| Executive Diploma in Business & Project Development |
|
Entry Requirements: I. This program is suitable for those who wish to distinguish themselves as a competent Project Manager and demonstrate competence in managing small, medium and large projects II. Candidates should have at least three years working experience in Project Management or any other area of supervisory management, and III. A Diploma in: Business Management, Project Management, Economics, Public Management, General Management or Business Development. A payment plan is available Text Books: all text books will be made available by us Study Materials: all study materials will be made available by the Royal Academy of Career Development Duration: This EDBPD is for a period of twelve (12) Months Accreditation: This course is accredited by Edexcel (pending approval) for more information please contact our office at 125 Regent Road Bourda Georgetown, Guyana Tele# 592 226-0773 or 592 226-1649 Exemptions A number of qualifications are exempted from a number of the units of this qualification. A maximum of two units can be claimed as exemptions through the accreditation of prior learning (APL) process. Normally, partial exemption will result in candidates being exempted from the study requirement of the unit. Candidates will normally be required to provide evidence that the learning outcomes have been met, and will be required to produce a reflective statement confirming that their capability in that area is current. Assessment The Royal Academy of Career Development qualification awards are professional and demand high standards of knowledge, understanding, reasoning and judgment, coupled with clarity of expression. Our approach to assessment for all our qualifications is built on the following principles: a) The assessment should, wherever possible, use work-based evidence drawn for the candidate’s own organizational experience b) Identify how the organizational dimension to the candidate’s evidence and assessment will be incorporated into the assessment process c) The assessment process will be sufficiently flexible to allow for the diversity of candidates organizational experience to be used, and will take into account special needs of any candidate for whom work-based evidence will be difficult to obtain d) The assessment process will not compromise or present any risk to candidate, organizational or commercial confidentiality e) The assessment process will recognize equal opportunity issues, will take due account of the values and ethics of management, and will focus on the application of concepts of management in practice f) The assessment must be valid, reliable and fair. Our approaches to assessment are flexible to meet the needs of candidates, but we need to be assured that practice and outcomes are consistent in rigor and quality. One way in which we achieve this is for one unit of the qualification to be assessed to a specification produced by the Academy which meets regulatory requirements for independent assessment. Executive Diploma in Business & Project Development The Guide is written primarily for candidates of the qualification, and is focused mainly on the content of the programmes that will be achieved. Introduction The qualification concentrates on the development of an exiting business by adopting more sophisticated management techniques at a time when the entrepreneur has to become a manager of people, resources, information and finance. The qualification consists of TEN units which all candidates have to take, this includes a project UNIT1-EDBPD – Business performance review UNIT2-EDBPD – Building on the business plan UNIT3-EDBPD – Plan/manage the finances of the business UNIT4-EDBPD – Plan/manage the business legal position UNIT5-EDBPD – Plan/manage marketing and sales UNIT6-EDBPD – Plan/manage business operations and quality UNIT7-EDBPD – Personnel planning and personal development UNIT8-EDBPD - Project Planning UNIT9-EDBPD – Quality Management UNIT10-EDBPD – Risk Management UNIT11-EDBPD- Project management and control UNIT12-EDBPD- Research Project  These units are intended as personal and professional development programmes for the entrepreneur who has successfully established a business and is now seeking to enhance its performance and to increase it profitability.Prior learning Candidates wishing to take this qualification need to have experience or qualifications in management, programme or project management. The Academy will use discretion in accepting candidates for this qualification and in allowing exemption from study and/or assessment against another qualification which we will review, to ensure it meets the content and learning outcomes. In these instances, authenticated copies of the qualification and the review of its content must be made available to the internal verifier. Guided Learning Hours These are used as a notional measure of the substance of a qualification, and help the Academy to determine what teaching and learning resources are going to be needed to support candidates. They are based on an estimate of the time that might actually be spent by the candidate being taught or instructed, as well as time candidates spend on structured learning such as directed assignments, assessments on the job or supported individual study practice.  |