What is CPKM?

The Certified Practitioner in Knowledge Management, in short, CPKM, is a new certification program offered by Quest. The aim of this program is to equip managers the competency in managing organisational knowledge assets.

CPKM will be awarded to participants who have completed a 5 steps process and have fulfilled all the requirements. The certification assessment will be based on specific competencies for CKPM. Successful candidates will receive a signed certificate from UK based International Professional Managers Association or IPMA, and will be entitled to use CPKM post nominals.

Once certified, they will have the ability to help tackle knowledge related problems in their organisation through application of appropriate KM tools and techniques and establishment of KM practices that facilitate knowledge sharing with other disciplines with whom they may interact.

Why This Program?

Knowledge is recognized as the most valuable asset of an organisation. Some people think knowledge as the contents found in books, reports, documents. We call this explicit knowledge. However, knowledge is not just that. The other type of knowledge which is more critical that needs to be managed is the knowledge that resides in people’s head. It is called tacit knowledge and this type of knowledge is very difficult to manage. 

When we say Knowledge Management, what we mean is managing the knowledge processes and flow, to provide performance support to organisations for attaining its organisational goals. For KM to work, organisations need to develop appropriate KM strategies that are aligned to their organisation mission and goals. This is one of the aspects that will be stressed in the program. Organisations need to identify, plan, develop and implement KM initiatives that ensures explicit and tacit knowledge are not only well managed but more importantly provide value to the organisation.

What are the expected Learning Outcomes?

• Define KM and understand the value that KM can deliver to organisations
• Explain the principles that underpin KM
• Apply the KM ESSENCE model including processes that support KM
• Apply proven KM tools and techniques within the organisational context or project environment

Certified Practitioner in Knowledge Management (CPKM) will be awarded to participants who have completed a full course and fulfil all the requirements. The certification assessment will be based on specific competencies for CPKM.

Successful candidates will receive a signed certificate from the International Professional Managers Association, IPMA (UK) and will be entitled to use CPKM post nominals. 

Assessment Structure

Besides attending the four day classroom training, participants need to pass the following assessments, that consist of:

• Online quizzes - to assess participants’ understanding of each topic before and after the course.
• Group assignment - to assess participants’ ability to work in a team, to apply KM principles, tools/techniques based on a given scenario. The group assignment is to be submitted within two weeks after the completion of the course.
• Individual assignment – to evaluate whether the participant have acquired a more thorough competence in a topic or just understand the basics of it. A case study will be given for him/her to make a critical analysis and reflect on the key learnings of the case. The individual assignment is to be submitted within one month after the completion of the course.
• Individual KM project proposal - to assess participant’s proposal of a KM initiative that he/she plans to implement at their workplace.  The final KM project proposal and plan must be submitted one month after the completion of the course.