Recertification

How to renew your certificate

What is recertification?

When you receive an IPMA® certificate, it is valid for 5 years. To continue using it beyond this period, timely recertification is required. During the recertification process, we review whether you have gained sufficient professionally relevant experience since your last certification to extend your certificate for another 5 years. For this purpose, the required application documents must be submitted on time. In these documents, you simply record your completed continuing education hours as well as the projects, consulting activities, or training sessions you have carried out.

Details regarding the required application documents can be found here and in the respective guideline included with the application documents for your certification level. You can apply for recertification by submitting the completed documents through our certification portal.

What should I know about recertification?

Please note that the requirements for recertification vary depending on the certification level and specialization. In some cases, they consist of a combination of project work and continuing education activities. For IPMA® Levels C through A, at least 30 months of practical project management experience and 175 hours of continuing education are required. For recertification of IPMA® Level D, 175 hours of continuing education are required. These can, for example, be completed through GPM seminars. For individuals wishing to renew their certificate as an IPMA® Trainer or Consultant, separate requirements apply. These are outlined in the table contained in the relevant CCT® examination guideline.

More information for Levels D/C/B and A

further information

First, please complete or prepare all required documents (available here for download), including your CV. The specific documents required depend on the certification level, as outlined below.

Level D Levels C and B Level A

Next Steps for Levels D, C, B, and A:

Register in PM-ZERT's certification portal
Sign up for an imaginary open recertification round corresponding to your certification level letter (e.g. “R 20-100 D”)
Upload the completed documents
Wait for the written notification of the recertification result. This process may take up to 2 months.

Please note: Starting January 2025, there will no longer be a grace period for submitting recertification documents.

Required documents:

The file “Performance Record for Certification Registration F01” (includes all required information)
Any existing supporting documents (certificates, etc.) submitted additionally as PDF files
Legal declaration of the certificate holder
Feedback form (optional)

Required documents:

The file “Performance Record for Certification Registration F01” (includes all required information)
A CV showing your professional development in relation to project management since the initial certification or the last recertification.
Proof of your PM continuing education activities together with the corresponding supporting documents
Legal declaration of the certificate holder
Feedback form

Required documents:

The file “Performance Record for Certification Registration F01” (includes all required information)
A CV showing your professional development in relation to project management since the initial certification or the last recertification
Proof of your PM continuing education activities together with the corresponding supporting documents
Legal declaration of the certificate holder
Feedback form

Documents for download

To the certification portal

Further information

Application documents

Here you will find an overview of the documents required for exam registration.

Certification products

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