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GETTING CE
HOW DO I GET CERTIFIED?
You will be requested to provide different
information in an
online form
, depending
on what level of certification you are aiming
at. The first step is to fill out the registra-
tion form on the IAPM website. Then your
certification fee is calculated on the basis
of your citizenship.
As soon as you have registered, the IAPM
checks the information you have provided
to ascertain whether you meet the
certifi-
cation requirements
. If you don’t meet the
requirements for a specific certification
level you will receive notification by e-mail.
As soon as all requirements are met, you
can apply for certification by sending in the
registration form again.
When you have been
admitted
for the cer-
tification examination, the IAPM or IAPM
training partner issues an invoice. Once
the invoice is paid, you are sent the log-in
data for the IAPM certification system and
can take the online examination at a time
of your choice.
The log-in is deactivated after three months
for security reasons.
If you are not sure whether you can pass
the certification examination without a pre-
paratory course, you can take the
self-test
on the IAPM website. This provides an ini-
tial idea of the types of questions and level
of difficulty of the certification examination.
Our system assesses whether you have
passed the self-test and provides you with
feedback on any areas of project manage-
ment where you have knowledge gaps. If
you decide that you would like to improve
your knowledge in a preparatory course,
you can register for a German or English
language course with any of our certified
trainers.
You take an i
nterim test
as part of the
li-
censed trainer’s preparatory course
to pro-
vide you with a good idea of examination
content and enable you to discuss any ex-
amination related issues with your trainer.
Candidates pass the certification examina-
tion if they achieve a certain percentage of
correct answers. Our current pass value is
65%. Examination results are sent to can-
didates by e-mail.
If you pass the examination, your certifi-
cate will be posted to you by surface mail.
Each certificate has a unique identification
number (IAPMIC) which has to be validat-
ed on the IAPM website, stating first name
and surname.
If you fail the examination, you can retake
it with different questions. In this case, you
have to pay the examination fee again. If
you fail the second examination, the IAPM
imposes a mandatory waiting period of 12
months to ensure there is time to acquire
the necessary knowledge. The maximum
number of examination attempts for each
certificate type is three. After the third
fail, no further retakes are possible for the
same type of certification.
FILL IN THE
ONLINE FORM
CHECK THE
ENTRIES
ADMISSION
TO THE
EXAMINATION
SELF-TEST
OR COURSE?
CERTIFICATION
EXAMINATION?
PASS?
FAIL?
INTERIM TEST?
