Training & Certification
Equipping Professionals with Practical Skills, Industry Knowledge and Globally Recognized Competence
Professional Training and Certification Programs
Structured, AACE-aligned professional training and certification programs plus specialized short courses and corporate capacity-building. Participants can pay, register, and learn online or onsite, with access to mock exams, interactive assignments, and certificates upon completion.Â
AACE-Aligned Certification Courses
(For mid- to senior-level professionals seeking global credentials)
Certified Cost Professional (CCP)
- Comprehensive preparation for AACE’s CCP certification.
- Includes cost estimating, cost control, planning, and performance measurement.
Earned Value Professional (EVP)
- Focuses on earned value management, variance analysis, and reporting.
Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP)
- Covers advanced scheduling, delay analysis, and forecasting.
Certified Estimating Professional (CEP)
- Focuses on estimating methodologies, benchmarking, and validation.
(For entry-level professionals starting their cost engineering careers)
Certified Cost Technician (CCT)
- Prepares candidates for the AACE CCT certification.
- Covers cost estimating, budgeting, and cost control.Â
Certified Scheduling Technician (CST)
- Prepares candidates for the AACE CST certification.
- Focuses on scheduling fundamentals, CPM, and planning tools.
Professional Training Programs
(Specialized short-term trainings for individuals and organizations)
- Advanced Project Management (APM)
- Advanced Cost Management for Owners & Contractors (ACM)
- Practical PMO: Principles & Practices
- Cost Control & Risk Management (CCR)
- Project Probabilistic Cost & Schedule Risk Analysis (PCS)
- Bidding & Winning Contracts (BWC)
- Decommissioning & Abandonment Cost Estimation (DAC)
- Commissioning & Start-Up of Process Plants (COS)
- Drive Project Performance (DPP)
- Managing Claims & Change Management (MCC)
- Project Schedules as Major Drivers (SCH)
- Cost Benchmarking (CBC)
- Fundamentals of Cost Management
- Agile Project Management (APM)
- Cost Engineering and Project Management
- Fundamentals of Cost Engineering
- Planning & Scheduling for Abandonment Projects (PSAD)
- Fundamentals of Oil and Gas
- Building a Culture of Resilience and Adaptability at Par with Standards and Practices in the Global Oil & Gas Sector (BCRA)
Customize your training/courses
Design a program that fits your organization’s goals and schedule.
For organizations that need tailored programs, CEPCS offers bespoke cost engineering and project management training, customized by duration, format, and skill level.