Certification eligibility
Match the credential to the hours you can evidence.
This is a directional guide using PMI’s published PMP® paths. Awarding bodies set the rules. An adviser will check your months before you pay exam fees — training and the PMI exam are separate invoices.
This path needs 36 unique months leading projects in the last 10 years.
- Secondary / high school (or global equivalent): 60 months
- Associate, higher certificate, or vocational / trade diploma: 48 months
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (or global equivalent): 36 months
- Bachelor’s or postgraduate from a PMI GAC-accredited programme: 24 months