CAPM is PMI’s entrylevel professional qualification: Certified Associate in Project Management.

New from autumn 2020: CAPM certification holders need to earn 15 PDUs every three years to maintain the certification.

The PMI is the Project Management Institute. For more, see: What is the PMI?    • What is the PMI? The Project Manageme...  

CAPM is designed to demonstrate that holders understand the fundamental knowledge, terminology, and processes of effective Project Management. Certification lasts 5 years – then you need to retake the exam.

Requirements (prerequisites) for CAPM
• Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree or the global equivalent)
AND
• 23 hours of project management education completed by the time you sit for the exam.

The CAPM Exam
• Based on the PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge, the PMBOK Guide, Chapters 113 of 6th edition – ie Part 1 only. The questions are factual.
• Available in 13 languages
• 150 multiple choice Qns (15 are pretest and don’t affect score) – 135 scoring Qns
• PMI does not publish its pass mark
• 3 hours – no breaks
• Exam available online
New from autumn 2020: CAPM certification holders need to earn 15 PDUs every three years to maintain the certification.

To Study for PMI Certifications, I Recommend:
1. PM PrepCast
* Study for CAPM: http://nanacast.com/vp/10006097/969110/
2. GreyCampus
* Study for CAPM: https://shrsl.com/2wwwe

These links are affiliated.
I have reviewed courses from all these providers and can recommend them. The provider will pay me a small commission if you buy through these links that will help support the free content I make for this channel.

=== For more on the PMBOK, see What is the PMBOK?    • What is the PMBOK Guide  PMI's Gude ...  

If I don’t yet qualify for the PMP (Project Management Professional) Exam, is CAPM® worth Getting?
Yes. ‘PMP versus CAPM’ is something of a false choice. For many Project Managers, it will be ‘PMP after CAPM’.

You might like our comprehensive article, 'PMP versus CAPM: All You Need to Know' https://onlinepmcourses.com/pmpversu...

CAPM will be a stepping stone to PMP. It can help you in many ways:
• You can’t take the PMP exam at the very start of your career. You’ll need at least 23 years of project management experience before you can take it. Realistically, this can be nearer to 5 years.
• CAPM is a valuable qualification in its own right.
• The qualification will help you secure roles that will give you experience.
• You’ll get a headstart in understanding the PMBOK Guide and the basic material.
• Practice at taking the PMI exams, and therefore extra confidence.
• Buying, trying, and owning some of the Exam prep resources.
• You can score CAPM Contact Hours for your PMP application.

=== Recommended CAPM Course Provider
I don't deliver my own course. But I have evaluated and recommend the courses provided by PM PrepCast http://nanacast.com/vp/10005942/969110/ and this does deliver the 23 contact hours you need. There are two options depending on your preferences and I know the owner/trainer personally and can vouch for his expertise. And there is a moneyback guarantee if the style does not suit you.

Note, I am an affiliate for the provider, who pays me a small referral fee that helps fund the free content on this channel. But I only became an affiliate after recommending their courses for many years, meeting the owner, and evaluating the content for myself.

=== Links to the PMI's CAPM resources...
CAPM Exam Guidance:
https://www.pmi.org/certifications/ty...
CAPM Handbook:
https://www.pmi.org//media/pmi/docum...
CAPM Examinations Content Outline:
https://www.pmi.org//media/pmi/docum...
CAPM Sample Test Questions (there are only two – which seems pathetic to me!):
https://www.pmi.org//media/pmi/docum...


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