Overview

QA Total Learning™ is our newest and most effective way to learn.

Combining the best of digital and live learning, with access to world class industry experts, we focus on making sure you can apply our learning to help you drive impactful results in your workplace. This is all underpinned by our digital platform, giving you the tools to track progress and manage your own learning.

This course is for existing and aspiring project managers looking to develop their skills and knowledge and earn an industry best practice qualification in Project Management.

Learners may be preparing to transition from a project support role into a project management position. Alternatively, they could be experienced project managers looking to prove their skills and enhance their project credentials by gaining the PRINCE2® (Projects In Controlled Environments) foundation and practitioner certifications.

In this Total Learning course, learners will have the best of both digital and live learning to provide the best possible preparation to pass the PRINCE2 Practitioner examination. This includes digital learning designed around the PRINCE2 syllabus, including sample exam questions, quizzes and a combination of video and written content.

The 2-day virtual live event focuses on deepening learners’ understanding of the key topics and feedback sessions on exam craft aligning to the question types in the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam. Over the two days learners will delve deeper into the practitioner level content and exam techniques to enable learners to confidently progress on to the practitioner exam.

Accreditation

This course is accredited by PeopleCert and includes the PRINCE2 Practitioner examination.

For Certified courses, we off a pass pledge. We’re confident in our training and in the unlikely event that our learners don’t pass on their first attempt, we’ll give a free exam resit Terms and conditions apply.

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Prerequisites

Managing Successful Projects inPRINCE2 manual

In addition to the pre-requisites cited below, learners attending this course must bring their copy or e-book of the Managing Successful Projects in PRINCE2 manual (ISBN9780113315).

Prior qualifications

Learners must provide evidence that you satisfy the prerequisite of holding the 2009 or 2017 version of thePRINCE2 Foundation or Practitioner qualificationor one of the other suitable certifications listed on the AXELOS website (for example,PMI,CAPMandPMPor an IPMA Level A-D qualification).

Acceptable forms of evidence are as follow:

  • A copy of your examination certificate
  • Confirmed entry in the AXELOS Successful Candidate Register. You will need to provide the full SCR number (registration / candidate number located on your certificate)
  • Delegates without satisfactory evidence will NOT be permitted to sit the exam.For any queries on this, please emailprereqs@qa.com.
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At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

  • apply the PRINCE2 principles in context
  • apply and tailor relevant aspects of PRINCE2 themes in context
  • apply (and tailor) relevant aspects of PRINCE2 processes in context
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Course Outline

This Total Learning course consists of three key phases, all explained during a 1 hour virtual kick off session, which includes Q&A:

  • Digital Essential Learning – 15 hours, completed over a minimum of 3 weeks
  • Live Event – 2 days
  • Exam Phase – 2.5 hour Practitioner examination

Digital Essential Learning

The Digital Learning is valid for 3 months from the date of the kick off session

During the digital phase, learners will work through online content exploring the PRINCE2 practitioner syllabus through a series of modules.

The digital modules include:

  • Preparing and navigating the manual
  • Scenario analysis
  • Question analysis
  • Tailoring recap
  • Guidance summaries
  • Key facts for the themes
  • Analysis of the processes
  • Analysis of the principles
  • Sample documents

Live Virtual Event

During the 2-day virtual live phase, learners will work individually and in teams to consolidate the PRINCE2 Practitioner theory through practical, exam-focused activities. The facilitator will use Miro to create a digital workspace environment enabling a collaborative and interactive learning experience.

  • Live Day 1:
    • Introductions
    • Business case theme
    • Quality theme
    • Plans theme
    • Risk theme
    • Change theme
  • Live Day 2:
    • Introductions
    • Progress theme
    • Process recap
    • Starting up a project
    • Directing a Project
    • Initiating a Project
    • Controlling a Stage
    • Managing Product Delivery
    • Managing a Stage Boundary
    • Closing a Project

Exam

After the live phase, learners will progress on to the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam.

Learners can select a suitable timeslot for their Practitioner exams following the full 2-day live event. We know that some learners prefer to schedule this soon after the event itself, where others prefer a short break to revise the content, booking via People cert will give the learner the choice.

PeopleCert exams take place remotely via PeopleCert Online Proctoring, and the afternoon of the last day of your course will continue with your learning until approximately 4.00pm. When booking your exam please ensure that it is for a time after the course has concluded and at a time convenient for you. You will be required to download and install ExamShield and conduct a compatibility test prior to sitting the exam.

About the practitioner exam:

  • 2.5 hour exam
  • 68 questions
  • Open book
    • The official manual may be annotated and tabulated but no sticky notes and loose leaf papers containing additional notes will be allowed.
  • Multiple choice questions
  • 38 marks or more required to pass (out of 68 available): approximately 55%
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QA Total Learning™

Our most effective way to learn.

  • Flexible learning
  • Higher pass rates
  • Better workplace outcomes

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Why choose QA

  • 95% say our PRINCE2® training will improve job performance
  • 98% pass rate for our PRINCE2® Foundation course
  • 90%+ would recommend our PRINCE2® training

We are fully accredited by PeopleCert on behalf of Axelos.

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PRINCE2® certification paths

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PRINCE2® qualification Pass the separate Foundation and Practitioner exams, or take one of the combined options
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