to best practices and standards. This course will build on your foundations to develop your skills to manage multiple projects and implement strategic project management in your daily practice and in your organisation.
The Project Leadership and Management Diploma is best suited to emerging leaders and project management professionals looking to refine their management and leadership skills. The programme is designed to help you evolve from a project manager to a project leader. As such, the focus will be on developing the capabilities, attitudes, and behaviours needed to become a confident, driven, and focused project leader.
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