The CAPM distinguishes your skillset as a project manager and is a crucial stepping-stone on your path to career advancement.
What is CAPM Certification?
The Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM) is a globally recognized credential that opens the door to opportunities at every stage of your career in the field of project management.
The current CAPM certification involves taking a 150-question exam that tests your aptitude in:
Fundamentals of project management and the role of project managers
Project management environment, and project integration management
Project scope, schedule, cost, quality and resource management.
Project procurement, communication, stakeholder and risk management
The CAPM certification is an essential first step in building a career as a project manager. It can also aid you in pursuing many of other major certifications including the gold standard PM certification, the Project Management Professional (PMP).
Why earn CAPM certification?
Being CAPM certified creates opportunities for entry-level project management roles like project coordinator associate and junior project manager.
Earning your CAPM certification means automatically meeting the 35 hours of project management education and training required to sit for the PMP exam.
Whether you're looking to build on your current skillset or pursue an exciting new career, the CAPM distinguishes your skills and empowers you to build the project management career of your dreams.
CAPM requirements
In order to sit for the CAPM exam, you must meet the following criteria:
Secondary school degree, such as a senior school certificate, pre-degree certificate, or pre-university certificate
23 hours of project management education, completed before the time of the exam
This course includes a set of 2 Practice Exams of 150 MCQs with Answers each exam is 3 hours long. You have to score at least 80% to pass these exams.
The breakdown of exam topics across the 13 chapters of the PMBOK Guide are as follows:
Introduction to Project Management: 6%
Project Environment: 6%
Role of the Project Manager: 7%
Project Integration Management: 9%
Project Scope Management: 9%
Project Schedule Management: 9%
Project Cost Management: 8%
Project Quality Management: 7%
Project Resource Management: 8%
Project Communication Management: 10%
Project Risk Management: 8%
Project Procurement Management: 4%
Project Stakeholder Management: 9%
Good luck!