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PRINCE2 Certification

PRINCE2 training is delivered by Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs), there are many ATOs in Australia and many more worldwide. To train people for either of the PRINCE2 examinations, training organisations need to be properly accredited by the Office of Government Commerce’s partner, the APM Group.    Examinations are usually administered by ATOs at the end of their training courses.

There are two examinations in PRINCE2.

  • Foundation Examination
    This is a knowledge check on the PRINCE2 manual and its project management methodology, taken through a one-hour multiple choice paper, composed of 75 questions. Candidates must achieve 38 correct answers to pass.
  • Practitioner Examination
    Candidates for the PRINCE2 Practitioner examination must first have passed the Foundation examination. The Practitioner exam is a three-hour case-based examination, with a scenario background and 3 questions. Anyone taking this examination should be able to apply PRINCE2 to the running and management of a project.

The “PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner” qualification has a life of 5 years, after which a 1 hour Re-registration examination must be taken to keep the qualification “current”.   The Re-registration exam is also scenario based with just one question associated to it.   PRINCE AUSTRALIA accredits PRINCE2 Training Organisations, PRINCE2 Trainers, and PRINCE2 Consultants in Australasia and administers the PRINCE2 examinations system for Project Managers to become qualified as  PRINCE2 Practitioners in Australasia and SE Asia.

In addition to Prince2 for Project Management, the OGC also provides M_o_R (Management of Risk) and MSP (Managing Successful Programmes). Many of the ATOs who offer Prince2 training also offer training and examinations on these subjects

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About Rod Hutchings, PMP, CPPD, MAppSc

Mr Rod Hutchings is an Executive Project Manager for IBM Global Technology Services (GTS) Strategic Outsourcing. His numerous professional recognitions include IBM’s prestigious, global “2009 Services Delivery Quality Excellence Award” for his program delivery success. Mr. Hutchings is certified as a Practising Project Director (CPPD) and Project Management Assessor by the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM). He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI). He is the project management competency leader of IBM Australia’s Registered Training Organisation (RTO), that is authorized to assess and issue AQF qualifications to the Advanced Diploma in Project Management Level - AQL6 - Program Management Level. The views expressed at projectmanagement.net.au are those of the author and not that of IBM. This website is not operated or associated in any way with IBM which does not accept responsibility for any views expressed or for any loss or damage occasioned by users of the site.

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