PRINCE2 2005 Qualification Scheme
The PRINCE2 2005 Qualification Scheme is based on Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 - 2005 Edition.
Foundation Examination
- Multiple-choice format
- One hour duration
- 75 questions
- 38 correct answers are required to pass
- Closed-book.
Once this examination has been taken and passed you may then take the PRINCE2 Practitioner examination to become a Registered PRINCE2 Practitioner.
Practitioner Examination
- Obective testing format
- 9 questions, with a scenario background and appendices
- Each of the 9 questions is worth 40 marks
- An overall score of 198 out of a possible 360 is required to pass
- Three hour duration
- Open-book examination (only the PRINCE2 Manual is allowed).
PRINCE2 Registered Practitioners must take the Re-registration examination every 3-5 years to maintain their registered status as a PRINCE2 Practitioner.
So you've decided that you want to sit the PRINCE2 Examinations... what's the best way?
Learning is a very personal thing and it really does depend on your personal preference whether you sit a course and examination with an Accredited Training Organisation, or teach yourself the subject using your own reading material and then sit the examination via an Open Centre.
The Exams
- If you want to become a Registered Practitioner, you MUST sit the Foundation and then the Practitioner, in that order.
- You can sit both exams in the same week or even day, or you can split them and sit them months (or even years!) apart.
- If you pass both examinations in the same week, you will receive a Practitioner Certificate but not a Foundation Certificate - as you cannot sit the Practitioner exam without first having passed the Foundation, it is not necessary to send a separate Foundation Certificate.
- You do not have to take a course to sit the examinations - it is down to your personal preference.
The Choices
If you would prefer to be trained by a tutor, with the benefits of full-time tuition and attention, a course might suit you best -
- Take a training course and one or both exams with an Accredited Training Organisation (ATO)
Most training organisations offer a selection of courses, ranging from overviews without examinations, to Foundation courses where you sit the Foundation exam after a short course, to combined Foundation and Practitioner courses where you are trained intensively for a week and sit both exams. Of course if you sit a Foundation course and exam, you can then go back and sit the Practitioner course and exam at a later date. Alternatively you could sit a course without an examination, then go on to sit the examination only at a later date, either with an ATO or via one of our Open Centres. To contact an ATO and request details of their courses, visit the Training Organisations page.
If you would prefer to teach yourself at your own pace, an Open Centre Examination might be your choice -
- Teach yourself about PRINCE2 and take one or both examinations through an Open Centre
If you are self-motivated and would prefer to learn PRINCE2 at your own pace, you might like to book onto an Open Centre Examination when you are confident that you are ready to sit the examinations. Hundreds of candidates every month sit the examinations via Open Centres.
When you are ready to take the examinations, visit the website of your local APMG office for details and to place your booking. Each office website is listed here at the APM Group Ltd site.
