This workshop was hosted by Tom Taylor and covered international aspects of project management and education including the positioning of UK PM qualifications in the global market, preparing students to operate in a global market and engaging and supporting overseas students.

1. Project Management Education and Training – International Aspects
A workshop and discussion Tom Taylor, APM President
18th September 2014

2. Statement
Education and training in project management in UK within undergraduate, postgraduate and general courses, modules and qualifications are well respected in UK; and around the world.
Tick.
Cheers.
Lunch? Or a workshop?

3. Question
What can be done by Universities, with APM and the wider education, training and project management communities, to optimise the “international” opportunities?
Try this four part workshop……

4. Format
Teams – with volunteer facilitators and scribes
With Flipcharts and pens – to use
Taking a single topic each – A to D
For discussion, exploration and argument
For 17.5 Minutes
Then short, enthusiastic, imaginative summary of each (5 min. max)
Notes to follow – to participants.

5. Team A
In the future are qualified project management practitioners likely to travel more and be located more globally to find PM employment or as parts of their PM roles?
Should they be prepared in advance for such opportunities or demands? And how?

6. Team B
Should “British” PM qualifications be devised and presented so they are truly internationally recognised, respected and transportable?
Does this matter?
Does this involve alignment and benchmarking; marketing and “sales”?

7. Team C
Foreign students and PM practitioners are important in many ways.
How can they be attracted to and retained by UK based institutions and organisations physically or virtually?
And also prepare them for their own project environments and cultures?

8. Team D
The English language is becoming the lingua franca of project management.
What does this mean in terms of say publications, forms of contract, standards, language skills, etc. for the education and training communities?
In the UK and elsewhere?

9. Format
Teams – with volunteer facilitators and scribes
With Flipcharts and pens – to use
Taking a single topic each – A to D
For discussion, exploration and argument
For 17.5 Minutes
Then short, enthusiastic, imaginative summary of each (5 min. max)
Notes to follow – to participants.

10. Summaries
From Team A. Preparing for a global PM market place.
From Team B. Transportability of “British” PM qualifications.
From Team C. PM persons from abroad – here and at home.
From Team D. A common PM language.
Conclusions, continuity, lunch…………..
Thank you.