FOUNDATION
The Foundation course includes the PRINCE2 Foundation Exam which consists of:
- 60 minutes
- 60 multiple-choice questions
- 55% pass mark is (33/60)
- Closed book exam
Weekday courses: Exam taken on afternoon of day 3 of Foundation course.
Weekend courses: Exam taken morning of day 1 of Practitioner course.*
Virtual training: Online proctored exam taken after the course. See below for details.
PRACTITIONER
The Practitioner course includes the PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam which consists of:
- Multiple-choice format based on a project scenario
- 68 questions
- 55% pass mark (38/68)
- 150 minutes (2.5 hours) duration
- Open book (Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 6th Edition publication permitted – no other materials permitted)
Weekday/weekend courses: 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.
The PRINCE2 Practitioner certificate is valid for three years, at the end of which you will need to either resit the Practitioner exam OR you can maintain your certificate through AXELOS membership.
Taking your virtual exam
On the last day of your Foundation or Practitioner virtual course, you will receive an invitation to book your exam. You have 6 months to sit the exam online. Please check availability when making your booking.
PeopleCert administers the PRINCE2 examination scheme. PM-Partners is an accredited partner of PeopleCert (Partner ID: 3800).
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 (21 Technical)
- Weekend (2 days): 18 PDUs (18 Technical)
Practitioner
- Weekday/Weekend (2 days): 14 PDUs (14 Technical)
- Virtual training (1 day): 7 PDUs (7 Technical)
CPDs
Participants holding any of the Project Management accreditations (CPPP/CPPM/ CPPD) are eligible to earn CPDs as follows
Foundation: 20 CPDs
Practitioner
- Weekday/Weekend (2 days): 20 CPDs
- Virtual Training (1 day): 14 CPDs for short course OR 15 CPDs for certification attained
MyPRINCE2 AXELOS Membership
All candidates who pass the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam are eligible to claim one year’s MyPRINCE2 Membership.
AXELOS will email you directly with an invitation to activate your membership.
Note: You will need to opt-in to appear on AXELOS’ Successful Candidate Register to claim your membership.
Take2 Re-sit 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.