Module 7

Module 7: Effective project management

This module aims to highlight key principles of project management and equip students with some introductory tools and templates to effectively engage and complete their workplace challenge.

Location

School/ College/ Workplace/ Home

Suggested duration

  • 1-2 hours 
    Activity 1: 10 minutes 
    Activity 2: 10 minutes 
    Activity 3: 10 minutes 
    Activity 4: 20 minutes
    Activity 5: 45 minutes
    Extension activity

Employer outcomes

  • Enable students to effectively manage their time and tasks during the placement to meet deadlines and workplace challenges objectives
  • Opportunity to share company project management methods and tools

Student outcomes

  • Understand the importance of effective project management
  • Understand some basic approaches of project management
  • Start to use basic project management tools

Educator outcomes

  • Provide students with strategies to effectively work through their workplace challenge and apply to school / college learning

Employer resources

  • Facilitator’s guide
  • Student resource pack
  • Access to IT/ internet
  • Additional resources to customise activities where appropriate

Student resources

  • Activity resource pack
  • Access to IT/ internet
  • Additional resources provided by employer where appropriate

Educator resources

  • Facilitator’s guide
  • Student resource pack
  • Access to IT/ internet
  • Additional resources provided by employer where appropriate

Resources

Facilitator's Guide

Follow this guide to facilitate the delivery of this module with young people.

Download the guide

Student Resource Pack

Downloadable or printable activities and supporting module resources.

Download the pack