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Breaking News in the Project Management World
Friday, February 12, 2010
Keith Farndale named First Assessor by Project Management Association of Canada
The Project Management Association of Canada - Association de
Management de Projet du Canada (PMAC-AMPC) has announced that Keith
Farndale has been appointed a "First Assessor" for IPMA certification
reviews. PMAC-AMPC represents the IPMA (International Project
Management Association) in Canada.
Keith
Farndale, P.Eng, PMP, MBA, has many years of training and teaching
project management principles. He is a Project Management Professional
(PMP®), a Professional Engineer, and has a Masters Degree in Business
Administration (MBA). As a PMAC-AMPC Director, Keith will help the
organization explore a broader model of project management while
maintaining the IPMA standards. As an Assessor, Keith will be assessing
people's qualifications to become a Certified Projects Director,
Certified Senior Project Manager, and Certified Project Manager.
According to Keith, "One of IPMA's objectives is to actively promote project management to business and organizations. But I recognize project management as a profession, not just a career. And I believe those holding a project management certification should pass a competency review."
Keith's web page can be found at www.procept.com .
Others also named "First Assessors" are Grant Kerr, Kevin Aguanno, Alex Jalalian and Morley Selver. According to the announcement from PMAC, the appointment of the first assessors is a major step forward for Canada, PMAC-AMPC and IPMA.
One of the primary missions of the PMAC-AMPC is to provide independent third party assessments of project, program and project portfolio management competence for Canadian professionals. To that end, the organization provides a number of certification options. The levels of the IPMA certification range from the lowest, Level D, to the highest, Level A. The 4 level certification of IPMA not only provides a process where project managers can develop the skills necessary to lead and manage people but it provides a meaningful career path for project managers. Further information on the levels of certification can be viewed at http://www.pmac-ampc.ca/certification.
In compliance with IPMA regulations and international standard ISO 17024, the association operates an independent Certification Body (CB) to provide for competence (i.e. knowledge and experience) assessments of its members who are seeking PMAC-provided qualifications. The day-to-day operation of the CB is completely independent of the PMAC's Board of Directors. The Director of Certification, a PMAC Board of Directors position, sits as the head of the CB's Strategic Management Board (SMB). The current Director of Certification and Chair of the CB's SMB is Tamer Atiba.
Incorporated
January 18, 2007, the Project Management Association of Canada /
Association de Management de Project du Canada (PMAC-AMPC) is a
federally-registered, non-profit organization formed to serve the
Canadian project management community. It is the Canadian member
organization of the International Project Management Association
(IPMA), the world's oldest project management professional organization
which is a federation of over 45 national project management
associations worldwide. PMAC-AMPC sets national standards for project
management competence assessment, provides project management
certifications, publishes news and provides other services to PM
professionals across Canada. The current president of PMAC-AMPC is
Beverly Pasian. Learn more at www.PMAC-AMPC.ca
According to Keith, "One of IPMA's objectives is to actively promote project management to business and organizations. But I recognize project management as a profession, not just a career. And I believe those holding a project management certification should pass a competency review."
Keith's web page can be found at www.procept.com .
Others also named "First Assessors" are Grant Kerr, Kevin Aguanno, Alex Jalalian and Morley Selver. According to the announcement from PMAC, the appointment of the first assessors is a major step forward for Canada, PMAC-AMPC and IPMA.
One of the primary missions of the PMAC-AMPC is to provide independent third party assessments of project, program and project portfolio management competence for Canadian professionals. To that end, the organization provides a number of certification options. The levels of the IPMA certification range from the lowest, Level D, to the highest, Level A. The 4 level certification of IPMA not only provides a process where project managers can develop the skills necessary to lead and manage people but it provides a meaningful career path for project managers. Further information on the levels of certification can be viewed at http://www.pmac-ampc.ca/certification.
In compliance with IPMA regulations and international standard ISO 17024, the association operates an independent Certification Body (CB) to provide for competence (i.e. knowledge and experience) assessments of its members who are seeking PMAC-provided qualifications. The day-to-day operation of the CB is completely independent of the PMAC's Board of Directors. The Director of Certification, a PMAC Board of Directors position, sits as the head of the CB's Strategic Management Board (SMB). The current Director of Certification and Chair of the CB's SMB is Tamer Atiba.