CAPM Certification Eligibility
Before obtaining the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification, which is an entry-level project management certification, you must first satisfy specific prerequisites. The Project Management Institute requires that you meet some initial CAPM certification eligibility criteria before you are eligible to take the CAPM exam. So let’s discuss the prerequisites for CAPM certification.
CAPM Certification Requirements
Before you can become CAPM certified, there are two CAPM certification requirements:
Educational Background and Qualification
You must possess a high school diploma or a globally equivalent certificate. You need the following information:
- The name of the institute.
- The year of graduation.
- The subject you majored in.
Project Management Education or Relevant Experience
The Project Management Institute (PMI), the governing authority, requires this to ensure that persons aspiring to be certified have a good knowledge of the fundamentals of project management. There are two ways in which you can meet this requirement:
If you have 1500 hours of relevant work experience in a project team, you can apply for the test. To be recognized as valid, these hours must be part of the non-overlapping project group(s) and must be documented by the project and summarized by the process group.
If you don't have enough job experience, you can enroll in a formal project management course that lasts 23 contact hours. Project management education may be obtained from the following sources:
- PMI Chapters
- Employer or training programs.
- Training consultants or companies.
- Distance learning companies that provide a course end assessment.
- University or college academic and continuing education programs.
Conclusion
Project management is a well-known profession. However, recent developments in job technicalities and an increase in duties have made the role extremely adaptable. Employers looking to hire capable experts will use CAPM certification as a criterion. CAPM is an excellent choice if you want to boost your career significantly. Invensis Learning offers Multiple project management courses and a learning path that helps aspiring project managers to get the certification credentials. Enroll in Invensis Learning’s CAPM certification training and embark on a journey of excellence in project management.
FAQs on CAPM Certification Eligibility
Here are some common questions about the CAPM Certification Eligibility:
A contact hour is the equivalent of one hour of classroom training. So, if you attend a classroom session of eight hours duration, which has breaks included, then you can claim that you have done eight hours as contact hours. The training hours have to be from a formal course.
Formal education can mean any one or a combination of the following:
- Conventional classroom training
- An instructor-led online training course
- A self-paced online training course
- Self-study is not counted as valid for contact hours
The formal education should include content on the areas of knowledge that are defined in the PMBOK®Guide - Sixth Edition from PMI. The knowledge areas include:
- Project Scope
- Project Cos
- Project Time
- Project HR
- Project Quality
- Project Risk
- Project Communications
- Project Procurement
- Project Stakeholder
- Project Integration Management
This means that you have the time of one year from the date you successfully submit your exam application to appear for the actual certification examination. In case you cannot do so, during this one year, you will have to reapply and begin a fresh application to qualify for the certification.
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