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The Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification recognises professionals skilled in managing people, processes, and business priorities across projects. As a PMI-ATP, IPM delivers a comprehensive programme aligned with the latest PMBOK® standards, developing project leadership across predictive, hybrid, and agile ways of working. This PMP® certification training focuses not only on exam readiness, but on building practical project management capability you can apply immediately.
South African organisations across finance, construction, IT, and mining increasingly expect project managers to hold PMP certification, the most widely recognised project management credential globally, held by more than 16 million professionals worldwide.
As a PMI Authorised Training Partner, IPM delivers the 35 contact hours of formal training required to sit the PMP exam, aligned with PMP Exam Version 8, giving South African professionals a genuinely international credential.
You’ll learn alongside peers with similar professional goals, gaining clear insight into expectations, inclusions, and exam structure–so you can approach PMP certification with confidence, context, and a disciplined preparation strategy.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
The PMP Student Pack provides structured academic and practical support to guide you through certification requirements with clarity and confidence.
Enrolment in this programme includes 12 months’ complimentary access to IPM Membership, supporting continued professional development beyond certification.
For participants taking the OnDemand / Self-Paced format, you will receive:
PMP certified professionals report 17% higher median salaries on average worldwide. PMI research indicates employers will need to fill nearly 2.3 million new project oriented roles each year through 2030. For South African professionals, PMP certification signals genuine, internationally recognised capability across predictive, agile, and hybrid ways of working, valuable whether working locally or on multinational projects.
Investing in a PMP certification will give you:
To be eligible to sit for the PMP exam, a candidate must first meet the following specific education and professional requirements:
To be eligible to sit for the PMP exam, a candidate must first meet the following specific education and professional requirements:
Without Honours Degree
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PMP® eLearning by PMI offers you greater flexibility and control over your schedule. It allows you to learn at your own pace and maximise efficiency by ensuring you can master the skills you need, exactly when you need them.
35-40 Hours of Learning 24/7 Instant Access 12 Months of Full Access Expert-led Video Lessons 20 Modules, 100+ Topics Online Quizzes & Exercises 
I completed the PMP® Passport. It was a great course and the fact it was online made it highly flexible. The support outside of the course itself was great. I couldn’t recommend this diploma highly enough for those pursuing a career in project management.
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PMP® eLearning by PMI offers you greater flexibility and control over your schedule. It allows you to learn at your own pace and maximise efficiency by ensuring you can master the skills you need, exactly when you need them.
35-40 Hours of Learning 24/7 Instant Access 12 Months of Full Access Expert-led Video Lessons 20 Modules, 100+ Topics Online Quizzes & ExercisesThis course is available for organisations looking to meet specific business needs, equipping your team with the skills to drive success.
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Eligibility is set by PMI globally, not by country. You need either a bachelor’s degree plus 3 years leading projects within the last 8 years, or a high school diploma/equivalent plus 5 years leading projects within the last 8 years, along with 35 contact hours of formal project management training, provided by this course, or CAPM certification.
With Honours Degree
Without Honours Degree
To apply for the PMP exam, you will need to provide documentation of your project management experience, such as:
You will ONLY be required to send supporting documentation if your application is randomly selected for audit. Please see the PMP® Certification Handbook and the Certification FAQs for additional information on the application process.
You can gain 35 hours of formal training in Project Management by doing our PMP® Passport exam preparation course.
The course fee includes access to all course materials on the Student Hub, live expert-led virtual classes, class recordings, and unlimited support from our Student Support team. It also includes 90-day access to the online exam simulator.
The examination fee is currently US$555 payable direct to PMI® USA.
This course is available in two formats:
The PMP® certification is suitable for practising project management professionals from various industry backgrounds. This is an intensive exam preparation course, so a foundational understanding of traditional project management tools and processes, and some knowledge of the agile project management approach could be helpful.
Yes, the content of this course is suitable for various industry sectors. We have students from different backgrounds – such as engineering, pharmaceuticals, design, construction, IT and many others.
This course curriculum is designed by certified PMP industry-experts to help you gain confidence to go forward in your career and show you have the skills to drive project results and increase your organisation’s impact in the global business environment.
You can make your exam application at www.PMI.org as soon as you finish the course. Please read the instructions carefully to avoid delays in processing your application.
However, plan to spend some time studying the core material while preparing for the exam. As you can appreciate, this is very dependent on each individual’s capability.
After the application is approved, PMI will e-mail you examination scheduling instructions with your eligibility code, which you will need when scheduling your exam appointment.
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