PRINCE2® Evening Course | PRINCE2® Night Class Virtual

PRINCE2 Certification and Related Examinations

There are two main levels of exam: Foundation and Practitioner.

For Foundation level, the syllabus is covered over the four sessions of the PRINCE2 Evening Course with some guided self-study required. The exam is taken online in the days following the last session. Your instructor will help you organise this.

For Practitioner, a separate set of sessions are available and TrainX also have virtual weekend and weekday Practitioner events scheduled.

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PRINCE2 Audience

The PRINCE2 Evening Course is for anyone involved, or planning to be involved, at any level within a project environment. This includes current and aspiring project managers or professionals who manage projects.

Learners can attend both or either weekend's training depending upon their goals of attaining Foundation, Practitioner or both levels.

The evening format is popular with professionals and career changers who cannot easily take time out to study during the working week.

A further relevant audience includes those involved in the design, development and delivery of projects and includes roles such as:

• Project Board members (e.g. Senior Responsible Owners)
• Team Managers (e.g. Product Delivery Managers)
• Project Assurance (e.g. Business Change Analysts)
• Project Support (e.g. Project and Programme Office personnel) and operational line managers/staff
• Other roles related to the management, implementation or monitoring of projects - contact us for an informal discussion

At Course Completion

After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Understand the benefits and principles underlying a structured approach to project management
• Apply the principles of PRINCE2 within a work environment
• Operate effectively with colleagues and managers within a structured project management environment
• Demonstrate their PRINCE2 status - Foundation and Practitioner dependent upon examinations

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for the Foundation Course other than English at 'Business Level'.

For Practitioner you'll need one of:

• PRINCE2 Foundation (this must be a 2009 certificate or later)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)*
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)*
• IPMA Level A® (Certified Projects Director)
• IPMA Level B® (Certified Senior Project Manager)
• IPMA Level C® (Certified Project Manager)
• IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)

PRINCE2 Course Materials

We provide all the required materials for your course and these typically include:

• The PRINCE2 Manual: 'Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 2017 Edition' published by TSO
• Comprehensive Accredited Courseware and On-line Resources
• Pre-reading Guidance
• PRINCE2 Practice Examinations
• PRINCE2 Foundation Examination (Foundation Course Only)
• PRINCE2 Practitioner Examination (Practitioner Course Only)

Course Outline - Foundation 4 Sessions | Practitioner 4 Sessions

The full combined Foundation and Practitioner evening course spans eight sessions and requires some intermediate study and review. The first set of session's focus is on the Foundation level and the later set of sessions on the Practitioner level.

NB the Foundation and Practitioner events are self-standing and a learner can attend either.

The course consists of a number of learner-centered sessions that are aligned with the examination objectives. They are delivered by our PeopleCert approved trainer with practical experience of project management. A pre-event preparation pack is sent to everyone attending this event. The course is built around the PRINCE2 2017 syllabus and features multiple examples to illustrate the PRINCE2 method and to enable candidates to understand its concepts.

PRINCE2 Evening Foundation Course - Five Sessions

Following the concise introduction there is an overview of PRINCE2 which includes the Principles, Themes and Processes of PRINCE2.

The course then continues for a total of four highly interactive sessions, one per week, which cover in depth the Themes, their related Management Products, the Project Journey and Foundation Examination techniques:

Lessons and Activities

• Introduction
• Overview of the Principles, Processes, Themes and Techniques
• Business Case Theme
• Organisation Theme
• Quality Theme - including the Quality Review Technique
• Plans Theme - including the Product Based Planning Technique
• Risk Theme
• Change Theme
• Progress Theme
• PRINCE2 Project Journey - the Processes discussed at Foundation Level
• Feedback on the practise Foundation Examination
• Course summary and close
• The Foundation Exam is taken online at some point after the final session (Booking process advice provided)

PRINCE2 Evening Practitioner Course - Four Sessions

The prerequisite for the Practitioner is the Foundation level. Attendees are expected to be conversant at the Foundation Level before attending as the course immediately begins with the PRINCE2 Project Journey and covers the Principles, Themes, Management Products and Processes at Practitioner Level.

NB Multiple project context examples are discussed.

Lessons and Activities

• Introduction
• Overview of Practitioner requirements
• PRINCE2 Project Journey and the related Management Products
• Apply the PRINCE2 Principles in context
• Apply and tailor relevant aspects of PRINCE2 Themes in context
• Apply and tailor relevant aspects of the PRINCE2 Processes in context
• Practitioner examination technique - structure and best approach
• Feedback on the PRINCE2 Practitioner mock examination results
• Course summary and close
• The Practitioner Exam is taken online at some point after the final session (Booking process advice provided)