Project Cost Control Technical Support Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply cost control procedures to track project expenditures against budgets.
• Analyze cost variances and prepare reports to support decision-making.
• Demonstrate the use of cost control tools and software for data capture and reporting.
• Implement corrective actions based on cost performance analysis.
• Evaluate the impact of cost deviations on project objectives.
• Communicate cost-related information effectively to project stakeholders.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for project administrators, junior project managers, and finance support staff who assist in managing project costs. It is also suitable for individuals seeking to enhance their technical support capabilities within project environments.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals provide hands-on experience with cost estimation, budgeting, earned value calculations, reporting, and software tools. Learners apply concepts to realistic scenarios, reinforcing theoretical knowledge with practical skills.

Practical Activities

• Cost Estimation Exercise — Learners estimate the cost of a small construction project using parametric and bottom-up methods. (6h)
• Budget Development and Baseline Setting — Using a case study, learners create a budget, establish a cost baseline, and forecast cash flow. (6h)
• Earned Value Management Calculations — Learners calculate PV, EV, AC, variances, indices, and forecasts from given project data. (6h)
• Cost Reporting and Dashboard Creation — Learners generate a cost report and a dashboard using spreadsheet software. (4h)
• Comprehensive Project Cost Control Simulation — Teams manage a simulated project's costs from estimation to closure, making decisions and handling changes. (6h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.