FOUNDATION
The Foundation course includes the P3O Foundation online exam which consists of:
- 75 multiple choice questions, 60-minute exam
- Pass mark is 50% (35/70)
- Closed book exam
PRACTITIONER
Practitioner course includes the P3O Practitioner online exam which consists of:
- 4 questions, 2.5 hours duration
- Objective testing paper based on a scenario
- Pass mark is 50% (40/80)
- Open book (P3O guide only)
Sitting your exam
On the last day of your Foundation or Practitioner 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 P3O Practitioner qualification is valid for five years. You need to re-sit an additional re-registration exam within three to five years of your original certification to retain your accreditation.
PeopleCert administers the P3O examination scheme. PM-Partners is an accredited partner of PeopleCert (Partner ID: 3800).
Take2 Resit Exam Option
PeopleCert provide you with the opportunity to sit your exam knowing that if the outcome is not what you expected, you could have another attempt, at a fraction of the exam price.
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 Technical, 4 Strategic and Business Management and 2 Leadership)
- Weekend (2 days): 18 PDUs (14 Technical, 3 Strategic and Business Management and 1 Leadership)
Practitioner
Weekday/weekend (2 days): 14 PDUs (12 Technical, 1 Strategic and Business Management and 1 Leadership)
Virtual (2 days): 14 PDUs (12 Technical, 1 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
- Weekday / virtual (3days): 20 CPDs
- Weekend (2 days): 20 CPDs
Practitioner
- Weekday / weekend (2 days): 20 CPDs
- Virtual (2 days): 20 CPDs