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    What Is Oracle Primavera P6 Training and Who Is It For?

    Built Around Real Project Scheduling

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    What's Included in Your Oracle Primavera P6 Training

    • Instructor-led training: 2-day Fundamentals (16 hours) or 3-day Advanced (24 hours), at 8 hours per day

    • 16 PDUs (Fundamentals) or 24 PDUs (Advanced) on completion of the training

    • Twelve-module curriculum with structured exercises and knowledge checks

    • Real-world project scheduling case studies

    • Post-course summary of key P6 concepts and quick reference cards

    • Course completion certificate from Invensis Learning

    Key Highlights

    of the Oracle Primavera P6 Course

    Oracle Primavera P6 Training Eligibility in the New Zealand

    Who Can Enrol?

    The On-The-Job Payoff of Primavera P6 Skills

    Skills You Can Apply Immediately

    Who Should Take Oracle Primavera P6 Training in New Zealand?

    • Project Managers

    • Project Planners and Schedulers

    • IT Professionals

    • Project Control Specialists

    • Project Coordinators

    • Construction and Engineering Professionals

    • Oil and Gas Project Personnel

    • Infrastructure and Capital Program Teams

    Primavera P6 Career Outcomes in New Zealand

    Where P6 Skills Can Take You

    Oracle Primavera P6 skills are in strong demand across New Zealand, where planners, schedulers and project controls engineers are central to the country's growing infrastructure and construction pipeline. As major transport, water and energy programmes scale, employers want professionals who can build, resource-load and control P6 schedules to contractual standards, and Oracle Primavera P6 training is the direct route to those skills. Demand runs from project schedulers through planning engineers to project controls managers, and here is what the market looks like right now.

    New Zealand Project Challenges P6 Skills Help Solve

    Primavera P6 is more than a scheduling tool. It is the skill that puts you at the centre of New Zealand's biggest projects. Build practical P6 capability and take the next step in project controls.

    Your New Zealand Career Transformation

    The Career Shift Primavera P6 Skills Deliver

    Before the Training and After

    New Zealand's infrastructure and construction pipeline is expanding, and employers increasingly separate planners who can command Primavera P6 from those who cannot. Here is the difference the training makes to how you work and where your career can go.

    Sources: ERI SalaryExpert, PayScale, Glassdoor, Seek (New Zealand) 2026; Te Waihanga Infrastructure Pipeline 2026.

    Module 2: Create a Project

    • Creating a new project within P6, including configuring project details, dates, budgets, and responsible managers
    • Understanding project properties and how they influence schedule calculations, resource planning, and reporting outputs
    • Exploring how to set project preferences, define data date, and prepare the project environment for schedule development

    Module 3: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

    • Designing a logical and deliverable-oriented work breakdown structure that accurately reflects project scope and hierarchy
    • Understanding WBS levels, WBS bands, and how the WBS structure drives activity organisation and reporting within P6
    • Applying best practices for WBS development in construction, engineering, and capital project environments in the New Zealand

    Module 4: Adding Activities

    • Creating and configuring project activities in P6, including activity types, duration types, and calendar assignments
    • Understanding how activity types such as task dependent, resource dependent, and milestones affect schedule calculations
    • Applying activity coding and organising activities within the WBS to support filtering, sorting, and reporting requirements

    Module 5: Creating Relationships

    • Defining logical relationships between activities using finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish, and start-to-finish relationship types
    • Applying leads and lags to refine the schedule logic and reflect realistic sequencing between dependent activities
    • Understanding how relationship types affect the critical path and how to review and validate schedule logic within P6

    Module 6: Formatting Schedule Data

    • Customising Gantt chart views, bar charts, and activity columns to present schedule data clearly and professionally
    • Applying filters, grouping, and sorting options to organise and present project data for different audiences and reporting purposes
    • Creating and saving custom layouts that support project-specific reporting and stakeholder communication requirements

    Module 7: Assigning Resources

    • Adding labor, non-labor, and material resources to the P6 resource dictionary and assigning them to project activities
    • Understanding resource assignment methods and how assignment types affect schedule calculations and resource loading
    • Applying cost rates and budget values to resources to enable cost loading and financial tracking within the P6 schedule

    Module 8: Analysing Resources

    • Using the resource usage profile and resource usage spreadsheet to analyse resource loading and identify over-allocation
    • Applying resource leveling techniques within P6 to resolve resource conflicts and produce a realistic, deliverable schedule
    • Understanding how resource analysis outputs inform project planning decisions and support proactive resource management

    Module 9: Project Execution and Control

    • Establishing a schedule baseline in P6 and understanding how it is used as the reference point for measuring project progress
    • Updating the schedule with actual progress data, including actual start and finish dates, remaining duration, and percent complete
    • Using the data date function and schedule recalculation to maintain an accurate and current project schedule throughout execution

    Module 10: Reporting Performance

    • Generating standard P6 reports including schedule performance, resource utilisation, and cost reports for stakeholder communication
    • Creating and customising tabular and graphical reports that present project status, variance, and forecast data clearly
    • Using the P6 reporting module to produce scheduled, automated reports aligned to project governance and client requirements

    Module 11: Optimise Project Plan

    • Applying schedule compression techniques including fast-tracking and crashing to reduce project duration where required
    • Reviewing and resolving schedule logic issues, out-of-sequence progress, and constraints that affect the critical path
    • Using schedule risk and what-if analysis techniques within P6 to evaluate alternatives and improve plan resilience

    Module 12: Earned Value Management

    • Understanding earned value management principles including planned value, earned value, and actual cost as applied within P6
    • Calculating and interpreting schedule performance index, cost performance index, schedule variance, and cost variance within the P6 environment
    • Using P6 earned value outputs and S-curves to assess project health, forecast completion, and communicate performance to project stakeholders

    Course Curriculum

    of the Oracle Primavera P6

    This Online Oracle Primavera P6 course is structured across twelve modules that guide participants through the complete workflow of Oracle Primavera P6, from initial project setup through to advanced schedule optimisation and earned value management. Each module builds on the previous one, ensuring that learners develop a thorough and practical understanding of how to use P6 to plan, execute, monitor, and control projects across construction, engineering, oil and gas, IT, and infrastructure environments in the New Zealand. The curriculum is designed for professionals at all levels, with content that connects directly to the day-to-day scheduling and project control challenges encountered by P6 users.

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    The Primavera P6 Skills You Will Build

    Hands-On, Scenario-Based Capability

    This Oracle Primavera P6 training builds practical, job-ready scheduling and project controls skills across both the Fundamentals and Advanced levels. Every skill is taught through live P6 exercises so you can apply it immediately at work.

    Build the Enterprise Project Structure

    Set up projects, calendars and the EPS, OBS and WBS hierarchy in Oracle Primavera P6, and create a complete, well-structured activity list ready to schedule.

    Schedule and Analyse the Critical Path

    Link activities with Finish-to-Start, Start-to-Start and other relationships, run the scheduler with F9, and interpret the critical path, total float and free float to drive the plan.

    Assign and Load Resources and Costs

    Create resources and roles, assign them to activities, and fully resource-load and cost-load a schedule, including cost accounts, resource curves and the project S-curve.

    Set Baselines and Track Progress

    Set the project baseline, advance the data date, update progress with Physical percent complete and actual dates, and analyse variance against the plan.

    Apply Earned Value Management

    Calculate and report earned value metrics such as BCWS, BCWP, ACWP, SPI, CPI and estimate at completion directly from a cost-loaded, baselined P6 schedule.

    Compare Schedules and Report

    Use Claim Digger to compare schedules, build custom layouts and reports, manage multiple projects, and export P6 data to Excel for management and contract reporting.

    Oracle Primavera P6 Training Modes

    Live Online and Self-Paced Formats

    We offer flexible training formats designed to suit different learning preferences, schedules, and professional goals. Whether you prefer self-paced learning or a structured, corporate, instructor-led experience, choose the option that best supports your skill development journey through the best Oracle Primavera P6 online training options available.

    Oracle Primavera P6 Classroom Training

    • Instructor-led classroom sessions

    • Interactive discussions and group activities

    • Real-world examples and practical exercises

    • Structured learning with fixed schedules

    • Opportunities for peer networking and collaboration

    • Practice assessments and knowledge checks

    • Dedicated Q&A and concept clarification

    • Immediate trainer feedback and support

    Learn through face-to-face sessions led by experienced instructors in a collaborative classroom environment. This classroom Oracle Primavera P6 training format combines expert guidance, peer interaction, and hands-on activities to create an engaging learning experience.

    Best For: Learners who prefer in-person interaction, structured schedules, and collaborative learning experiences.

    Oracle Primavera P6 Corporate Group Training

    • Customised training aligned to organisational goals

    • Flexible delivery: onsite, virtual, hybrid, or blended

    • Scheduling tailored to business availability

    • Role-based examples and industry-relevant discussions

    • Progress tracking and learner assessments where applicable

    • Dedicated coordination and administrative support

    • Consistent learning experiences across teams

    • Scalable delivery for local, regional, or global workforces

    Designed for organisations that want to build capabilities at scale, standardise knowledge, and support workforce development through customised team learning initiatives and Oracle Primavera P6 training for companies.

    Best For: Organisations looking to upskill employees, address capability gaps, and deliver consistent training across teams.

    Oracle Primavera P6 Focused 1-to-1 Training

    • One-to-one instructor attention

    • Customised learning plans and objectives

    • Flexible scheduling based on availability

    • Personalized feedback and coaching

    • Additional focus on challenging topics

    • Targeted practice and revision support

    • Faster clarification of questions and concepts

    • Learning pace is adapted to individual needs

    Receive personalized instruction tailored to your goals, pace, and learning requirements through dedicated sessions delivered by Oracle Primavera P6 training institute.

    Best For: Professionals seeking personalized guidance, accelerated learning, or focused support to achieve specific outcomes.

    Oracle Primavera P6 Live Virtual Training

    Oracle Primavera P6 Live Virtual Training

    Live online instructor-led sessions

    Interactive discussions and virtual activities

    Expert guidance from experienced trainers

    Practice assessments and revision support

    Dedicated Q&A sessions for concept clarification

    Fixed schedules for accountability and momentum

    Small batch sizes for personalized attention

    Access from any location with internet connectivity

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    Please Note: Attend fully interactive Oracle Primavera P6 coaching sessions from anywhere while benefiting from real-time instructor guidance and collaborative learning experiences.

    Best For: Professionals seeking the flexibility of online learning without compromising on live instructor interaction.

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    Primavera P6 Training in New Zealand, Backed by Invensis Learning

    Trusted, Practical and Flexible

    Invensis Learning delivers practical, instructor-led Oracle Primavera P6 training for professionals and teams who need real command of project scheduling and controls. Our trainers are experienced practitioners who teach P6 the way it is used on capital projects, through live exercises on realistic scenarios. Whether you enrol as an individual or arrange training for your team, you work with an ISO 9001 quality-assured Oracle Primavera P6 training company in New Zealand, with flexible delivery formats and support focused on skills you can apply immediately.

    • Experienced instructors with real Primavera P6 and project controls experience
    • Hands-on training built around live P6 exercises, not slides
    • Fundamentals and Advanced levels for new and experienced users
    • Flexible live virtual, classroom and onsite delivery across New Zealand
    • ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 quality and security standards
    • Practical scenarios drawn from construction, infrastructure and engineering
    • Dedicated learner support before, during and after training
    • Corporate and team training tailored to your projects

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    Oracle Primavera P6 Training Locations in New Zealand

    Instructor-led in-person Classroom training is available for group batches. All other public cohorts are delivered as Instructor-led Live Virtual. See available cohorts

    Oracle Primavera P6 Training Location in New Zealand

    Blanket Bay, 4191 Glenorchy-Queenstown Road, Glenorchy 9372, New Zealand

    Oracle Primavera P6 Training Location in New Zealand

    Rosewood Matakauri, 569 Glenorchy-Queenstown Road, Closeburn 9371, New Zealand

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    • Suitable for small, medium and large planning and project controls teams
    • Customised schedules aligned to your team's availability
    • Delivery through onsite, live virtual, hybrid or blended formats
    • Experienced trainers with construction and engineering P6 expertise
    • Exercises built on your own project data or representative scenarios
    • Dedicated coordination and learner support for group training
    • Scalable delivery for teams across New Zealand and beyond

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    Oracle Primavera P6 training is a practical, hands-on course that teaches you to plan, schedule, resource-load and control projects using Oracle Primavera P6, the enterprise project portfolio management software from Oracle Corporation. It is delivered at Fundamentals and Advanced levels with live P6 exercises.