If you are on the lookout for side hustles that you can do while studying PRINCE2 qualifications in the UK, this blog will cover five unique ideas which can translate core PRINCE2 practices into paid, student-friendly gigs.
Each one of these proposals can start out on a small scale and progress as you build up confidence and build up a reputable portfolio so that graduation is achieved with both experience and references.
1) Virtual Project Coordinator for small businesses
2) Campus and Community Event PMO support
3) PRINCE2 study coaching and revision groups
4) Templates and tool storefront
5) Process documentation and handover specialist
1) Virtual project coordinator for small businesses and startups
Many small companies and institutions run side projects on an informal basis. Such a setup would be perfect for a PRINCE2-literate student, as they can assist in adding structure.
Usually, an involvement as a project coordinator involves working in a tight package which includes a lightweight project brief, a product breakdown, a simple plan with milestones, and a weekly highlight report.
- ✔ You can aim to assist in coordination tasks
- ✔ Maintain a RAID log, and keep investors informed through informative and accessible updates.
- ✔ Look for brief contracts of four to six weeks, with a fixed price
Aim to build a credible track record with improvement suggestions which justify an extension of the contract.
As you build experience and a track record, provide additional service suggestions such as risk workshops and supplier handover notes.
This can lead to one of the most dependable side hustles for students involved with PRINCE2.
2) Campus and community event PMO support
Universities and local councils regularly host festivals, conferences, hackathons and charity drives, which require coordination and intelligent strategic choices, making them perfect training grounds to deploy practical PRINCE2 skills.
Pitch yourself as a part-time project manager, and cover fundamentals such as,
- ✔ Business cases
- ✔ Responsibility matrices
- ✔ Timelines, budget trackers or a simple change log.
Events revolve around hard deadlines, proper planning matters, so ensure that you are capable of managing time for risk reviews, supplier check-ins and overall management.
The pay in such a role can be based on a day rate or per project as a lump sum.
3) PRINCE2 study coaching and revision groups
If you tend to like the aspect of helping others learn, you might be well-suited to provide a teaching service but adapting the notes that you take during the course to be of assistance to others.
Many students who are enrolled on PRINCE2 require help in turning theory elements into practical scenarios, so target that niche by creating tutoring them.
Afterwards, provide exam prep services with questions you encounter throughout your own studies and provide feedback.
Add a one-page cheat sheet for each theme, a glossary quiz, and a set of sample management products, and you suddenly have a package that people will happily pay for.
4) Templates and tools storefront
Your PRINCE2 artefacts aren’t just simply documentation; they can carry value as digital products.
You can convert risk registers, issue logs, stage plans and benefit profiles into clean, branded templates for Google Sheets, Excel, or Notion pages.
Bundle those digital products with necessary documents and guided audiovisual content catered towards specific use cases.
Ready-to-use tools are quite in demand within the modern marketplace, which prioritises quick turnarounds, and can be quite alluring for small businesses and students.
Aim your products with a balance of simplicity and credibility, making them appeal to a wide audience by including example data showing the best use cases.
5) Process documentation and handover specialist
Many professional startup teams struggle to capture the scope of actual productive work happening at scale, which creates ambiguity on progress and creates tension when people take holidays or leave.
- ✔ Attempt to offer a streamlined documentation sprint
- ✔ Map the process
- ✔ Write short operating procedures
- ✔ Collect templates and compiling clear handover packs with contacts and access details.
Due to PRINCE2 valuing controlled handovers and defined roles, you are already suited to handle such procedures.
Creating a pricing scheme per team, and including benefits such as a quick training call and set review dates to keep your clients informed.
If you perform well and assist clients in getting true returns through risk reduction, it is possible to gain valuable references to add to your portfolio.
Wrapping it all up
If you aim to approach your studies in an experimental manner, each module will provide you with a new project which can be utilised to create value that people are willing to pay for.
The ideas above show informed and engaging ways in which students can utilise PRINCE2 to obtain forms of income.
These projects can scale from a single evening each week to part-time practices as your experience and service improve.
Start with one offer, deliver it cleanly, refine your services, and keep asking where your structure saves someone time or reduces their risk.
The best way to make money while furthering your education is to put the practices learnt into a money-making venture which provides good-quality services to clients.