Association for Project Management Examinations:

The Association for Project Management (APM) provides several examinations and qualifications which will help you on your way as a project manager, a team member or however you are involved with change. All qualifications are aligned with IPMA’s four level Certification Program. (http://www.ipma.ch/certification/pages/default.aspx)

These qualifications are:

• Introductory Certificate in Project Management
• APMP
• Risk certificates
• Practitioner Qualification
• Certificated Project Manager

All these courses are tightly bound to the APM’s Body of Knowledge and various Syllabi developed for each qualification.

Introductory Certificate in Project Management:

This is a two-day training course which will provide you with an understanding of the principles of project management. It comes with a multiple choice examination which can be taken in Hong Kong with us. We will arrange the examination with the APM and our accredited examination centre.

APMP:

This is a four-day course with a 3 hour written examination which can be taken in many locations in the Asia Pacific Regions. The course is run regularly in Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Beijing. This qualification is intended for people with up to two years' project management experience and indicates a good level of understanding of project management. This is an IPMA level D qualification and is internationally recognised.

Risk Certificates Level 1 & 2:

Level 1 is a two-day course which covers the knowledge of risk management and Level 2 is a one-day course which covers the practice side. The examinations are a 60 question multiple choice paper and a three hour written paper respectively. The courses provide a very good level of understanding of risk and are based on the PRAM Guide – the APM’s own risk management publication.

Practitioner Qualification:

The APM Practitioner Qualification is for project managers, project coordinators and team leaders who have three to five years experience in managing non-complex projects. This is an intermediate qualification for project management practitioners who can demonstrate an ability to manage non-complex projects or run a key control function of a large-scale project. This qualification (IPMA Level C) is for any relatively experienced professional. The evaluation is based on a two and a half day evaluated workshop comprising written questions, interviews and observation of team working.

Certificated Project Manager:

Certification (IPMA Level B) is the recognition of your competence and ability to effectively manage significant projects or programmes of change. Participation in the certification process enables individuals to improve their self-awareness, reflect upon and learn from their experience.

Certification assesses an individual’s competence in managing projects. Competence is the ability to acquire and apply your project management knowledge and skills in an appropriate context..

The assessors will assess project management competencies through your experience, self-assessment form and project report and also through an interview. The key areas being assessed are your personal qualities and project management understanding and practice.

You can get more information from http://www.apm.org.uk/qualifications.asp

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