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Change Management Foundations Certification Course

The definitive certification for professionals dealing with organizational change, transition and transformation. Based on “The Effective Change Manager’s Handbook - Essential guidance to the change management body of knowledge” the course is and aligned to the Change Management Institute’s (CMI) global competency standards.

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Change Management Foundations Certification Course

The Change Management Foundations Certification is designed to equip candidates with the essential knowledge and understanding needed to effectively contribute as a formal and informal member of a team working on organizational change initiatives.

To help you acquire the sought-after skills required to become a competent manager of change within your organization, Melnyk Consultancy delivers training in the Change Management Practitioner (CMP) Certification Program as an Accredited Training Organization (ATO) in Canada.

Change Management certification is fully aligned with The Change Management Body of Knowledge (CMBoK™).

In our change management course, you will learn how to implement change management, its tools and industry best practices, facilitated by Pauline Melnyk, an Accredited Trainer and Training Office for APMG International™ Change Management.

How to get International certification in Change Management™ with APMG. Gain knowledge and capability through theories, practices and application of Change Management. Improve your effectiveness in facilitating change.

  • Goal: Ensure candidates have a thorough understanding of Change Management.
  • Focus: Equip team members to support and contribute to change initiatives within an organization.

Cohort 1 : CMF_Jan 2025 –   (Jan 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24) 3pm to 6:30pm MST / 5pm to 8:30pm EST

Cohort 2 CMF_Feb 2025 – (Feb 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28) 6:30am to 10:30am MST / 8:30 am to 12:30pm EST 

Cohort 3 CMF_April 2025- (Apr 9, 10, 11) 8:30 am to 4:30pm MST / 10:30am to 6:30pm EST

Cohort 4 CMF_May 2025 – (May 28, 29, 30) 6:30am to 2:30pm MST / 8:30 am to 4:30pm EST 

  • Understand the impact of change on individuals, their varying responses, and the role of learning in adapting to change.
  • Develop strategies to assist individuals through change, enhancing motivation and overcoming resistance.
  • Gain insights into organizational functioning, change processes, and collaborative roles in successful change.
  • Identify organizational culture drivers and recognize different change processes (planned, emergent).
  • Understand stakeholder engagement and effective communication strategies in change initiatives.
  • Discuss change impacts, ways to build and sustain momentum for change initiatives.
  • Contribute to building and enhancing the effectiveness of a change team.

Foundation Course
Change Management Context, learning and the individual

  • Learning process and styles
  • Learning dip

Change and the Individual

  • Models of individual change
  • Motivation
  • Individual differences

Change and the organization

  • Metaphors of organizations
  • Organization culture and change
  • Models of change
  • Key roles in organisational change
  • Drivers of change
  • Developing vision

Stakeholder Strategy

  • Identifying and segmenting stakeholders
  • Personas and empathy maps
  • Stakeholder mapping
    Influencing strategies

Communication and engagement

  • Communication biases
    Feedback and communication
    approaches
  • Communicating change – factors, barriers and approaches
  • Communications channels (Push-Pull & Lean-Rich)
  • Planning communications

Change impact

  • Identifying and assessing change impact
  • Stakeholder impact assessment
  • Change severity assessment

Change readiness

  • Motivation to change and supporting individuals
  • Change agent networks
  • Building organisational change readiness
  • Building the change team
  • Change Management Plan
  • Preparing for resistance
 
Pre-Course Work and Study
The textbook and pre-course material is sent to the candidate when you register. You should spend 4-6 hours on preparation prior to the course in order to get the most benefit from the training experience.
  • Day One: Foundations Getting Started
    • Introductions, course structure, goals, and objectives.
    • Understanding individual learning, personality types, and models of individual change.
    • Motivating individuals in change.
  • Day Two: Changes in the Organization
    • Exploring organizational metaphors, culture, and various models of change.
    • Key roles in change management.
    • Stakeholder identification, analysis, and influencing strategies.
  • Day Three: Communication and Impact
    • Effective communication in change, planning, factors, and barriers.
    • Identifying and assessing change impact, stakeholder impact, and severity assessments.
    • Building a change agent network, preparing the organization for change, and managing resistance.
  • Type: Multiple choice.
  • Sections: Four, totaling 50 questions.
  • Passing Mark: 50% (25 out of 50 marks).
  • Duration: 40 minutes.
  • Nature: Closed-book.

This certification is a prerequisite for the APMG Practitioner certification, paving the way for advanced learning in change management.

Training & Certification

A 3 Day workshop for the Change Management Foundations certification, offered online or in-person.

Online Exam & Materials included.

  • $1,995.00
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