Project Management Training delivered by the Tasmanian Community Fund in partnership with the University of Tasmania and the Local Government Association of Tasmania has expanded into northern and southern Tasmania.

Piloted in the north-west region, the Certificate IV Project Management training is now expanding given its overwhelming success.

Established to drive capacity in rural and regional Tasmania, the Certificate IV Project Management training is empowering participants to develop and deliver place-based solutions to complex issues.

TCF Chair Sally Darke said it was important that local communities had the capacity to deliver on their own ideas and solutions to complex local issues.

“Having people in local communities with project management skills will mean that ideas can be implemented locally with people who already have networks in those communities,” she said.

“A lot of project management training is focused on infrastructure projects, whereas this particular course is really targeted at program delivery – working with people to change behaviours, cultures to really deliver on key community initiatives.”

North-west participant Amber Power said the training had helped her progress professionally.

“I had been in my role at Council for five years but I had never found any formal training options that suited my lifestyle,” she said.

“Working full time and raising three children made traditional forms of education unachievable so when I heard about the structure of the Project Management training I put my name into the draw straight away.”

For a seven-month period participants will spend two days a month at different towns in either the north or south completing course content alongside peers and mentors.

“I would encourage anyone working in the community sector looking to up-skill to apply for this training,” Amber said.

“The training shares the expert knowledge of industry leaders, while also offering the convivence of face-to-face learning close to home, I could not recommend it more.”

Applications for the northern and southern programs are now open, to apply visit https://www.tascomfund.org/what-we-fund/leadership-and-capacity-building/program-management

Applications close 31 March.