Should PMI means test their certifications?

Take into account I was born into a third world country. On the other side I am too far to be an PMI advocated and I have discussed the same each time I participated into PMI World Certification Exam meeting with the PMI´s Certification Manager. Take into account this: PMI will not recognize what I will write but it is a business. Nobody inside the PMI have said it to me. How many people will certificate into some part of the world? How much it represent for the PMI? Then, after that, they think about to make some action to benefit those people or not. To get PDU´s and any other training requirements for the certification people do not need to take coursed with a registered certification provider.

To add to my original feedback, it's also an opportunity for PMI Chapters to try to fill the funding gap for worthwhile candidates. It's been a few years since I've worked in a Chapter, so unsure whether there are any specific policies prohibiting this but given that many mid to large Chapters are sitting on large cash reserves, it would be a good use of some of these reserves...

Kiron

Yes, there are lots of countries around the globe, where it is very difficult for an individual to pay PMP exam fee. The question is, what PMI as a global organization can do for those individuals. I believe PMIEF is doing quite a bit of work in this direction and also provides scholarships and financial assistance. There are international FOUNDATIONS, provides funding for this sort of help. One has to look and research to get assistance. There is no easy solution and answer. We all have to work to bring fairness so that eager persons in those countries can take advantage and get certification. I am ready to provide training on an volunteer basis.

I guess they can get sponsorship from their employer as well if that would serve the organization and related to what they do, many companies started to invest in their employees under retention plan.