Continuing Education

Leadership and Project Management for IT

Fall 2025

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Leadership and Project Management skills are in constant demand regardless of industry. These skills allow you to organize your work, make plans, track where you have been and look for trends. Keeping your efforts on schedule, on budget, and most importantly, within the satisfaction of your customers and stakeholders can be both challenging and rewarding work.

The Leadership and Project Management for IT Professional Development Certificate Program at NAIT helps you better understand team dynamics and its impact on projects. You will be introduced to project management tools and leadership techniques that will assist your personal and professional development in order to bring continuous improvement to your projects and organization.

This program aligns with the methodologies and practices described in the latest version of “A guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” (PMBoK®) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Learn more about the range of Professional Development Certificates we have available. 


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Leadership and Project Management for IT

  • Length: 1 Year full-time* 

  • International Tuition Fee: $18,000 CAD 

    • Term 1: $9,000 CAD 

    • Term 2: $9,000 CAD 

  • Credential: Certificate of Achievement  

  • Start Term: Fall (September) 2025 

    *Full-time is considered 135 instructional hours or more per term. 

Immigration Information

  • International students are eligible to apply for a study permit for this program  

  • This program aligns with CIP codes as an eligible field of study for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
  • NAIT will provide this information in students' completion letters, once they finish the program, to support their PGWP application.
  • This is a non-credit program.

     

  • International graduates of this program are currently not eligible for one of Canada’s permanent residency pathways, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP). 

This program is not considered a Post-Graduate or Masters-level program.

Hands on, industry-relevant skills

Through this program, you will learn how to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and close out the work of a team to achieve specific outcomes.

Among the wide range of skills and knowledge you will gain, you can expect to learn:

  • Essential processes, terminology and elements of project management
  • Strategies and sophisticated techniques used in project management
  • Elements of the project life cycle
  • How to develop a project charter
  • How to use various project management tools
  • Risk and quality management
  • Team-building and leadership skills
  • Case studies related to information technology projects
  • Instructors will have extensive information technology project management backgrounds

Certification

Project Management Institute LogoNAIT is a Project Management Institute (PMI) approved  Authorized Training Partner.

Take the following steps to achieve your Project Management Professional (PMP) certification: 

Infographic showing the steps for a project management designation

Upon completion of the program, you will receive the following certificates:

  • Canadian Workplace Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 
  • Conflict Resolution 
  • Enhanced Team Leadership 
  • Leadership Development 
  • Leading Self 
  • Leading the Team 
  • Office Technology 
  • Project Management for Information Technology 
  • Workplace Essentials 

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Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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