PRINCE2® Foundation & Practitioner training course (London)
- Course Duration: 4
Push your career in the right direction
Many jobs now expect you to have PRINCE2 Practitioner certification. Get your PRINCE2 Practitioner qualification with this highly recommended 4.5-day PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner course in London. Dedicated trainers, high pass rates and small class sizes give you the best chance of success.
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This course at a glance
- Duration: 4.5 days
- Location: London (EC1M 6AX)
- Hours:
Days 1-4: 9:00-17:00;
Day 5: 9:00-12:00 - Pre-requisite: none
- Exams: included
- Results: same day
- Pass rates:
Foundation: 99.5%; Practitioner: 83% - Class size: small
- Accredited: yes
- PMI PDUs awarded: 25
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Course details
This course provides everything you need to help you achieve both your PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certifications - widely regarded as essential for managing projects using PRINCE2.
Pass rates
Our courses are designed and taught to give you the greatest chance of passing both your PRINCE2 examinations.
This is reflected in our PRINCE2 Foundation exam pass rate of 99.5% (UK national average 97%) and our PRINCE2 Practitioner exam pass rate of 83% (UK national average 73%).
Experience
We’re based in London and are accredited by PeopleCert to deliver PRINCE2 courses with exams. Since 2005, we’ve helped over 15,000 people gain professional PRINCE2 certification. Our experience means we know how to help you gain your certification too.
Materials
Based upon our experience, we know how to prepare you to sit both your PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner exams.
Our pre-course study materials have pinpointed the most essential aspects of the syllabus.
Trainers
See the last section on this page for more details about our highly experienced and skilled trainers.
Prerequisites
None.
Not decided yet?
If you aren’t sure whether a PRINCE2 Practitioner qualification is right for you, please read this detailed guide.
Course timings
Preparation
You’ll need to complete 7 hours of pre-course reading.
Homework
Homework of 1-2 hours per night will be set.
Timetable
This course lasts for 4.5 days. The course times are:
- Monday*: 09:00am - 17:00pm
- Tuesday: 09:00am - 17:00pm
- Wednesday: 09:00am – 17:00pm
- Thursday: 09:00am – 17:00pm
- Friday: 09:00am - 12:00pm
*If Monday is a Bank Holiday, classes start on Tuesday and end on Saturday.
Exam times
The PRINCE2 Foundation exam takes place on Tuesday at 3:30pm (Wednesday during Bank Holiday weeks).
The PRINCE2 Practitioner exam takes place on Friday at 9:00pm (Saturday during Bank Holiday weeks).
PRINCE2 Foundation exam
- Tests you on the terminology and concepts of the PRINCE2 methodology
- Exam time: 60 minutes
- Multiple-choice style: 60 questions
- Pass mark: 55% or more
- Closed-book exam (i.e. no reference materials are allowed during the exam)
- Knowledge Train pass rate since 2006: 99.5%. UK national average pass rate: 97%.
- Provisional results received same-day
- PeopleCert emails your official result and e-certificate after 3 business days
PRINCE2 Practitioner exam
- Tests your ability to apply your PRINCE2 knowledge to a project scenario
- Exam time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Multiple-choice style: 68 questions
- Pass mark: 55% or more
- Open-book exam (i.e. you are allowed to have your own annotated copy of the PRINCE2 manual during the exam)
- Knowledge Train pass rate since 2012: 83%. UK national average pass rate: 73%.
- PeopleCert emails your official result and e-certificate after 3 business days
Course structure
During this course, you’ll learn about the PRINCE2 approach to projects – its principles, themes, processes, and techniques. By the end of day 2 you’ll be well prepared to sit the PRINCE2 Foundation exam.
The PRINCE2 Foundation part of the course covers the following topics:
- Overview of PRINCE2
- PRINCE2 lifecycle
- Business case theme
- Organisation theme
- Quality theme
- Plans theme
- Risk theme
- Change theme
- Progress theme
- PRINCE2 processes
- PRINCE2 Foundation exam prep
- PRINCE2 Foundation exam
The PRINCE2 Practitioner part of the course covers the following topics:
- Tailoring and embedding PRINCE2
- PRINCE2 Practitioner exam practice
- PRINCE2 Practitioner exam techniques
- PRINCE2 Practitioner exam
What’s included?
- Online PRINCE2 pre-course preparation
- Training from an approved PRINCE2 trainer
- Exam preparation for both PRINCE2 exams
- PRINCE2 Foundation exam
- PRINCE2 Practitioner exam
- PRINCE2 Practitioner certificate (on passing the exam)
- 1 year AXELOS membership for free
- Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 - official manual
- Detailed PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner course notes
- Full colour PRINCE2 process model wall charts
- Sample PRINCE2 exams
- Guide to passing the PRINCE2 exams
- Refreshments
- Free wifi
Reviews
Average rating of 4.6 based on 719 user reviews.
Course material and trainer was excellent!
Course material and trainer was excellent!
Venue was too hot and then too cold
Christine Tarrant, London Borough of Lewisham
07 Dec 2018
Course was good!
Course was good! It was tough for me to suspend what I knew but once the penny dropped, I got on much better. Susan is lovely, knowledgeable and personable!
Marie Martin, Credit Suisse
07 Dec 2018
Susan was superb!
Susan was superb! Information was dense in places but she always broke it down into simple manageable chunks!
Corey Edwards
07 Dec 2018
Susan was very good!
Susan was very good! More toilets required!
Susan training style was good. More practice exercise required.
Course material was okay.
Anisa Bux, CDW
07 Dec 2018
Very likeable tutor
Very likeable tutor who knows her stuff. No complaints!
Roger St Paul, West London waste authority
07 Dec 2018
Great trainer!
Good central location.
Great trainer!
Quite warm especially in the afternoon.
Thank you for the refreshments! Coffee, tea and biscuits!
James Tunstall, Tunstall Technical Services Ltd
07 Dec 2018
Teaching was very good!
Teaching was very good! Would have loved to have more examples that can be applied in the book to real life situations. Susan was very nice and encouraging!
Daniel Ochekpe
07 Dec 2018
Susan was very knowledgeable
Found it helpful to have someone with real life experience and examples. Susan was very knowledgeable and got the material across well, in a way that stuck. Materials were helpful as an overview and revision tool.
May want to consider using sustainable refreshments! For example, reusable cups!
Sarah Beaton, London Waste and Recycling Board
07 Dec 2018
Susan is an excellent trainer.
Susan is an excellent trainer. The course materials were very good!
Overall great course!
Andy Leader, Deltabridge
07 Dec 2018
Trainers
Nicholas Duffew
Nick has over 10 years’ experience in the education sector, working in Japan and the UK.
He brings students a combination of skills from his teaching profession and project management career, where he worked within a number of educational institutions.
Nick has been praised by students on his incredible knowledge of PRINCE2, patient manner and the relaxed atmosphere he creates within the classroom.
Nicholas Duffew
"95% of our students said they would recommend Knowledge Train to others."
What our students say
"Knowledge Train were fantastic from start to finish - very helpful and prompt service from Kaylan in the admissions team and then incredible training on the course from Nick; very knowledgeable, patient and made the course really fun."
- Sarah Marlow, LyondellBasell
"The weekend practitioner course was fairly intense and challenging. Thanks to all at Knowledge Train and especially Nick. He is one of the best trainers that I've encountered in over 25 years of working; very knowledgeable, engaging and interesting and gave brilliant tips on how to apply PRINCE2. It wasn't just about passing the exam. Well worth the cost and time required."
- Pete Marshall
"I enjoyed the course and its format. The classroom environment was not too formal and discussion/questions were encouraged. Everyone on my course passed, so I would definitely recommend the course to others."
- Sarah Creed, Museum of London
"I attended PRINCE2 weekend course (Foundation and Practitioner) this April. I got to know about this course by looking at websites of various companies offering this course and then checking out Knowledge Train website. I decided to go for Knowledge Train for their good reviews/ratings. The cost of the course was reasonable too as compared to some other companies. Special thanks to Nick (trainer) for his excellent teaching and delivery method"
- Ali Hasnain, Vodafone
Susan Tuttle
Susan began her career in the fast-paced world of US finance, delivering major technology and telecoms programmes at Wells Fargo and Chase Manhattan Bank. After spending some time managing IT projects using both agile and traditional methods such as PRINCE2, Susan earned an MSc in Training and Development, before moving to London to pursue her dream of training and travelling.
Our delegates praise Susan for her expertise and friendly personality.
Susan Tuttle
"We all learn from each other on my courses. It’s always interactive."
What our students say
"The content of the coruse was a lot, facility was great! I enjoyed Susan's delivery, she has made the PRINCE2 course enjoyable and made the information easy to understand."
- Nimao Egal, NHS
"One thing which stood out for me was trainer Susan. She was excellent. She knows the subject very well & the way she tells real life examples helped me understand the subject matter."
- Terry Huckle, Fabrik Communications
"Course materials were very good for Foundation in particular. I really like the venue. The main driver for my 5 star rating is the tutor. She was very engaging and I found her extra materials on the flipcharts valuable."
- Brendan Rogers, King
"I recently attended and passed the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner course and was really happy with my choice. The trainer (Susan) was passionate, knowledgeable and engaging, the class size was small and allowed you to get to talk to people from different backgrounds and the location and facilities were great."
- Jason Wong
James Harley
James has delivered training in PRINCE2 and MSP for the past 18 years. He started his career at Boots, where he managed projects, programmes and change initiatives. James later went into consultancy and training, where one of his biggest achievements was providing online training to over 10,000 civil service staff.
Well-versed in the complexities of projects and programmes, James is praised for his exceptionally professional and approachable style of training.
James Harley
"My training style is very open. I give examples and encourage problem-solving."
What our students say
"I did my Prince2 foundation and practitioner exam here with Knowledge train. I had a Trainer called James, he was brilliant, very engaging and knowledgeable on the subject and its application to real life industry."
Dhaud Sardar, Exterion Media
"Great course, James has extensive knowledge of PRINCE2 and it's application with particular focus on the exam. Would recommend Knowledge Train."
Clare O'Hara, J Murphy & Sons Ltd
"James explained the theory with practical examples, which was very useful to aid understanding. The course is intensive, but the pace was good. James articulates clearly and engages very well with the class."
Annabel Faulkner
"Enthusiasm and motivational teaching style of James was great. Encouraging and as detailed/applied to real-life examples as possible."
Katie Duxbury, Thomson Reuters
"Excellent trainer - James was really engaging and contextualised the course material well within relevant and useful examples."
Rachel Scanlan, Royal College of Midwives