PMI is moving Exam vendor from Promteric to Pearson VUE to provide better exam experience worldwide (except in China).
Pearson VUE will
provide the following
Availability of more
test locations – Life becomes easier when there is an option to choose a
test site that is much more convenient. With Pearson VUE, candidates have
additional test location to select.
Online proctoring for
PMI-ACP and CAPM – from now on the candidates can be tested online through
Pearson VUE. This is an awesome thing for the candidates, as they can stay at
home or office only to finish their tests.
Flexibility to US
Service members – Pearson VUE will provide a global U.S Federal and
military on base test canter network in the marketplace, thereby helping the US
service and the government to test where assist.
It is important to review the following steps to determine
whether online proctored is appropriate for you.
Online proctored exams have specific technical, system, environment,
and testing protocol requirements which must be met to successfully take an
exam.
Have to review them before you register for your exam to
make sure your system is ready when the actual exam time comes.
Now candidates can check the test from their home or office
for increased convenience. No other
certifications are scheduled for online proctoring at this time.
What should do now?
Without any change, you can pursue candidates through the
application process.
Candidates will lead to test vendor, based on the timeframe,
they plan to test.
If provide details about your schedule or testing in the
process, have to update them.
Transition Timeline
There will be periods of planning and testing with both Prometric
and Pearson VUE. Most candidates already selected will not be affected by this
change.
Important Dates
1st March 2019: PMI-ACP scheduling available at
Pearson VUE.
1st April 2019: PMI-ACP testing begins at Pearson
VUE centers and online proctoring
1st April
2019: Scheduling available at Pearson VUE for PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PMI-PBA, PMI-SP
and PMI-RMP exams
30th June 2019: Last date for testing at
Prometric centers
1st July 2019: Testing begins at Pearson VUE
centers for PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PMI-PBA, PMI-SP and PMI-RMP exams
Candidates, Who
Already Scheduled through Prometric
Candidates who have already scheduled a test with Prometric
on or before 30 June 2019 can keep that appointment and test as planned for
certification exam.
Candidates scheduled with Prometric on or after 1st
July 2019, we will work with Prometric
and Pearson VUE to have their test appointment moved to Pearson VUE.
Candidates Who Have Not Scheduled with Prometric
Candidates who want to test before 30th June 2019
will need to schedule their exam at a Prometric test center location before 19th
April 2019.
Candidates, who want to test after 30th June
2019, will not be able to schedule their exams until 19 April 2019. Candidates
will receive Pearson VUE exam information on 19th April 2019, so
they can schedule their exam for any date on or after 1st July 2019.
For Paper-based
Testing (PBT)
Pearson VUE to transition any candidates that are scheduled
for a PBT exam on or after 1st July 2019 to Pearso VUE test center
location.