CAPM- Eligibility & Exam tips

From PMI Official Website:

Designed specifically for project team members, the CAPM credential is aimed at improving overall project success by helping to ensure project management knowledge. To become a CAPM credential holder, you must meet specific guidelines designed to objectively measure experience, education and professional knowledge. You must pass an examination that assesses your knowledge of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide), and you must agree to adhere to the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.

Eligibility
Applicants must have:

• • Minimum of a high school diploma or the global equivalent
• • 1,500 hours of work on a project team or 23 contact hours of project management education

The CAPM Credential Examination
Applicants must pass a three-hour, 150-question, knowledge-based examination that uses the PMBOK^® Guide as its only source. The questions are developed by individuals from around the globe who hold the CAPM credential and are monitored to ensure that the examination continues to be a reliable and valid assessment of project management terms and practices.

Examination preparation resources include:

• • Review the PMBOK^® Guide—Third Edition
• • Download and study the CAPM credential handbook — paying particular attention to the CAPM examination blueprint.
• • Participate in Project Management Methods and Mechanics, a web-based self-study course offered by PMI that makes learning the PMBOK® Guide less daunting and more effective
• • Attend Registered Education Provider courses developed specially for the CAPM examination.

For more information see:

• • Examination Locations and Scheduling
• • Examination and Re-examination Fees
• • Certification Appeals Procedures in the CAPM Handbook

Steps to Obtaining a CAPM Credential:

1. 1. Complete an online application or download an application and submit via mail (faxes not accepted).
2. 2. If you meet the eligibility requirements, you will receive an e-mail explaining how to schedule the exam.
3. 3. Individuals who attain a credential from PMI will be added to PMI's Online Credential Registry and may immediately use the credential designation after their name.

In addition to these examination preparation resources, PMI's Basic Knowledge Assessment will help you measure your knowledge of project management and identify areas to focus on in preparation for the exam.

The Project Management Institute

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Incorporated in 1969 and situated outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the Project Management Institute (PMI) was founded by five volunteers. During that same year, the first PMI Seminars & Symposium was held in Atlanta, Georgia USA and had an attendance of 83 people.

PMI is the publishers of the standard PMBOK, "Project Management Body of Knowledge", and offers two levels of certification:

• A Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) has demonstrated a common base of knowledge and terms in the field of project management. It requires either 1500 hours of work on a project team or 23 contact hours of formal education in project management.

• A Project Management Professional (PMP®) has met specific education and experience requirements, has agreed to adhere to a code of professional conduct, and has passed an examination designed to objectively assess and measure project management knowledge. In addition, a PMP must satisfy continuing certification requirements or lose the certification.

As of 2006, PMI reported over 220,000 members and over 50,000 Project Management Professionals (PMPs) in 175 countries. Over 44,000 PMP certifications expire annually; a PMP must document ongoing project management experience and education every three years to keep their certification current.

To cultivate local interests in project management, there are over 240 local PMI chapters of PMI located in 67 countries. There are 30 special interest groups (SIGS). In addition, PMI has two colleges: the College of Performance Management and the College of Scheduling.