The Project Management Institute recently announced changes to its Continuing Certification Requirements program. Here are seven things you need to know to maintain your certification.
Effective December 1st, 2015, the PMI PDU program is changing. The changes are as follows:
Any PDUs earned on courses taken and submitted before December 1st can be claimed in the current CCR (Continuing Certification Requirements) system and will count toward recertification as normal. PDUs earned on December 1st and beyond will need to align to the new skill categories.
Yes, Learning Tree is aligning its existing PDU-approved courses with the three skill categories of the PMI Talent Triangle. Future courses submitted for PDU-approval will also be aligned with this new system.
On January 11, 2016, the current PMP® Exam will be updated to a newer version. There will be no updates to the PMBOK® Guide. There will be changes to the exam, specifically to the “tasks” that a certified PMP® should be able to accomplish. There are 8 new tasks of 42 total tasks. The table below illustrates the task breakdown by domain:
Domain | % | Total Tasks | New Tasks |
I. Initiating | 13% | 8 | 3 |
II. Planning | 24% | 13 | 1 |
III. Executing | 31% | 7 | 2 |
IV. Monitoring and Controlling | 25% | 7 | 2 |
V. Closing | 7% | 7 | 0 |
Total: | 100% | 42 | 8 |
Course 276, Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Prep, will be updated to align with the newest version of the PMP® Exam. If you plan to enroll in Course 276, please take note of the following dates to ensure you’re taking the version of the course that fits your needs:
For more information, please call Learning Tree International at 1-800-843-8733 or visit the PMI website for complete CCR update details.
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