You can now obtain Prince2 certification in a single sex class – but at present only if you’re a girl.
Courses are running every month or two in London and the initial responses have been very positive. As well as an all female environment there is a free massage after the Practitioner exam on the final day of the course to help you unwind.
Training company Maven summed up feedback from the last course as follows:
“The overall view was that it gave some of the more timid members of the group the power and confidence to interact more freely with their other colleagues. The ‘girls only’ learning zone created a nurturing and inspirational experience and made some delegates more relaxed.”
At Focus we are very supportive of innovation in the training market and if this concept works, why not do more of it?
The next course is on 22 June 2009.
>> Book Online
>> Information about PRINCE2
It’s a radical step – What do you think ? Good idea ? Sexist ? Daft ?
Female project managers may also be interested in these sites:
>> http://www.pm4girls.elizabeth-harrin.com
>> http://www.equalitec.org.uk/
>> http://www.womenintechnology.co.uk/
Blogalot – April 2009
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I think this is a thoroughly good idea. Having the right environment in training courses is very important so that people feel happy to ask questions, to try ideas, and to express opinions before they go back to their workplaces and put what they have learned into practice. If attending a ‘female only’ course helps people to get more out of training then this has to be a good thing.
Great idea – but it should be called Princess2