PRINCE2® Foundation & Practitioner weekend training course (London)
- Course Duration: 8
Busy at work? Take PRINCE2 weekend training instead!
The PRINCE2 Practitioner qualification is essential for progressing in a project management career. If you’re busy at work, but need PRINCE2 for your career, you can now get fully PRINCE2 certified with this PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner weekend course in London.
Spread over 2 weekends, our dedicated trainers, high pass rates and small class sizes give you the best chance of success.
Course dates
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Please note: all prices exclusive of VAT.
£5 from your booking goes to charity!
For further enquiries, call +44 (0)20 7148 5985.
Need training for your team?
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This course at a glance
- Duration: 4 days (2 weekends)
- Location: London (EC1M 6AX)
- Hours: 9:30-17:00
- Pre-requisite: none
- Pre-course: 3–4 hours
- Exams: included
- Results: next day
- Pass rates:
Foundation: 99.5%
Practitioner: 83% - Class size: small
- Accredited: yes
- PMI PDUs awarded: 25
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Course details
Get PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certified in just 2 weekends!
This weekend 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 weekend courses are designed and taught to give you the greatest chance of passing both your PRINCE2 examinations.
This is reflected in our weekend PRINCE2 Foundation exam pass rate of 99.5% (UK national average 97%) and our 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. This is a big advantage for you because you can prepare for the course in just 3-4 hours, instead of the 16+ hours required by many other PRINCE2 training providers.
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.
Benefits of weekend training
There are some great benefits to studying for your PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner certification at weekends, including:
- You don’t lose money (if you’re a contractor)
- You don’t need to take time off work
- You’ll be traveling to and from the course when it isn’t so busy (nobody likes London during the weekday rush hour!)
- It takes less time than a normal weekday course
- You have more time in between the Foundation and Practitioner parts to do further study and to reflect upon what you learned in the Foundation part.
Course timings
Preparation
You’ll need to complete 3-4 hours of pre-course reading. This is available online.
Homework
Homework of 2 hours on each Saturday night will be set. Homework in between the 2 weekends might be up to 4-5 hours.
Timetable
This course lasts for 4 days (spread over 2 consecutive weekends). The course times are:
1st weekend
- Saturday: 09:30am - 17:00pm
- Sunday: 09:30am - 17:00pm
2nd weekend
- Saturday: 09:30am - 17:00pm
- Sunday: 09:30am - 16:00pm
Exam times
The PRINCE2 Foundation exam takes place on Sunday of the first weekend at 15:00pm.
The PRINCE2 Practitioner exam takes place on Sunday of the second weekend at 13:00pm.
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 weekend course, you’ll learn about the PRINCE2 approach to projects – its principles, themes, processes, and techniques. By the end of the first Sunday you’ll be well prepared to sit the PRINCE2 Foundation exam.
The PRINCE2 Foundation part of the course (1st weekend) 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 (2nd weekend) 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 4.7 based on 134 user reviews.
Very good course and a great tutor!
Very good course and a great tutor!
Very approachable and patient!
Dominic Guglielmoni
23 Nov 2018
Amazing tutor
A very knowledgeable, patient and amazing tutor to go through the course!
Rajni Narayan
23 Nov 2018
Excellent teaching!
Excellent teaching! Very intense but efficient!
Peter Liu
23 Nov 2018
It was good
It was good, Nick was fantastic and knows his stuff. It felt like a lot of information in a very short period.
Ashleigh Van Blerk
23 Nov 2018
Overall well covered!
Overall well covered!
Earlier providing of reading materials
More time needed but it was well covered for a 4-day weekend course
Good logical break points
Very helpful exam tips
Practical applications could be better, but project example suited the exam.
Real life vs Exam time needed principle.
Rakesh Mottey
24 Sep 2018
Overall, great training sessions and I appreciate the help provided by Nick.
Course structure was helpful to prepare for both exams, only that it meant so much to process with little reading time over the weekend.
I would have also preferred to have been given more sample exams in preparation for the practitioner exam. Using the same scenario does not help you to think and identify new types of business environments and factors.
Overall, great training sessions and I appreciate the help provided by Nick.
Baljit Sangah
24 Sep 2018
Overall happy!
Good course, trainer was very knowledgeable and helpful.
Quite rushed on the last weekend but was to be expected.
Qualification itself is very prescriptive and even the practitioner doesn’t quite apply to real life very much.
But overall happy!
Isabel Alderson Blench
24 Sep 2018
It was a good recommendation
I was recommended to take the PRINCE2 Foundation course. It was a good recommendation. The course speed was a bit too fast for me, but good course overall.
Takako Kitano, Kitano Consulting Ltd
24 Sep 2018
Overall very happy with this training and venue.
Trainer was dynamic, knowledgeable and very supportive.
Material was good, all we needed to know to succeed.
Overall very happy with this training and venue.
Thomas Besse, Asurion
24 Sep 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