How long does PMP certification last?

Outline of the PMP affirmation reestablishment cycle

1. The PMP Certification has a three-year effectivity period from the date you have finished the PMP test and obtained your affirmation.

On the off chance that the three years breaches and you have not recharged the confirmation, your accreditation status will be changed to SUSPENDED. Your status can stay suspended as long as one year inside which you can’t depict yourself as an ensured PMP nor show the assignment abbreviation after your expert name and title. You can (ought to) acquire the necessary PDUs inside this period to recharge your affirmation. Something else —

On the off chance that you let the one-year suspension time frame slip by too, your status will be changed to EXPIRED. This is as near Judgment day as any affirmed PMP expert can get. At the point when this occurs, even 1,000 PDUs will not check any longer. You need to start from the very beginning once more: re-apply for accreditation, spend restless evenings inspecting the PMBOK Guide, pay the precarious related expenses, and retake the distressing PMP Certification Exam. On the off chance that you wind up in the present circumstance, it’s an ideal opportunity to censure yourself for squandering four years (three in dynamic PMP status, and one in suspended status) not structure and following PDUs. Exemptions are thought of (the declaration holder has been weakened, sent to another country with the military, and so forth) yet ideally you’ve gotten your work done and can proceed onward to the following thing.

Outline of the PMP affirmation reestablishment cycle

2. Know the situation with your PMP certificate and PDUs.

To keep refreshed about your PMP affirmation and PDUs, it is basic that you utilize the Continuing Certification Requirements System (CCRS). The CCRS is an online apparatus that gives a simple to-utilize dashboard where you can screen the accompanying:

  • The number of days until your PMP termination lapses.
  • How your PDUs line up with CCR necessities.
  • The quantity of PDUs you need to restore your confirmation.
  • Outline all your PDU claims.

3. To be qualified for PMP affirmation reestablishment, you need 60 PDUs.

That sounds basic however not all PDUs are something similar. There are two kinds of PDUs under the restoration framework:

I) Education – You need to have in any event 35 PDUs for this classification.

ii) Giving back to the calling – This is discretionary and you can have zero (0) to a limit of 25 PDUs for this class.

4. Continuously update your advancement on the CCRS by presenting all your PDU claims for approval.

Whenever you’ve procured enough PDUs (60), you will get informed and requested to present a recharging application and pay a restoration expense:

  • $60 for PMI individuals
  • $150 for non-individuals

5. When your PMP accreditation gets reestablished, you’re qualified to keep utilizing the lofty and popular qualification for an additional three years.

This implies that you can keep on showing the words “PMP” after your name on your business card, for example, “John Smith, PMP” and advance yourself as an ensured project the board proficient to managers and customers.

6. Celebrate and rehash. Make certain to begin from the get-go in building PDUs again for the following cycle.

Note that indistinguishable learning modules, understanding materials, and exercises that you have effectively asserted in an earlier cycle won’t be considered legitimate PDUs for the following PMP recharging measure.

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