Regardless of your career stage, the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is an asset that will distinguish you in the job market and enhance your credibility and effectiveness working on — or with — project teams.

The CAPM or Certified Associate in Project Management offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI) is an ideal certification for beginning project managers because it allows them to highlight their ability to perform as a project manager without a great deal of experience.

The Certified Associate in Project Management allows you to show potential employers that you are qualified to work as a project manager, even with little to no project management experience. You can use either experience or a small amount of certified training to apply for the certification, which makes it a very good entry-level certification from one of the most prestigious certification bodies for project managers.

Who Should Apply?

• If you’d like to manage larger projects and gain more responsibility or add project management skills into your current role, then the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is right for you.
• Individuals who do not have project experience but are interested in project management can benefit from this certification because it demonstrates their professional knowledge.
• Individuals who contribute specialized skills to a project team can benefit from this certification as well by allowing them to align their work with that of project managers. This knowledge can be applied to on-the-job experiences that help develop growing levels of competence in the practice of project management.
• Individuals who carry the CAPM designation after their name enjoy a high level of credibility from Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification holders, project managers, employers and peers.

PMI Accreditation:

• 35 PMI® Contact Hours/Professional Development Units and Certificate of Attendance.