Project management training teaches you to plan, schedule, cost, run and close projects, from writing the project charter to the close-out report. BOTI offers it at basic, intermediate and advanced level, plus a full QCTO qualification – see all BOTI project management, agile and process improvement courses.
The current course runs at your offices anywhere in South Africa, live online or at a BOTI venue. The course page has the up-to-date outline and group prices.
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What project management is
Project management is the planning, organising and controlling of resources, tasks and people to deliver a specific result within an agreed scope, time and budget. A project is temporary: it has a defined start and end, which makes it different from day-to-day operational work and calls for its own skills.
Key project management areas
- Planning and scheduling
- Costing and budgets
- Assessing and controlling risks
- Appointing suppliers and contractors
- Structuring and building the team
- Implementation, monitoring and closure
Skills you learn in project management training
- Distinguish project management from operational management and describe the project manager’s role.
- Identify stakeholders, scope the project to their needs and recognise scope creep.
- Prepare a project charter or statement of work for the sponsor’s approval.
- Build a work breakdown structure, set milestones and estimate timelines.
- Draw a network diagram, find the critical path and compile a Gantt chart.
- Compile the project budget and the communication plan.
- Identify risks and constraints and plan how to reduce them.
- Run progress meetings and reports, control spending and manage change requests.
- Hand over the project, review team performance and write the close-out report.
Project management training levels at BOTI
- Basic: Project Management Course – Fundamentals (1 day) or Project Management Fundamentals (2 days)
- Intermediate: Stop Project “Rot”: Intermediate Project Management Course (1 day)
- Advanced: Advanced Project Management Course (1 day)
- Full qualification: the QCTO Occupational Certificate: Project Manager (NQF Level 5, 240 credits); new learners must enrol by 30 December 2026[1].
BOTI runs these courses in-house at your premises in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and elsewhere, at its venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg, or live online.
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Frequently asked questions
What does project management training cover?
It covers the project life cycle, scoping, the project charter, work breakdown structures, scheduling with network diagrams and Gantt charts, budgets, risk, communication, monitoring and close-out.
What levels of project management training does BOTI offer?
BOTI offers basic, intermediate and advanced short courses, and the QCTO Occupational Certificate: Project Manager as a full qualification.
How long are BOTI’s project management courses?
The short courses run for one or two days. The Occupational Certificate: Project Manager is a full qualification of 30 contact days.
Is there project management training in Pretoria?
Yes. In Pretoria and other cities, BOTI runs project management training in-house at your premises or live online; public classes run at its venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg.
Start with BOTI’s Project Management Course – Fundamentals (1 day) course. Training runs in-house at your premises, at BOTI’s venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg, or live online. Call BOTI on 011 882 8853 or email [email protected], or request a quote. This course is not accredited. It is delivered as a professional skills programme, and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance.
Sources
- Occupational Certificate: Project Manager (SAQA ID 101869) – South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), 2026.
