Requirements
Knowledge
- Knowledge according to ICB4
- Methods & processes of the latest pm baseline
Experience
- At least 540 person days (1 year = 180 person days) of project management experience during the last 6 years including
- at least 360 person days as a project manager with overall responsibility on moderately complex projects. This includes
- Person days as a project manager
- Person days as a project team member with leadership of a sub-team
- at least 360 person days as a project manager with overall responsibility on moderately complex projects. This includes
Certification process
Participation in a compulsory (online) certification briefing
- Registration via the event calendar
Certification fee
The fee for certification as a Project Manager for
- pma members EUR 1,133.00 (incl. 10% VAT)
- Non-members EUR 1,353.00 (incl. 10% VAT)
Preparation
To prepare for certification as a Project Manager you should study the IPMA Competence Baseline (ICB4), the latest pm baseline & supplementary literature.
In addition, you can also prepare with the help of:
- Seminars run by pma training partners
- PM training programmes at institutions of higher education
- PM seminars at educational and training institutions
- Independent study
Validity period
The pma/IPMA® Level C certification is valid for 5 years. It proves the current level of knowledge and experience in a professional field that is constantly evolving. Therefore, continuous personal development is necessary to maintain the certification status. After 5 years, a pma/IPMA® Level C re-certification or, with appropriate experience, a higher certification according to pma/IPMA® is possible.