Course Introduction
The Education Technology Project Management Course provides a comprehensive framework for planning, delivering, implementing, and scaling technology-enabled education projects. It equips professionals with practical capabilities to manage digital learning initiatives, education platforms, learning management systems, digital classrooms, connectivity programmes, and technology-enabled institutional transformation.
The course examines the complete project lifecycle, from needs assessment and concept development through feasibility, business case preparation, procurement, implementation, quality assurance, monitoring, evaluation, and closeout. Participants learn how to align technology investments with educational priorities, learner needs, institutional strategies, teaching objectives, operational requirements, and measurable development outcomes.
Participants will explore how to manage complex education technology ecosystems involving government agencies, schools, universities, teachers, learners, technology providers, donors, development partners, telecommunications companies, software vendors, and communities. Particular attention is given to stakeholder coordination, change management, user adoption, digital inclusion, data governance, cybersecurity, privacy, accessibility, and long-term sustainability.
The programme also addresses modern approaches to education technology project delivery, including cloud-based learning environments, artificial intelligence, adaptive learning, learning analytics, mobile learning, virtual classrooms, digital assessment, educational applications, immersive technologies, and interoperable education platforms. Participants gain insight into evaluating emerging technologies while maintaining strong educational, financial, operational, and ethical controls.
Strong emphasis is placed on project controls and performance management. Participants learn to develop realistic schedules, budgets, procurement strategies, risk registers, resource plans, implementation roadmaps, performance indicators, reporting mechanisms, and quality management systems. They also examine how data, analytics, automation, and digital dashboards can improve decision-making and project performance.
By the end of the course, participants will be better prepared to lead education technology investments that are technically sound, financially responsible, pedagogically relevant, inclusive, secure, scalable, and sustainable. The programme provides a practical foundation for managing digital transformation projects that improve access, learning outcomes, institutional efficiency, and the overall quality of education services.
Duration
5 days
Who Should Attend
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Education project managers responsible for planning and implementing technology-enabled education initiatives.
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Ministry and government officials involved in digital education strategy, ICT programmes, and education sector transformation.
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School, university, college, and training institution leaders managing digital learning and technology adoption projects.
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ICT managers and technology specialists supporting education platforms, infrastructure, applications, and digital services.
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Programme officers working on donor-funded education technology and digital transformation programmes.
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Education consultants advising institutions on technology strategy, project delivery, procurement, and implementation.
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Monitoring and evaluation professionals responsible for measuring the outcomes and effectiveness of EdTech investments.
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Procurement and contract management professionals involved in sourcing education technology products and services.
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Development partners, NGOs, and international organisations implementing digital education and technology-enabled learning programmes.
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Learning and development professionals managing digital training platforms, e-learning environments, and virtual learning initiatives.
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Teachers, instructional designers, and academic technology specialists involved in technology-enabled learning transformation.
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Finance and investment professionals evaluating the commercial viability and sustainability of education technology projects.
Course Objectives
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Develop the ability to plan and manage education technology projects from initial needs assessment and concept development through implementation, evaluation, transition, and sustainable operation.
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Apply project management principles to digital learning platforms, learning management systems, connectivity programmes, smart classrooms, digital assessment systems, and education technology infrastructure.
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Develop practical business cases, feasibility assessments, implementation strategies, project charters, budgets, schedules, procurement plans, and resource frameworks for education technology investments.
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Strengthen the ability to align technology projects with education policies, institutional strategies, curriculum requirements, learner needs, teaching objectives, and measurable educational outcomes.
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Identify, assess, and manage technical, financial, operational, cybersecurity, privacy, adoption, procurement, regulatory, and implementation risks throughout the project lifecycle.
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Design effective stakeholder engagement and change management approaches that encourage participation and adoption among teachers, learners, administrators, parents, communities, technology providers, and government institutions.
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Apply digital project controls, performance indicators, dashboards, data analytics, and reporting systems to monitor delivery progress, expenditure, quality, adoption, and educational impact.
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Evaluate emerging education technologies, including artificial intelligence, adaptive learning, learning analytics, immersive learning, mobile technologies, cloud platforms, and automation, from a project management perspective.
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Integrate accessibility, digital inclusion, gender considerations, data protection, cybersecurity, ethical technology use, and safeguarding requirements into education technology project design and delivery.
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Develop sustainable strategies for scaling, maintaining, financing, evaluating, and continuously improving education technology projects while ensuring long-term institutional and educational value.
Comprehensive Course Outline
Module 1: Foundations of Education Technology Project Management
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Principles, characteristics, and lifecycle of education technology projects across schools, universities, government systems, and lifelong learning environments.
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Linking digital education investments with institutional strategies, education policies, curriculum priorities, learner needs, and measurable development outcomes.
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Roles and responsibilities of project sponsors, programme managers, ICT teams, educators, vendors, development partners, administrators, and implementation teams.
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Current EdTech trends, including artificial intelligence, adaptive learning, immersive technologies, automation, learning analytics, and digitally enabled education ecosystems.
Module 2: Education Technology Needs Assessment and Project Concept Development
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Conducting education technology needs assessments covering infrastructure, connectivity, devices, platforms, content, skills, digital readiness, and institutional capacity.
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Defining project problems, target beneficiaries, intervention logic, expected outcomes, deliverables, assumptions, constraints, and measurable success criteria.
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Developing project concepts, theories of change, logical frameworks, stakeholder maps, and preliminary implementation strategies for technology-enabled education initiatives.
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Assessing digital maturity, technology readiness, institutional capabilities, user requirements, interoperability needs, and barriers to successful technology adoption.
Module 3: Feasibility, Business Cases and Investment Planning
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Preparing technical, financial, operational, institutional, and educational feasibility assessments for major education technology investments.
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Developing business cases that demonstrate value for money, expected educational benefits, implementation requirements, total cost of ownership, and sustainability considerations.
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Building project budgets and financial models covering technology acquisition, licensing, connectivity, implementation, training, support, maintenance, and replacement cycles.
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Evaluating alternative technology solutions and investment scenarios using cost-benefit analysis, lifecycle costing, scalability, risk analysis, and educational impact considerations.
Module 4: Digital Education Platforms, Infrastructure and Systems
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Planning and managing learning management systems, virtual learning environments, digital content platforms, student information systems, and online assessment solutions.
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Managing connectivity, cloud infrastructure, devices, digital classrooms, data centres, networks, technical support, and technology integration requirements.
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Addressing interoperability, application programming interfaces, identity management, data exchange, platform integration, and education technology architecture.
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Managing emerging infrastructure models, including cloud-first education platforms, edge technologies, low-connectivity solutions, mobile learning, and digitally connected classrooms.
Module 5: Procurement, Vendor Management and Contract Administration
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Developing technology procurement strategies, technical specifications, evaluation criteria, tender documentation, procurement schedules, and supplier selection frameworks.
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Managing software licensing, hardware acquisition, cloud services, connectivity contracts, implementation partners, technical support agreements, and managed service arrangements.
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Establishing vendor performance indicators, service-level agreements, acceptance criteria, warranties, maintenance requirements, and escalation procedures.
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Managing contractual risks, supplier dependencies, intellectual property, cybersecurity obligations, data ownership, interoperability requirements, and technology obsolescence.
Module 6: Project Implementation, Change Management and User Adoption
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Developing detailed implementation plans covering configuration, deployment, integration, testing, training, communications, migration, commissioning, and operational transition.
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Applying structured change management approaches to support teachers, administrators, learners, technical teams, and institutional leaders during digital transformation.
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Designing user engagement, training, capacity-building, communication, and support strategies that improve technology adoption and reduce resistance to change.
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Managing pilot programmes, phased rollouts, user acceptance testing, lessons learned, implementation feedback, and adaptive improvements before large-scale deployment.
Module 7: Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Responsible EdTech
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Establishing data governance frameworks covering student records, learning analytics, identity information, assessment data, institutional information, and third-party technology systems.
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Integrating cybersecurity controls, access management, encryption, threat monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and business continuity into project planning.
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Addressing data privacy, consent, ethical technology use, algorithmic accountability, responsible artificial intelligence, child protection, and digital safeguarding requirements.
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Managing emerging risks associated with generative AI, automated decision-making, biometric technologies, cyber threats, deepfakes, misinformation, and inappropriate use of learner data.
Module 8: Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning Analytics and Project Controls
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Developing project performance indicators for cost, schedule, scope, quality, technology adoption, user engagement, learning outcomes, and institutional performance.
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Applying learning analytics, dashboards, data visualisation, automated reporting, and predictive analytics to improve project monitoring and management decisions.
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Establishing monitoring and evaluation systems that measure both technology implementation performance and the educational outcomes generated by digital interventions.
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Using evidence, user feedback, analytics, evaluations, and continuous improvement mechanisms to identify underperformance and strengthen project effectiveness.
Module 9: Inclusion, Accessibility, Sustainability and Education Equity
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Designing education technology projects that address the digital divide, connectivity gaps, affordability barriers, disability inclusion, gender disparities, and underserved learner populations.
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Integrating universal design, assistive technologies, accessible content, multilingual solutions, inclusive interfaces, and equitable digital learning opportunities into project delivery.
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Developing environmental and financial sustainability strategies covering energy consumption, electronic waste, device lifecycle management, maintenance, replacement, and responsible technology procurement.
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Strengthening climate-resilient and inclusive digital education systems capable of maintaining learning continuity during disasters, disruptions, emergencies, and infrastructure failures.
Module 10: Scaling, Innovation and Future-Ready Education Technology Projects
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Developing strategies for scaling successful EdTech pilots while maintaining technology quality, educational effectiveness, affordability, institutional ownership, and operational sustainability.
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Evaluating artificial intelligence, adaptive learning, virtual and augmented reality, learning analytics, blockchain applications, robotics, automation, and other emerging technologies.
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Building digital transformation roadmaps that integrate innovation pipelines, technology refresh cycles, institutional capability development, investment planning, and long-term governance.
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Preparing education technology projects for future disruption through scenario planning, agile delivery, digital twins, predictive systems, interoperable platforms, and continuous innovation management.
Training Approach
This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.
Tailor-Made Course
This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com Tel: +254 721 331 808
Training Venue
The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group (at a discount of 10% to 50%) at requested location all over the world. The Onsite course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, buffet lunch, airport transfers, Upskill gift package, and guided tour.
Visa application, travel expenses, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant
Certification
Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.
Airport Pickup and Accommodation
Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com, +254 721 331 808
Terms of Payment:
Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training so as to enable us to prepare better.
