STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

I, Joji Paul, a citizen of India have secured a place in the Project Management program in Conestoga
college, Kichener-doon. The educational path leading to the aforementioned program started out
with me completing my secondary schooling in 2014 and my higher secondary in 2016.
Consequently, after completing one year entrance coaching program, I joined Rajagiri School of
Engineering and Technology where I completed my B-Tech in Mechanical Engineering in June of
2020. I firmly believe that the Project Management program offered by Conestoga college is the next
step in my career. For this reason, I have my career path has already been structured to meet the
goals in my mind.

Completing the Project Management course would enable me to learn how to manage projects in
any environment being it simple or complicated, and play a pivotal role of an organization’s most
exciting achievements. It would help hone the skills I need to oversee project management activities
such as planning, managing scope, costs, time, in agreement with client expectations. Additionally,
the much-needed exposure to organizational Agility would be achieved with practices such as
Scrum. I would also able to establish goals for any project team and lead them to overcome
obstacles to achieve success, meeting stakeholders needs. To conclude, this program would earn me
project management education hours towards a variety of certifications like Certified Associate in
Project Management (CAPM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Scrum Master (ASM),
Risk Management Professional (RMP), or Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) designations.

The four-year duration during my B-Tech education was what spurred me on to enrol for this
program. During this period, I participated in several group events, academic and non- academic
frequently. There was also the requirement of teaming up with my colleagues for different projects
in each year during this course. I also had the honour of being the team lead in the final year project
of the course and also the mini- project event in the year before. All this exposure to team events
and leadership roles led me to understanding the importance of functioning as a flawless cog in any
organisation, being it in the role of a team member or in the leading role. This realisation is what
empowered me to undergo this program so that I can function as the perfect link or the stronghold
of an organisational team or even efficiently initiate and manage a business on my own.

The Project management program offered by Conestoga college offers an excellent and effective
syllabus which covers a multitude of courses that covers head to toe of a project staring from
planning to the final review of the project. Some the interesting courses are Projecting Planning -
Schedule and Budget (MGMT8360), Project Risk and Issues Management (MGMT8370) and Project
Management – Capstone (MGMT846). The first two courses help to build knowledge about
scheduling and estimating budget for a project, which would be the most important phase of a
project and familiarise MS project software. Additionally, Project management-capstone is the most
significant course since it helps student to prepare for various certifications such as CAPM, PMP and
so on.

I choose Conestoga College as it would be a perfect avenue for me to be able to interact with
students from diverse culture and traditions, which consequently, would take my interpersonal
interactions to a different level and build exciting connections. Conestoga College being undoubtedly
an amazing educational hub with quality professors and an amicable environment for higher
education, would provide me with a great opportunity for me to increase my exposure and broaden
my horizon. It definitely would enrich my learnings and I firmly believe that it will transform me i nto
a responsible global citizen. I believe that acquiring international education from Conestoga College
will help to boost my professional recognition for job prospects in my home country as well as
around the globe in future. I am confident that one-year graduate study from this prestigious
institution will facilitate my career goal.

As the search for a resourceful ground to kick-start my higher education began, I stumbled upon
Canada. I was really impressed by the internationality this country has to offer. I believe success in
any field is closely inter-connected with Networking and Canada has a very rich international
element with lots of talents in it. Not to mention world class facilities it has to offer when it comes to
education. I could see the difference in the terms of quality education when comparing my home
country and Canada. They seemed like day and night. I could bet on the quality of infrastructure
and exposure Canada can offer me than any other country. The Conestoga College has a globally
claimed facility, flexible course structure, world class amenities and most importantly a very
friendly and academically driven atmosphere for foreign students.

As for me, I come from a financially sound and stable family. My father being a farmer, cultivates
and looks after both commercial as well as agricultural crops on a large scale. Since we have
distinctive commercial crops which include rubber trees, coconut trees and areca nut trees, they
serve as continuous source of income all throughout the year and help to meet all the financial
requirements of my family. My mother is a homemaker and I have two siblings, a younger brother
and sister, who are in high school and college respectively. As for the IELTS test, I attempted it during
the month of September this year and I passed the same with an overall score of 7.5.

After completing Project management course form Conestoga college, I believe, I will gain enough
knowledge and experience to become a qualified Project Management Professional (PMP). Attaining
such educational qualification helps me to begin my career in reputed organisations in India, which
includes TATA technologies Limited, Robert Bosch Engineering and business solutions, Siemens PVT
Limited, where I can contribute my technical knowledge as well as knowledge acquired from project
management course. I believe, this course, along with all the international exposure and experience
that I would attain during this period would mould me as a professional, who is well suited for
positions like Project Manager, Project Analyst and Project Coordinator.

I bet that the word-class infrastructure highly talented and experienced facilities and the
academically driven atmosphere in Conestoga will help me acquire all the necessary skills to reach
my full potential and a strong grounding to capitalize on my strength.

I like to state that I was astonished by the quality of the education provided by the colleges and
universities of Canada. I like to make it clear that my sole purpose is to acquire quality education
along with international exposure. After completion of my course, I consider to return back to my
home country India, where I can start my career as a PMP in any of reputed organisations which
were mentioned earlier. Being in my home country help me look after my parents as well as improve
the quality of my personal life since I have all my relatives and friends living there. I believe that ideal
place for me to settle down would be India.

I sincerely hope that the admission committee finds my profile well suited to the
requirements of the course and gives me a chance to be a part of the esteemed university.