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PRINCE2 Qualifications and Exams

  

PRINCE2 Foundation Level

The purpose of the foundation level is to confirm you have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the PRINCE2 method to be able to work effectively with, or as a member of, a project management team working within an environment supporting PRINCE2. The foundation level is also a pre-requisite for the practitioner certification.
 
Exam Format
Multiple choice
75 questions per paper
5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores
35 marks required to pass (out of 70 available) - 50%
60 minutes duration
Closed book.

PRINCE2 Practitioner Level

The purpose of the practitioner level is to confirm you have achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor PRINCE2 in a scenario situation.
 
Exam Format
Objective testing
8 questions - 10 question items per question, each worth one mark
44 marks or more required to pass (out of 80 available) - 55%
Two-and-a-half hours (150 minutes) duration, no additional reading time
Open book exam (official PRINCE2 manual only). 

PRINCE2 Professional Level

The PRINCE2 Professional certification is the next step for PRINCE2 Practitioners looking to further demonstrate their expertise in the PRINCE2 method. This level will test your ability to manage a non-complex PRINCE2 project across all aspects of the project lifecycle.
 
Exam Format
2 ½ day residential Assessment Centre
Group activities and exercises
Based on a fictional project case study
Assessment is against 19 individual performance criteria (there is no written examination).

PRINCE2 Practitioner Re-Registration

All PRINCE2 Practitioners should be re-registered within 3-5 calendar years of their original certification.
 
For Practitioners & Registered Practitioners
The PRINCE2® Examination Board has determined that all PRINCE2 Practitioners should be re-registered within 3-5 calendar years of their original certification (failure to pass the Re-registration Examination after 5 calendar years as a Registered Practitioner will result in withdrawal of your registered status). This Re-Registration comprises a 1-hour examination set at the same standard as the Practitioner examination. If you have taken the PRINCE2 Practitioner certification since October 2000 you have agreed, or are agreeing, to this requirement as part of your initial application and so are now designated as Registered Practitioners.
Practitioners certified prior to October 2000* have the opportunity to take the re-registration examination in order to demonstrate their commitment to professional development. Those who qualified after January 2001 or have voluntarily undertaken the re-registration certification are designated as Registered Practitioners, which enables employers and prospective employers to be confident with their recency of knowledge and commitment to Continuing Professional Development.
 
Re-Registration Examination Format
Objective testing
3 questions - 10 question items per question, each worth one mark
17 marks or more required to pass (out of 30 available) - 55%
1 hour (60 minute) duration, no additional reading time
Open book exam (official PRINCE2 manual only).

 

 

 
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