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September 2026 Cohort

What the cohort looked like from a learner’s seat: the teaching, the people learning alongside and the support.

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Photographed inKigali, Rwanda

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11 photographs · Kigali

01 · Learn

Taught by an experienced instructor

A PMI Authorized Training Partner instructor leads the sessions, teaching up-to-date content and material.

An instructor speaking to seated participants, with a wall chart of reference sheets behind. — **An instructor at the front of the room**The instructor takes the room through each idea, with reference sheets on the wall to return to.

Two participants seen from behind, looking toward the front of the classroom where someone is speaking at a lectern. — **Your view of the session**From a learner’s seat: the front of the room, a laptop open and tea within reach.

Participants seated in rows at desks and looking toward the front, with notebooks and water bottles on the desks. — **Notebooks open, eyes up**A room following the same thread, with notes being taken and water to hand.

A participant resting their chin on a hand and listening, with rows of seated colleagues behind. — **Listening closely**A participant listens to the session, with colleagues seated behind.

A participant writing in a notebook at a desk, with a water bottle, a mug and a plate beside them and other participants seated behind. — **Your own notes, in your own words**Writing it down: a notebook, a pen and a cup of tea at the desk.

A bright classroom with participants at spaced desks facing the front, a wall chart and a clock on the walls. — **Light, space and a clear view**Natural light, room between the desks and a clear view of the front.

02 · Connect

A wider view, from other fields

People come to a cohort from different fields, so the conversation reaches further. Hearing how others see the same ideas broadens your understanding and helps you relate it to your own work. The IREC team is close by throughout.

Participants standing and talking in small groups in the classroom, some holding phones, with others at laptops behind. — **Talking a point through**Small groups gather to talk a point through.

Two participants at a refreshments table holding plates, with cake and biscuits in view. — **A proper break**Tea and something to eat between sessions, and time to talk.

Participants talking in the classroom, one in conversation with a colleague just out of frame. — **A word between sessions**The conversation carries on in the room.

03 · Support

Help within reach

The IREC team is on hand throughout the sessions, so support is within reach.

Participants gathered around a table with laptops and a printed handout, one standing in the foreground with a phone and a pen. — **Support at the table**The IREC team close by, with laptops open and a printed handout on the desk.

A participant seated at a laptop while another person leans in beside them to look at a printed sheet. — **Help at the laptop**The IREC team steps in at the laptop when a hand is needed.

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Next intake: PMP Masterclass · 26 Oct – 13 Nov 2026

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