MSP® 5th Edition Foundation & Practitioner virtual

Our virtual MSP Foundation and Practitioner course offers the experience of a classroom environment but from the comfort of your own home.

About the course

This five-day virtual course will help prepare you for the MSP 5th Edition Foundation and Practitioner examinations. The Foundation examination is intended to assess whether you can demonstrate sufficient recall and understanding of the MSP programme management framework. The Practitioner examination is intended to assess whether the candidate can demonstrate sufficient ability to apply and tailor the MSP framework.

What is virtual classroom training?

ILX’s virtual instructor-led training combines the personal teaching experience of a classroom, with the ease and flexibility of a virtual environment. Our virtual courses are interactive and engaging, allowing participants to communicate with both the instructor and each other in a collaborative manner.

Duration

This is an intensive five-day virtual course that helps prepares you for the MSP 5th Edition Foundation and Practitioner examinations. The training is conducted via a virtual training environment. You need to ensure that you can satisfy the technical requirements that can be found on our website here.

Pre-requisites

There are no formal pre-requisites for the MSP 5th Edition Foundation examination however you must have passed the MSP 5th Edition Foundation prior to undertaking the MSP 5th Edition Practitioner examination.

Learning objectives

By the end of the course, you should:

Foundation

Understand key concepts relating to programmes and MSP
Understand how the MSP principles underpin the MSP framework
Understand the MSP themes and how they are applied throughout the programme
Understand the MSP processes and how they are carried out throughout the programme

Practitioner

Understand how to apply the MSP principles in context
Understand how to apply and tailor relevant aspects of the MSP themes in context
Understand how to apply and tailor relevant aspects of the MSP processes in context

This is an intensive five-day virtual course that includes the following:

All accompanying course material (digital)
Online pre-course
The official MSP manual (digital)
MSP process map (digital)
The cost of the MSP Foundation and Practitioner examinations (valid for 12 months from purchase date. Exams must be taken online via remote proctor)

Optional extras:

The official MSP manual (hardcopy)
Take² exam insurance – A cost effective solution, providing insurance and peace of mind if things don’t go to plan with your first exam attempt. For more information and terms and conditions click here

Materials

Digital ILX course materials: These will be accessible via the ILX portal. Full instructions with a link to the portal will be issued within 48 hours of your confirmed booking.The course materials will be provided in a PDF format and available for download. You will need to download and save the materials to your device, so that you can annotate them during the training course.

Digital official manual: You will be sent an email invitation approximately two working days prior to course commencement to register on the Peoplecert portal. Once registered you will be able to access the digital version of your manual. Please note: There is a 5-year limitation in accessing your eBook.

Hardcopy official manual: If you decide to purchase the hardcopy official manual as an optional extra your manual will be shipped to your chosen address within 48 hours of purchase.

What's covered?

Foundation

Introduction to MSP & the principles
Themes
Lifecycle

Practitioner

Introduction to the MSP Practitioner exam
Themes
Lifecycle

Target audience

This course would be suitable for:

Programme managers and aspiring programme managers
Project managers/senior project managers
Business change managers
Other key staff involved in the design, development and delivery of projects, including project board members (e.g. executive), project assurance, and project support
Operational line managers/staff (e.g. process owners) operating within a programme environment
Portfolio management staff
Specialist programme staff

There is mandatory online pre-course work that must be undertaken prior to attending this course. You will be sent full instructions prior to the event. Full instructions with a link to the online pre-course will be issued within 48 hours of your confirmed booking. In addition, whilst attending the course there will also be some exam preparation evening work.

Exams are taken online via remote proctor. You will be sent an email invitation approximately two working days prior to course commencement to register on the Peoplecert portal. Once registered you will be able to book your online exam at a date and time of your choice. You are responsible for booking your own exam. For more information about how to take your exam and the technical requirements, please click here.

Please note: We would like to inform you that during open book exams candidates can use only official hard copy books or softcopy e-books available only through VitalSource on a secondary device.

Recertification: This certification has a renew within three years of the award date to remain current. There are multiple ways to recertify, more information regarding the options can be found here.