Candidates who undertake the
new Practitioner level qualification course and exam will gain a
deeper knowledge of the principles of change management and an
understanding of how to implement and manage change in their
organisations. The objective of the course is to enable candidates
to generate better acceptance of change through the implementation
of change theories, enabling a higher rate of satisfactory change
while keeping staff engaged.
The Change Management
qualification now comprises two levels: Foundation and
Practitioner.The Foundation course consists of four modules
focusing on the theories of how change impacts on and is affected
by -
- The Individual
- The Team
- The Organisation
- The Change
Leader.
Candidates can become
certified in the Change Management Foundation qualification through
completing these four modules and a multiple-choice exam at the end
of the final day.The Foundation exam is an hour-long closed book
multiple choice paper. It has four sections with a total of 60
questions and candidates must score 50% to pass.
The new Practitioner course
builds on the knowledge of the four change areas from the
Foundation course and supplements this with information taken from
the People Alchemy website www.peoplealchemy.co.uk which
enables candidates to further understand the concepts and
application of change management.
The Practitioner Exam is a
3-hour multiple choice paper. It is open book and comprises four
questions based on a given scenario. There are 20 marks per
question. Candidates must score 50% to pass. The Practitioner exam
can only be taken when a candidate has passed the foundation
exam.
Both the Foundation and
Practitioner level qualifications are based on the Making Sense of
Change Management book written by Esther Cameron and Mike Green.
The Change Management Practitioner exam also has a candidate
handbook which can be taken into the exam.
Candidates who have passed
the Change Management Practitioner examination can put Change
Management Practitioner on their business cards.
