FOUNDATION
The Foundation course includes the MSP Foundation online exam which consists of:
- 60 multiple choice questions
- 60% pass mark
- 1-hour duration
- Closed book
PRACTITIONER
The Practitioner course includes the MSP Practitioner online examination and consists of:
- Multiple choice questions, based on a programme scenario
- 58 questions per paper (including 6 matching questions worth 3 marks each), 70 marks available in total
- 60% pass mark
- 2.5 hours’ duration
- Open book (Managing Successful Programmes 5th Edition guide only)
SITTING YOUR EXAM
On the last day of your course you will receive an invitation to book your online proctored exam directly with PeopleCert. You have 6 months to schedule and sit your exam online. Please check the requirements here when making your booking.
Your certification will need to be renewed within three years of its original certification date. Please refer to PeopleCert for more information.
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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 these courses as follows:
Foundation
- Weekday / virtual (3 days): 21 PDUs (15 Ways of Working, 3 Business Acumen and 3 Power Skills)
- Weekend (2 days): 18 PDUs (14 Ways of Working, 2 Business Acumen and 2 Power Skills)
Practitioner
- All courses (2 days): 14 PDUs (12 Ways of Working, 1 Business Acumen and 1 Power Skills)
CPDs
Participants holding any of the Project Management accreditations (CPPP/CPPM/CPPD) are eligible to earn CPDs as follows:
Foundation
- Weekday / virtual (3 days): 20 CPDs
- Weekend (2 days): 20 CPDs
Practitioner
- All courses (2 days): 20 CPDs