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The certification is ideal for anyone who is new to project management making it a popular choice for employers and new project managers alike.The PRINCE2 Foundation certificate is by far the most common project management certification in the UK.To gain your PRINCE2 Foundation certificate, the typical learning path is to take PRINCE2 Foundation training which takes 2 days, or 20 hours if studying online.PRINCE2 Agile FoundationIn the UK, PRINCE2 Agile certifications are becoming increasingly popular as more projects operate within an agile environment.PRINCE2 Agile Foundation certification is like PRINCE2 Foundation, except that it is aimed at people working in agile environments. The exam tests you on your knowledge of the core PRINCE2 methodology and agile concepts and terminology.To gain your PRINCE2 Agile Foundation certification, the typical learning path is 

PRINCE2 Agile Foundation training

which takes 2 days, or 12 hours if studying online.AgilePM Foundation

Another UK certification which is suitable if you are working primarily in an agile environment is the AgilePM Foundation certification from the Agile Business Consortium. This is the most popular agile project management certification in the world, not just in the UK.

AgilePM is based upon DSDM, one of the first agile methodologies, and for this certification you are assessed on your knowledge of the underlying agile project framework.To gain your AgilePM Foundation certification, the typical learning path is

AgilePM Foundation training which takes 3 days, or 20 hours if studying online.PMI CAPMThe Project Management Institute offers the
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification. This certificate tests your knowledge of the fundamentals of project management and common project terminology.Eligibility for this certification requires that you already possess a secondary degree and requires that you attain at least 23 hours of project management education completed before the exam. This certificate needs to be renewed every 5 years.
It should be noted that the CAPM certification is mostly popular in the USA, Canada, Africa, and Asia, rather than the UK.To gain your CAPM certificate, a typical learning path is CAPM training
which takes 35 hours of online study.Intermediate project management certificationsIntermediate project certifications usually have some entry requirements. We’ll start with the easiest and make our way up to the hardest.
Intermediate certifications require that you have a more detailed understanding of what project management is all about. These certifications test you on your ability to apply project management principles, practices, and techniques to life-like project scenarios.APM PMQThe Association for Project Management offers the
Project Management Qualification which tests whether you have a deeper understanding of project management. The APM PMQ
certification is usually taken by students having a few years’ experience of project management.There is no prerequisite for this certification, so you do not need to hold the APM PFQ certificate already.To gain your APM PMQ certificate, the typical learning path is
APM PMQ training which takes 5 days, or 35 hours if studying online.PRINCE2 Practitioner
A PRINCE2 Practitioner certification requires that you first hold the PRINCE2 Foundation certificate. The Practitioner certification tests you on your ability to apply PRINCE2 to life-like project scenarios. More particularly, it tests whether you can apply the PRINCE2 principles, practices, and processes to a fictional project scenario.
After PRINCE2 Foundation, the PRINCE2 Practitioner certification is probably the top project management certification in the UK.To gain your PRINCE2 Practitioner certificate, the typical learning path is PRINCE2 Practitioner training
which takes 2 days, or 15 hours if studying online. Training can also be combined with the Foundation certification. In this case, training takes 4 days, or 35 hours if studying online.It should be noted that since the release of PRINCE2 7
th edition, the prerequisites for the Practitioner certification have changed. You must now hold one of the following certificates:
PRINCE2 Foundation or PRINCE2 Practitioner (6th edition)
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PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments) is a structured project management method used to plan, control and deliver projects through defined roles, stages and management products. It is used by project managers, project teams and governance groups such as a Project Board to improve control, business justification and delivery outcomes.

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