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PMI® Certification

Gain Globally Recognised Credentials in the World of Project Management


The PMI® has globally recognised, rigorous professional credentials. PMI® industry certification supports the international community of project management professionals and is designed to objectively assess and measure professional knowledge. These challenging credentials are widely recognised and are a benchmark for many of the world’s largest organisations, for advancement and employment within project management. These credentials set best practice and allow you to communicate with other project managers using a common language.

ESI has been recognised by PMI® as a Global Registered Education Provider (provider #1038).

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The CAPM®

The CAPM® is designed for project team members, entry-level project managers and students who want a credential to recognise their value to project team performance. They may also serve as project sponsors, facilitators, liaisons or coordinators.

Requirements

Designed for those who contribute to a project team

To sit this exam you must fulfil at least one of these requirements:

Option 1: High school diploma/ global equivalent, 1,500 hours experience

Option 2: 23 hours of Project Management training

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The PMP®

The PMP® is the most well respected of professional project management qualifications. To be accepted as one of the industry’s top performers, this credential is invaluable. It proves you can work to a high and internationally recognised standard. The PMP® is for those who lead and direct cross-functional teams to deliver projects within the constraints of schedule, budget and scope.

Requirements

Designed for those who lead and direct project teams

To sit this exam you must fulfil at least one of these requirements:

Option 1: High school diploma/ global equivalent, 5 years Project Management experience, 35 hours of Project Management education

Option 2: Bachelor's degree/ global equivalent, 3 years Project Management experience, 35 hours Project Management education

PMP® candidates should have taken our fundamental courses such as Managing Projects, Risk Management and Scheduling and Cost Control or have some experience to the same level.

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The PgMP®

The PgMP® is for those who manage programmes that contain complex activities that span functions, organisations, geographic regions and cultures. This credential teaches you to build credibility, establish rapport and maintain communication with stakeholders. If you need to possess advanced skills in finance, cross-cultural awareness, leadership, influence, communication, negotiation and conflict resolution, this highly regarded credential has everything you need.

Requirements

Designed for those who achieve organisational objectives through defining and overseeing multiple projects and resources

To sit this exam you must fulfil at least one of these requirements:

Option 1: High school diploma/ global equivalent, 4 years Project Management experience, 7 years Programme Management experience

Option 2: Bachelor's degree/ global equivalent, 4 years Project Management experience, 4 years Programme Management experience

PgMP® candidates should have taken some of our advanced courses such as Programme Management, Leading Complex Projects, Negotiation Skills and Rapid Assessment and Recovery of Troubled Projects or have some experience to the same level.

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Exam Preparation Courses and Resources

We have developed a very comprehensive plan for helping those who are planning to take the PMI Certification exams.

Important: ESI highly recommends that delegates who take the PMP® Exam Preparation or PgMP® course should have a certain level of knowledge or experience beforehand.

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Exam Registration

Step 1: You first need to register for your examination with the PMI® and receive your Authorisation to Test (ATT) letter. To do this you will need to contact:

Address:
Christine Sainvil
EMEA Certification Examination Delivery Liaison
Project Management Institute
Regional Service Centre EMEA
Avenue de Tervueren, 300
B-1150 Brussels
Belgium.

Phone: +32 2 743 15 73 / Fax: +32 2 743 15 7
Email: christine.sainvil@pmi.org.
Step 2: You will then need to schedule your testing appointment at a Thomson Prometric Testing Centre. Call Prometric on +31 320 239 540 for availability or visit www.securereg3.prometric.com.

Please note that you need to have your eligibility number issued by the PMI® before contacting Prometric.

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Maintaining your Certification

To maintain your PMP® and PgMP® credentials, the PMI® requires that you earn 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs) every 3 years (for the CAPM® credential you need to take a re-exam after 5 years).

Each hour of learning on our public courses earns you one PDU. To find out how many PDUs you can earn per course, click on the course titles on our schedule. Our e-Training courses also gain you PDUs follow this link to see our e-Training PDUs.

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Reporting PDUs

To report your PDUs, you will need to submit a Professional Development Activities Reporting Form directly to PMI®. This form can be found on the PMI website at www.pmi.org

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Activity reports will require you to provide a "Programme Number". This 12-character number can be completed as follows: The first four spaces, preceding the hyphen, are for ESI's "Provider Number:" 1038. The eight spaces provided following the hyphen are for ESI's six character course code (or Programme Number), specific to the class you've completed. Since all course codes are six characters long, report the first two spaces as zeros. ESI course codes can be found on the confirmation letter you received upon registration as well as in ESI's project management catalogues and the course pages on this Website.

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More information

For more detailed information on the PMI® and up to date news - please visit www.pmi.org.

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