If you are an HR, L&D or operations leader looking to lift your project teams’ delivery discipline, this MS Projects course turns scattered spreadsheets and missed deadlines into clear, trackable plans your managers can actually report on.

MS Projects Course at a Glance

What Your Team Will Learn

This MS Projects course is a hands-on programme covering project management fundamentals, task scheduling, resource management, views, tables and data exchange with other applications. It is structured in two practical sections.

Section A: Planning

• Getting Started — core concepts, windows, files and built-in help
• Working with Tasks — task creation, modification and the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Task Scheduling — links, dependencies, relationships and scheduling options
• Resource Management — calendars, resource allocation and costs
• Views and Tables — choosing the right view for the job
• Filters, Groups and Sorting — finding and organising plan data
• Finalising Task Plans — locking down a clean, defensible schedule

Section B: Management & Execution

• Templates and Data Importing — reuse and speed up plan setup
• Project Management — baselines, updates and progress monitoring
• Plan Analysis and Adjustment — keeping projects on track
• Reports — generating clear status and management reports
• Customization — custom views, macros and Gantt charts
• Multiple Project Management — coordinating across several projects
• Information Exchange — sharing project data with other applications

By the end, participants gain practical skills in task creation, scheduling, resource allocation, reporting, template usage and multi-project management within Microsoft Project.

Who Should Attend This MS Projects Course

The course is built for project managers, team leaders, supervisors, department heads and anyone involved in project management who needs greater proficiency with Microsoft Project. It suits both newcomers building a first project plan and experienced staff who want to standardise how the business schedules and tracks delivery.

MS Projects for Project Teams

Most organisations don’t need one Microsoft Project superuser — they need a project team that speaks the same scheduling language. When only one person can open the plan, projects stall the moment they are on leave. Training the whole team on the same MS Projects course removes that single point of failure.

Running this MS Projects course in-house for an intact team delivers benefits a single-seat public course cannot:

• A shared standard — everyone uses the same WBS conventions, calendars and baselining approach, so plans are readable across the department.
• Consistent reporting — when each project lead produces reports the same way, your PMO or exco gets a comparable, board-ready view of the whole portfolio.
• Faster handovers — team members can pick up, update and continue a colleague’s schedule without rebuilding it from scratch.
• Built on your real projects — in-house delivery lets us anchor exercises to your actual plans, templates and reporting needs rather than generic samples.
• Better resource visibility — teams trained together can see where the same people are over-committed across multiple projects and rebalance before deadlines slip.

For teams that also coordinate work across projects, Section B’s multiple-project management and information-exchange modules are where the biggest gains appear — turning siloed plans into a single, controllable programme view.

How This MS Projects Course Fits Your Skills-Development Plan

This MS Projects course is a practical, facilitator-led skills programme; delegates receive a BOTI certificate of completion (this is not an accredited qualification). Even so, structured training can support your broader skills-development and transformation objectives. Under B-BBEE, the skills-development target is calculated as 6% of the leviable amount (separate from the Skills Development Levy, which is 1% of payroll). Training spend like an MS Projects course can contribute toward those skills-development goals — and if you want a credit-bearing route, ask about our QCTO Project Management qualification (101869) or related SETA project-management programmes. Speak to us about how to position your training within your Workplace Skills Plan. (This is general guidance, not financial or legal advice.)

Request a quote or a free 15-minute callback and we’ll map the MS Projects course to your team size, locations and skills-development targets. We can also send a free MS Projects training needs checklist to help you scope the right group.

Delivery, Accreditation and Pricing

BOTI delivers this MS Projects course at your premises (in-house), on-site, or at your chosen venue across South Africa’s major centres — Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria — with remote options available. BOTI is an accredited training provider — Services SETA 12582, MICT SETA ACC/2016/07/0045, and a QCTO Quality Partner — with 450+ courses, training teams at organisations including Sasol, Glencore and the City of Johannesburg. (This particular MS Projects course is a practical, facilitator-led skills programme; delegates receive a BOTI certificate of completion — it is not itself an accredited qualification. For a credit-bearing route, ask about our QCTO Project Management qualification, 101869, or related SETA project-management programmes.)

Related BOTI Courses

Build a complete project and data capability across your teams:

• Microsoft Project Management 2013 Part 1 & Part 2 Course — broader Microsoft Project skills across two parts
• Project 2010 Essentials Course and Project 2010 Advanced Course — version-specific upskilling paths
• Powerful Project Management Course (Accredited) — strengthen the project-management discipline behind the tool
• Microsoft Power BI Basics Training Course and Advanced Microsoft Office Excel (Accredited) — turn project data into reporting and dashboards
• Browse the full BOTI course catalogue to plan a learning path for your team

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the MS Projects course and is it accredited?

The MS Projects course runs over 2 days. It is a practical, facilitator-led skills programme; delegates receive a BOTI certificate of completion (this is not an accredited qualification). BOTI is an accredited training provider (Services SETA 12582, MICT SETA, QCTO Quality Partner), and if you need a credit-bearing route you can ask about our QCTO Project Management qualification (101869) or related SETA project-management programmes. It is a practical, beginner-friendly programme, so delegates do not need prior Microsoft Project experience.

How much does the MS Projects course cost?

Can BOTI run the MS Projects course in-house for our team?

Yes. The course is available in-house, on-site or at your own venue across Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria, with remote options. In-house delivery lets us build exercises around your real project plans, templates and reporting standards.

Who should attend this MS Projects course?

It is designed for project managers, team leaders, supervisors, department heads and anyone involved in project management who needs stronger Microsoft Project skills — from building a first schedule to managing multiple projects.

Does the MS Projects course count toward our skills-development spend?

This is a practical skills programme with a BOTI certificate of completion rather than an accredited qualification, but structured training can still support your B-BBEE skills-development objectives (the target is 6% of the leviable amount, separate from the 1%-of-payroll SDL). Contact us and we’ll help you position it within your Workplace Skills Plan. This is general guidance, not financial advice.

Ready to Upskill Your Project Team?

Give your teams a single, consistent standard for planning and tracking projects in Microsoft Project. This MS Projects course is a practical, facilitator-led skills programme; delegates receive a BOTI certificate of completion (this is not an accredited qualification — ask about our QCTO Project Management qualification, 101869, for a credit-bearing route).

Request a quote or book a free 15-minute callback to tailor this MS Projects course to your team size, locations and skills-development targets — and ask for our free MS Projects training needs checklist to scope the right group. Call BOTI on 011 882 8853 or enquire via boti.co.za.