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Certifications - Project Management Institute (PMI®)

The Project Management Institute (PMI®) administers a globally accepted professional certification program. The Project Management Professional PMP series from TechMaine's MindLeaders courses map to the PMP certification objectives and is designed to help a project manager prepare for the PMP exam. MindLeaders is a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P). Courses listed below meet the PMI education requirements for Professional Development Units (PDUs)*. Full certification requirements may be found at www.pmi.org.

You can purchase the courses below individually or get a full year of access to the Project Management Roadmap™. This package is comprised of 9 Topics grouped within three Competency Skills Areas:

  • Managing Projects
  • Facilitating Teamwork
  • Building Networks and Portfolios

 

Exam TechMaine Series Hours
PMP Examination Project Management Professional Certification 2009 10
Additional resources to prepare for PMP
or CAPM Examinations
or to earn PDUs		 22
10
11
11
12
16
  6

PMI Educational Requirements

Project Management Professional (PMP) Candidates - As a prerequisite for taking the PMP exam, applicants must earn 35 contact hours of instruction that addresses learning objectives in project management. These hours must include content on project quality, scope, time, cost, human resources, communications, risk, procurement or integration management.

PMP Certified Individuals - Under PMI's Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) Program, those holding PMP credentials must earn 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs) during each CCR cycle following their exam (every 2–3 years depending on the date of the exam).

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Candidates - A candidate for the CAPM credential must complete 23 contact hours of Project Management education prior to applying to take the exam.

Cost

No additional fees; only usual TechMaine course fees apply.

*Number of Units Awarded Per Course

MindLeaders awards contact hours and PDUs based on the average completion time of a course as a one-to-one ratio. For example, if a course takes approximately three (3) hours to complete, three (3) contact hours or PDUs are awarded for successfully completing that course.

To find the average completion time of any MindLeaders course, visit the TechMaine course catalog or simply select from the series listed above. Select the category of courses you are interested in, and then find the specific series and/or course. Average completion time is listed in hours for each series and course.

Availability

Learners must apply and upload completion information to PMI. For more information about the Project Management Institute and its certification programs, visit www.pmi.org.