FOUNDATION
The purpose of the Foundation qualification is to confirm that a candidate has sufficient knowledge and understanding of benefits management principles, practices and techniques to work effectively in a range of benefits management roles.
The course includes the Managing Benefits Foundation exam which consists of:
- 50 multiple choice questions
- 50% pass mark (25/50)
- 40 minutes duration
- Closed book
Classroom training: the exam is taken on the afternoon of day 3 of the Foundation course.
Virtual training: online proctored exam taken after the course. See below for details.
PRACTITIONER
By completing the Practitioner course, you will have sufficient knowledge to sit the Managing Benefits Practitioner exam which consists of:
- Complex multiple-choice questions
- 8 questions per paper – with 10 marks available per question
- 40 marks or more required to pass (out of 80 available) – 50%
- 2.5 hours duration
- Open book exam (Managing Benefits guide only)
Classroom training: please note the exam is taken on the afternoon of day 2 of the course, and papers sent away for scoring.
Virtual training: online proctored exam taken after the course. See below for details.
Taking your virtual exam
On the last day of your Foundation or Practitioner virtual course, you will receive a link to register for the APMG candidate portal to book your exam. You have 6 months to sit the exam online. Please check availability when making your booking.
APMG International administers the Managing Benefits examination scheme.
DEVELOPMENT UNITS
PDUs
Participants who have been awarded the Project Management Professional (PMP)® credential by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® are eligible to earn PDUs for their participation in this course as follows:
Foundation
- Classroom/virtual course (3 days): 21 PDUs (4 Technical, 13 Strategic and Business Management and 4 Leadership)
Practitioner
- Classroom (2 days): 14 PDUs (2 Technical, 10 Strategic and Business Management and 2 Leadership)
- Virtual (2 days): 7 PDUs (1 Technical, 5 Strategic and Business Management and 1 Leadership)
CPDs
Participants holding any of the Project Management accreditations (CPPP/ CPPM/ CPPD) are eligible to earn CPDs as follows:
Foundation
- Classroom/virtual (3 days): 20 CPDs
Practitioner
- Classroom (2 days): 20 CPDs
- Virtual Training (2 days): 14 CPDs for short course OR 15 CPDs for certification attained