This course prepares you to take either the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® or the Project Management Professional (PMP)®. The difference between someones eligibility for these qualifications is experience. If you have a high school Diploma or equivalent and 23 hours of contact time with a PMI education provider then you are eligible for the CAPM®. If you have at least 3 years experience in managing or directing project activities as well as 35 contact hours of PM education and a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent then you are eligible for the PMP.
The CAPM is aimed at project team members and is an academic qualification based on the PMI Body of Knowledge (PMBoK)®.
The PMP is aimed at Project Managers and is a mixture of academic application of the PMI methodology and real-life experience.