Eligibility requirement for PMP certification

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Deepanshu Agrawal Doha, Qatar

Hello Community, I have question on PMP certification, in terms of eligibility requirement for PMP certification, one of the criteria is: 35 hours of project management education/training (GAC core project management course work is pre-approved to fulfill this requirement)". question is, how to obtain this training ? Do I still need to obtain such training when I am already having 6+ years of work exp into project management. Appreciate the answer from the wider community and experience

Posted: Jan 26, 2025 2:27 AM

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Kimberly Whitby

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Online Community Specialist| PMI Newtown Square, Pa, United States

Hello Deepanshu - and welcome to PMI's Online Community! I recommend doing an advanced search using specific keywords. This will generate a compilation of similar discussion-related threads. Here is a recent post I found that may be of interest:

https://www.projectmanagement.com/discussion-topic/214740/thoughts-on-the-latest-change-to-the-pmp-eligibility-requirements-

You can leave a comment at the end for others to see and offer helpful solutions.

I hope this helps, and as a new member to our Online Community, please take a moment to introduce yourself at https://www.projectmanagement.com/discussion-topic/193917/welcome--introduce-yourself-to-pmi-s-online-community. All the best!

Posted: Jan 28, 2025 11:56 AM

Rami Kaibni

Community Champion

Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Deepanshu, the requirements are clear on PMI's website. You have three options:

Option (1)
- High school or secondary school diploma
- Minimum 60 months/5 years experience leading and managing projects within the past eight years
- 35 hours of project management education/training. You can also meet this requirement if you have CAPM Certification.

Option (2)
- Bachelor's degree or higher (or global equivalent)
- 36 months/3 years experience leading and managing projects within the past eight years
- 35 hours of project management education/training. You can also meet this requirement if you have CAPM Certification.

Option (3)
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (or global equivalent) from a GAC accredited program
- 24 months/2 years experience leading and managing projects within the past eight years
- 35 hours of project management education/training (GAC core project management course work is pre-approved to fulfill this requirement)

In all three options, the 35 educational hours is a must requirement regardless of how many years of experience you have. Any Project Management courses that is equivalent to 35 hours would work. For example, Joseph Phillips courses on Udemy.

Posted: Jan 28, 2025 12:36 PM (Updated by author: Jan 28, 2025 12:37 PM)

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