Can You Take Prince2 Exam Outside UK

For candidates outside the UK, APM group uses the British Council to run the exams on an ad-hoc basis. Exams (but not training courses) are available in many countries through the British Council. Information on whether exams are offered in your area can be found here

Training for the PRINCE2 exams

Training for PRINCE2 is available from accredited training organisations coordinated through the APM Group. The exams can be taken with your chosen training organisation as part of your training course, or directly through the APM Group who have open centres where you can take the exams without needing to do the training course. The open centres where the exams take place are located in London, Milton Keynes, York and Chester.

Prince2 Foundation Sample Question Papers

Just grabbed the sample question papers on Prince2 foundation exam. There are answer sheets attached to those too, which I did not post purposely for the sole reason of letting you try it out in the first place.

Solving question papers after studying the Prince2 Study material is best way to keep yourself at speed to appear for this certification examination.

Prince2 Foundation Exam - Sample Question Paper 1

Prince2 Foundation Exam - Sample Question Paper 2

How to Take / Book Prince2 Exam Date? Exam Fees?

You can book your PRINCE2 exam through an APMG Open Centre Examinations website. APMG Open Centre exams are available at the following 3 cities in the UK:

• Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) - Our observation is this centre gets full very quickly than rest two below
  
• York (North Yorkshire)
• Chester (Cheshire)

You can anytime check the availability of exam dates. Click on the "new exam booking" button and then click on the exam centre you have decided to take Prince2 certification exam .

Prince2 Exam fees

Prince2 exam fees in 2008 is as below. Keep in mind that the exam fees is changing slightly in 2009 which is also given below.

Prince2 Exam Fees 2008
Foundation = £195 (inc.VAT) Practitioner = £360 (inc.VAT) Both Exams = £555 (inc.VAT)

Prince2 Exam Fees 2009

Foundation = £205 (inc.VAT) Practitioner = £380 (inc.VAT) Both Exams = £585 (inc.VAT)

Prince2 Exam Fees 2010
Foundation Examination - £205.00 (inc.VAT)
Practitioner Examination - £380.00 (inc.VAT)
Both Exams - £585.00 (inc.VAT)

Prince2 Exams - Foundation and Practitioner

Prince2 accreditation is comprises of two exams, Prince2 foundation and Prince2 practitioner.

Prince2 Foundation: The Foundation exam is a one-hour, multiple choice exam.

Prince Practitioner: The Practitioner exam lasts for three-hours, and is an objective-testing multiple-choice exam.

Both the exams are administered by the APMG.

Prince2 Process Diagram

This is the diagram showing the processes of PRINCE2. The arrows represent flows of information.

What is Prince2 Certification Exam?

Prince2 Certification exam is an examination on PRINCE project management method. PRINCE is not related to the actual Prince but PRINCE stands for PRojects IN Controlled Environment.

PRINCE project management method was initially developed in 1989 by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) as a UK Government standard for information systems (IT) project management; however, it soon became regularly applied outside the purely IT environment. PRINCE2 was released in 1996 as a generic project management method. PRINCE2 has become increasingly popular and is now a de facto standard for project management in the UK. And probably that's why you are also here to know what it is.

The most current revision was released in 2005 by the Office of Government Commerce, and it is currently undergoing a refresh for 2008/09.