What is the Certified Construction Project Specialist?

The Certified Construction Project Specialist is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Strategy & Business Development.

How long does this certification take?

The programme is 11 Week and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

You can enrol by emailing info@leadership.co.ke, contacting us via WhatsApp at +254 722 223 084, or filling the enrolment form below.

Certified Construction Project Specialist (CCPS) | Online Certification

Executive Summary

Certified Construction Project Specialist

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Construction Project Specialist (CCPS) delivers a rigorous Advanced-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in project planning, delivery and programme management.

This 11 Week programme is structured around PMI/PMBOK, PRINCE2 and recognised project-management standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CCPS holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified Construction Project Specialist

Acronym

CCPS

Who Should Enrol?

Requirements engineering and user stories — applied to your own work
DevOps, CI/CD and release management — applied to your own work
Software design patterns and quality — applied to your own work
SQL and relational databases — applied to your own work
Designing your first 90 days after — applied to your own work
Recertification, CPD and staying current — applied to your own work

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards senior project, programme and PMO leadership roles

Professional Recognition

Credential aligned with PMI/PMBOK, PRINCE2 and recognised project-management standards

Leadership Capability

Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex project planning functions

Organisational Impact

Design and implement project planning systems that drive performance and measurable results

Compliance Readiness

Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to project planning

Global Employability

Qualify for project planning roles across corporates, NGOs, construction, IT and development organisations worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Project Initiation, Scope and Planning

✦Schedule, Cost and Resource Management

✦Risk, Quality and Procurement in Projects

✦Agile, Hybrid and Delivery Approaches

✦Programme, Portfolio and Benefits Management

✦Professional Ethics and Governance

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Construction Project Specialist

Certified Construction Project Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
Project management principles and lifecycle
Projects, programmes and portfolios
Project management standards (PMI, PRINCE2)
The project environment and stakeholders
Project roles and the project manager
Business case and strategic alignment
Project governance and assurance
Ethics and professional responsibility
Predictive, agile and hybrid approaches
Career pathways and professional development

Requirements engineering and user stories

Requirements engineering and user stories
Version control and collaborative development
Testing, QA and test automation
Wireless, mobile and edge networking
Cloud platforms and services
Containerisation and Kubernetes
Serverless and microservices
Platform engineering and reliability (SRE)
Monitoring, observability and logging
Network security and zero trust
Cost, performance and capacity management
Curriculum and programme design
Account opening, KYC and customer due diligence
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Ratio analysis: liquidity, profitability, gearing

DevOps, CI/CD and release management

DevOps, CI/CD and release management
Agile, Scrum and Kanban delivery
Web and mobile application development
Network design, LAN/WAN and topologies
TCP/IP, DNS and routing
Pricing strategy and models
Decision rights and accountability
Anti-corruption and honest reporting
Stakeholder satisfaction
Prioritisation and portfolio value
Forecasting and variance analysis
Designing your first 90 days after certification
Your one-year professional development trajectory
The two-year horizon: expertise, leadership and professional standing
Recertification, CPD and staying current

Software design patterns and quality

Software design patterns and quality
Maintenance, refactoring and technical debt
Data modelling and database design
Data analytics and visualisation
Big data technologies and platforms
Data privacy and protection
Building your professional portfolio and evidence of practice
Mentorship, networks and the community of practice
SQL and relational databases
NoSQL and modern data stores
Data warehousing and data lakes
ETL, data pipelines and engineering
Business intelligence and reporting

SQL and relational databases

SQL and relational databases
NoSQL and modern data stores
Data warehousing and data lakes

Designing your first 90 days after

Designing your first 90 days after certification
Your one-year professional development trajectory
The two-year horizon: expertise, leadership and professional standing

Recertification, CPD and staying current

Recertification, CPD and staying current
Building your professional portfolio and evidence of practice
Mentorship, networks and the community of practice

People and Capability

Team leadership in L&D
Learning transformation and modernisation
Digital learning strategy
Innovation and experimentation in learning
Skills-based and continuous learning
Scaling learning across the organisation
Measuring learning transformation impact
Professional ethics in education and training
Responsible use of AI in learning
Learning KPIs and scorecards
Driving measurable learning impact
Leading learning projects and change
Cognitive load and learning science
Marketing and promoting learning
Presenting learning proposals and impact

Technology and Systems

Emerging service technologies
Digital, mobile and internet banking
The banking system, intermediation and financial markets
Digital disruption and the future of banking
Digital transformation in banking
Branch-to-digital migration
Digital banking platforms and APIs
Payment technology and switches
Automation, RPA and straight-through processing
Cybersecurity and fraud technology
Technology governance and change control
Digital and data-driven go-to-market
Digital marketing strategy
Email and marketing automation
Marketing technology stack

Environment and Sustainability

Sustainable procurement principles and standards
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Sustainability reporting and disclosure
Embedding sustainability in sourcing
Mine water, tailings and environmental management
Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Sustainability and social impact in projects
Market analysis and environmental scanning
Sustainability and responsible marketing
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Continuous environmental improvement
Integration with quality and environment
Supply markets and the enabling environment

Ethics and Accountability

Bribery, corruption and conduct risk
Ethics and independence
Ethics in communications
Governance and accountability
Ethics and professional standards in finance
Stakeholders, agency and accountability
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
Ethics, confidentiality and professional conduct in HR
Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Ethics and duty of care
Professional ethics and duty of care
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Ethics and professional conduct in security
Real estate regulation, licensing and professional conduct
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability

Policy and Institutions

Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Advocacy and policy engagement
Preparing financial statements
Presentation and public speaking
Public, private and non-profit governance
Policy, planning and objectives
Public versus private procurement
Policy administration and customer service in insurance
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Psychoeducation and public communication
Media and public communication
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Public consultation and engagement
Policy that changes behaviour
Designing an HR intervention or policy

Service and Beneficiaries

Tariffs, regulation and the economics of essential services
Customer loyalty and repeat purchase in retail
Telecom products, tariffs and customer lifecycles
Client feedback and satisfaction
Backlogs, user stories and prioritisation
Customer personas and insight
The marketing concept and customer orientation
Customer and brand health metrics
Market and customer analysis
Building strategic customer relationships
Customer success and retention
Designing voice-of-customer programmes
Aligning service to brand and business
Sustaining strategic customer focus
Customer and journey analysis

Safety and Wellbeing

Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Event risk, safety and contingency planning
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
Interpreting financial statements
Management accounts and dashboards
Budget vs actual and variance
Health records, data and confidentiality
Telehealth and digital care delivery
Data visualisation for finance
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Record-keeping and data protection
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Risk assessment and safety planning

Procurement and Supply

Decision support and insight
Goal setting and contracting
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Procurement and contract value
Procurement and contract management
Vendor selection and management
Supply market analysis
Contract law and formation
Contract exit and renewal
Logistics KPIs and cost control
Supply-network design
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Attachment and developmental theory
Subcontractor and supplier management
Employment relationship and the psychological contract

Change and Innovation

Change management and adoption
Sustaining transformation and benefits
The finance function and digital transformation
Regulatory change management
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Business model design and innovation
Digital transformation and IT strategy
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
Change talk and readiness
Habit change and behaviour design
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Customer experience transformation
Digital and self-service transformation
Innovation in service delivery

Strategic Context

Voice of the customer to the business
Treating customers fairly and market conduct
Business case and impact assessment
Market and interest-rate risk
Business continuity and crisis management
Treasury function and money markets
Communications strategy and planning
Category management and strategy
Competitive bidding processes
Financial inclusion strategy
Business process mapping
Pricing strategy
Content marketing and editorial
SEO and search marketing
Influencer and affiliate marketing

Inclusion and Equity

Financial inclusion and the evolving customer
Financial inclusion and agency banking
Nomination, succession and diversity
The business case for diversity and inclusion
Team diversity and inclusion
Brand strategy, identity and equity
Gender, youth and social inclusion in agricultural development
Handling vulnerable customers
Community engagement and equity
Brand equity and positioning
Internal communications

Crisis and Resilience

Reputation and crisis communications
Operational risk and resilience
Crisis communications
Emergency preparedness and response planning
Business continuity and recovery
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Managing growth, risk and resilience
Vision, mission and strategic intent
Competitive strategy and positioning
Setting strategic priorities and choices
Scenario planning and foresight

Research and Method

Overall equipment effectiveness and downtime analysis
Root cause analysis and corrective action on the line
Mine planning and methods: surface and underground
Cost and profitability analysis
Designing and facilitating groups
Designing an intervention or programme
Evidence-based practice and research literacy
Designing the project plan and schedule
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Risk identification and analysis
Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
Stakeholder mapping and analysis
Structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis
Cost and price analysis
Comparable sales analysis and market evidence

Knowledge and Records

Professional writing and documentation
Knowledge management and capability building
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Professional documentation and presentation
Professional report writing and presentation
Process and control documentation
Tender planning and documentation
Risk-based audit planning
Audit risk and materiality

International and Donor Context

Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Key global frameworks: FAO, GlobalG.A.P., SDGs and national strategies
Governance in state, donor-funded and family-owned entities
Proposal development and donor reporting
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
The media and telecommunications landscape
Content strategy across platforms
Media planning and buying
Creating content that performs: formats, hooks and production
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Reporting quality and governance

Leadership and Governance

Managing team performance and dynamics
Self-awareness and the leader's identity
Ethics and responsible leadership
Quality management and standards
Managing resistance and capability building
Competitive bidding and tender management
Category management and strategy development
Contract governance and compliance
Data quality and master data management
Security governance and management systems
Key account management
Data-driven decision support and analytics
Quality management systems and audits
Water-user associations and governance
Groundwater management

Risk, Compliance and Assurance

Regulation of transport: authorities, conventions and licensing
Ground control and strata management
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Duty of care and risk management
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Managing risk and difficult cases
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Compliance and regulatory projects
Change control and configuration
Project budgeting and financial control
Interest-rate risk and gap analysis
Derivatives and risk instruments
Regulatory liquidity ratios (LCR, NSFR)
Control environment and risk assessment

Resources and Value

ROI, CAC and lifetime value
Customer lifetime value and profitability
Negotiation with buyers, suppliers and financiers
Conflict resolution over land, water and resources
Access to finance, grants and investment
Land rights, tenure and equitable resource use
Financial and technical feasibility analysis
Evidence-based improvement
Lessons learned and development
Cost recovery and tariffs
The value of customer-centricity
Resource planning and levelling
Earned value management
Time and cost control
Managing schedule and budget performance

Evidence and Reporting

Portfolio of evidence and reflective practice
Quality monitoring and coaching
Complaint data and learning
Service analytics and dashboards
Text and interaction analytics
Data privacy and consent
Coaching and quality monitoring
Data ethics and customer privacy
Transaction monitoring and suspicious reporting
Regulatory reporting and audits
Data, analytics and customer insight
Compliance monitoring and enforcement
Risk registers and reporting
Continuous risk monitoring
Analytical techniques and bias

Stakeholders and Engagement

Motivation theories and engagement
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Corporate responsibility and community
Peer support and consultation
Strengths, flow and engagement
Building trust and engagement
Stakeholder and sponsor management
Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
Stakeholder engagement strategy
Motivation and engagement
Stakeholder mapping and engagement
Stakeholder mapping and partnering
Consulting with sponsors and managers
Learner and stakeholder satisfaction

Planning and Delivery

Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Event planning timelines, run sheets and production schedules
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
Demand, master scheduling and material requirements planning
Capacity planning and line balancing
Projects and expansion: connecting the unserved
Range planning and category management
Psychoeducation and workshops
Forecasting and planning
Treatment planning and review
Goal setting and action planning
Leading banking projects and change
Development banking and project finance
Route planning and optimisation
Sales and operations planning (S&OP)

Communication and Influence

Communicating risk to the workforce
Toolbox talks and safety communication
Negotiation strategy and tactics
Communicating vision and telling stories
Negotiation and conflict resolution
Executive communication and presence
Cross-cultural communication
Negotiation strategy and planning
Negotiation tactics and behaviours
Property viewings, offers and negotiation to close
Underwriting principles and risk selection
Virtual and hybrid facilitation
Facilitation, coaching and mentoring
Safety communication and campaigns
Communicating financial results

Quality and Improvement

Service quality and turnaround metrics
Continuous improvement and lean banking
Driving measurable banking improvement
Designing a banking solution or process
Principles of credit and the lending process
Assurance engagements and standards
Quality standards and accreditation
Quality assurance and standards
Standard costing and variance analysis
Continuous improvement of finance processes
Product safety and standards
Energy efficiency and demand management
Mineral processing and beneficiation
Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects
Professional case study and presentation

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Requirements engineering and user stories — applied to your own work
DevOps, CI/CD and release management — applied to your own work
Software design patterns and quality — applied to your own work
SQL and relational databases — applied to your own work
Designing your first 90 days after — applied to your own work
Recertification, CPD and staying current — applied to your own work

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CCPS certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with PMI/PMBOK, PRINCE2 and recognised project-management standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CCPS?

This certification is ideal for Project Coordinators and Officers, Project and Programme Managers, PMO and Portfolio Professionals and Team and Delivery Leads, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in project planning, delivery and programme management with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CCPS certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 11 Week and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CCPS internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CCPS certification?

The Certified Construction Project Specialist is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 449 and Live Virtual at USD 649. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CCPS certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CCPS?

The Certified Construction Project Specialist is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CCPS?

The Certified Construction Project Specialist carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CCPS while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CCPS?

Graduates progress towards senior project, programme and PMO leadership roles. The CCPS strengthens your expertise in project planning, delivery and programme management and positions you for advancement across corporates, NGOs, construction, IT and development organisations.

Certified Construction Project Specialist

Certified Construction Project Specialist

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

What Our Alumni Say

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