By passing both Foundation and Practitioner examinations – participants will have an opportunity to acquire  (Foundation) and (Practitioner) certification based on the following competencies:

• Identify the organizational drivers of a change initiative and the links that initiative has with any governance structures (e.g. strategic, program or project governance)
• Use a range of organization paradigms to understand, support and sustain change processes, taking account of the culture of the organization
• Apply an appropriate process framework to help plan or understand any particular organizational change
• Establish a clear framework of roles, skills, and activities through which leaders from different levels can support and sustain the change process
• Contribute effectively to preparation for a change initiative, including building the change team, offering insights which improve team effectiveness
• Offer relevant insights in discussions about how to prepare people for change, including planning for learning and motivational issues relevant to different roles and types of people
• Help colleagues understand the difference between organization change and the human impact of transition and suggest practical leadership actions at different stages of a change
• Support the identification and mapping of stakeholders in a change process and help develop approaches to build and maintain stakeholder engagement
• Draft the communications plan for a change initiative, taking proper account of the various stakeholders and of an appropriate range of communication channels
• Recognize signs of resistance to change and propose actions to mitigate it
• Propose a range of levers by which a change can be sustained and become embedded in the organization