certification - Institute of Project Management of Ireland

CERTIFICATION HANDBOOKCERTIFICATIONInterviewIf the persons who assess the candidate find it necessary, they shall recommend an interview and the CB shall make the decisionas to whether it will take place. The persons who assess the candidate shall prepare the interview questions in order to clarifywhether the re-certification candidate still fulfils the requirements for his level. The candidate can provide additional evidence onthe maintenance or development of his competence and/or on his professional conduct. If the candidate does not participate in theinterview, the certificate shall not be renewed.Certification decisionIn a case where there is doubt about the renewal of a certificate, the assessors prepare questions to clarify wheter there-certification candidate still fulfils the requirements for his IPMA competence level. The re-certification candidate can also provideadditional evidence on his competence level, his development and his professional conduct. The certification board takes thedecisions about awarding a pass or fail based mainly upon the recommendation of the assessors. All certificates will be registered inthe national and IPMA databases and presented as public information on their respective websites unless the applicant has explicitlyexpressed a wish not to have his name published.3.4 Professional Development Units (PDU)The Professional Development Units (PDUs) is the measuring unit used to quantify approved learning and professional serviceactivities. Typically, one PDU is earned for every one hour spent in a planned, structured learning experience or activity.Acquiring PDUsThere is a range of opportunities available to candidates to acquire PDUs through training/education programmes and professionalactivities.Area Description Number of PDUs EarnedTraining/EducationTE1Professional ActivitiesPA1PA2PA3PA4PA5Contact hours of project management education/training may be earnedby attending relevant educational courses. Calculate the number of PDUsearned, using one contact hour of learning equals one PDU.Author or co-author of an article pertaining to project and/or programmemanagement published in a refereed journal (e.g., International Journal ofProject Management )Author or co-author of an article pertaining to project and/or programmemanagement published in a non-refereed journal (e.g., ProjectManagement Perspectives or Project Management Practice)Lecturer/Speaker on project management topic at a conference, seminaror formal course.Speaker on a project and/or programme management topic at anin-house or public presentationMember or moderator of a project and/or programme management paneldiscussion at a conference, symposium, workshop or formal course.e.g. 7 PDUs for candidate attendinga one day workshop which involves7.0 classroom contact hours30 PDUs per article (author)20 PDUs per article (co-author)15 PDUs per article (author)10 PDUs per article (co-author)10 PDUs per activity5 PDUs per activity5 PDUs per activityPA6 Author or co-author of textbook on project management. 40 PDUs (author)20 PDUs (co-author)PA7Developer of content for a structured project and/or programme 10 PDUs per new coursemanagement learning courseware.PA8 Board or committee member of project management organization 20 PDUs (board)per annum10 PDUs (committee)) per annum20