What are the best project management courses and how do I choose one?
The best project management course for your depends on what your career goals are and what your existing level of experience is within this space.
- If you're at the start of your career journey or are looking to pivot to project management from an entirely different kind of role, you'll need to start with entry-level and fundamentals courses like the APM Project Fundamentals Qualification or the AgilePM® Foundation.
- If you're already a project management professional looking to upskill or develop your career, you'd benefit from a more advanced course such as the PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), which requires you to have several hours of training and experience.
These are just examples of the courses you could take at different levels. Take a look at our full project management course listings below to start exploring your options.
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
Boost your project management career with PMP certification. Designed for experienced professionals, this globally recognised credential highlights your expertise and helps you stand out to top employers.
Certified Associate Project Management (CAPM)
Advance your project management skills with the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) course. Gain industry-leading expertise and stand out as a future leader in the field.
PMI ACP | Learning People
Achieve the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification and master Agile approaches for successful project management. Advance your skills and empower your organization.
PRINCE2® Foundation
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the PRINCE2® project management methodology - a globally recognised framework for effective project management.
PRINCE2® Practitioner
The PRINCE2® Practitioner course gives you a solid understanding of how to use PRINCE2® methodologies to improve your project management skills.
PRINCE2® Agile Practitioner
The PRINCE2® Agile Practitioner is a project management certification that combines the PRINCE2 methodology with agile approaches.
There's huge demand for project management professionals in Australia and New Zealand
Based on analysis conducted by PeopleCert.org in March 2025, there were 22.5k project management jobs open in Australia on the large online employment marketplace, Seek.
Careers and recruitment consultancy Salt also notes the current and growing demand for project management talent in New Zealand, with demand notably outweighing availability, making it an "candidates market".
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Project Management Courses FAQs
This depends on your level of experience in project management as well as your career goals. If you're just starting your career, or you're changing career from another type of role, then you need to look for an entry-level course with no formal pre-requisites such as the APM Project Fundamentals Qualification. If you're an established project management professional looking to upskill, you'll need a more advanced course that will help you learn the new skills you need. For example, the PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) course requires you to have a certain amount of prior experience and will help you learn skills in conflict management, leadership, and stakeholder management, among other things.
This depends on the course. Some project management courses, such as the APM Project Fundamentals Qualification or the AgilePM® Foundation, have no formal prerequisites so are good for beginners in project management. Some courses do require you to have prior experience. The AgilePM® Practitioner course, for example, requires that you have done the AgilePM® Foundation course. Many intermediate or advanced training courses will also specify that you should have a certain number of hours in study and experience before enrolling. The best thing to do is speak to one of our project management career advisors; this is a free service and will help you understand what courses you can and should take.
Absolutely! In fact, they seem to be more in demand than ever in Australia, New Zealand, and beyond. In March 2025, there were 22.5k project management jobs open in Australia on the large online employment marketplace, Seek, according to PeopleCert.org.
There is also growing demand for project management talent in New Zealand, with this demand notably outweighing availability, according to careers and recruitment consultancy, Salt.
In Australia, salaries for project management professionals generally range from $110,000 to $160,000+ per year (AUD). This varies based on experience, location, and industry. The same variances apply to project management salaries in New Zealand, but they typically range from $80,000 to $130,000 per year (NZD).
Absolutely not. A lot of the people we speak to at Learning People are looking to change careers in their 30s, 40s, or even older. If you're keen to study and work hard to be successful in project management, you should not find that age is a limiting factor.
We're not going to say they're easy. You do need to work hard and be consistent with your study to gain any project management qualification. The courses we offer are flexible, online and self-paced, meaning you can fit the study hours around your other commitments or work. We also offer proprietary and award-winning StudentCare™ to support you during your learning, so even when things get tough, we can help you power through to success.
Yes! All the project management courses we offer are online, flexible, and self-paced. Our award-winning StudentCare™ team will be available to support you if you need, but you can take complete control over how and when you study on our online platform.