These exams are aimed at individuals aspiring to get into or already in the programme management industry

• Learners should be age 19 or over, and must have a basic understanding of Maths, English, and ICT.
• A prior knowledge on program management is required

For the practitioner exam:

• Learners should be age 19 or over, and must have a basic understanding of Maths, English, and ICT.
• Should have successfully completed the MSP® Foundation exam

The format for the foundation exam is as follows:

• Multiple choice questions
• 75 questions per paper with one mark available per question
• Five questions to be trial and not counted in scores
• 35 marks required to pass (out of 70 marks available) – 50%
• 60 minutes’ duration
• Closed book.

The format for the practitioner exam is as follows:

• Objective testing
• Eight questions per paper, 80 marks available in total
• 40 marks required to pass – 50%
• Two-and-a-half hours’ duration
• Open book exam. Only the official printed hard copy of the Managing Successful Programmes Guide is allowed.
  A printed PDF of the official manual or a digital PDF of the official manual on a personal device, is not allowed in an exam environment. 
  The official manual may be annotated and tabulated but no sticky notes and loose leaf papers containing additional notes will be allowed.

Successful learners will be awarded the MSP® Foundation certificate and the MSP® Practitioner certificate

AXELOS is a leading awarding body in the UK that develops, manages and operates qualifications in best practice and methodologies that are formerly owned by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC). Established in the 2014, it has since earned a reputation for providing high quality support services for learning, employment and skills for life. A qualification from this awarding body will demonstrate a high level of skill and is a guaranteed way to stand apart from the others in the industry.

With this certificate in your resume, you are sure to impress potential employers into hiring you for a number of jobs in the corporate world. You can also use this certificate to win the various job opportunities put forth by your organisation or to study further in the area. Listed below are few of the jobs this certificate will help you in, along with the average UK salary per annum according to https://www.payscale.com,

• Change Manager – £41,059 per annum
• Change Analyst – £23,166 per annum
• Project Manager – £38,362 per annum
• Programme Coordinator – £23,324 per annum
• Senior Programme Officer – £41,000 per annum