CAPM® Certification Training
Your first project management credential. Learn the vocabulary, process groups and methods every PM role assumes you already have — and the 23 contact hours PMI requires before the exam.
- 23 contact hours required
- No project experience needed
- Counts toward PMP later
- Level
- Entry level
- Format
- Live & on-demand
- Credits
- 23 contact hours
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Why CAPM
The credential for people without the experience yet
CAPM exists precisely because PMP is out of reach until you have led projects for years. It is how you prove capability first.
No experience required
A secondary degree and 23 hours of education is the whole eligibility bar. You do not need months of leading projects the way PMP demands.
The shared vocabulary
Process groups, knowledge areas, baselines, float. Learn the language your team already speaks instead of decoding it in meetings.
Evidence on a thin CV
When you cannot yet point to delivered projects, a credential is the strongest signal available that you know how the work is supposed to run.
A step, not a detour
The fundamentals CAPM tests are the foundation PMP builds on, so nothing you learn here is thrown away later.
The curriculum
What you'll learn in CAPM training
Built on the PMBOK® Guide fundamentals the exam draws from, with the agile content the current version expects.
Project management fundamentals
- The project life cycle end to end
- Process groups and knowledge areas
- Roles, responsibilities and governance
- Core terminology used on the exam
Predictive, plan-based delivery
- Scope definition and work breakdown
- Schedule development and critical path
- Cost estimating and budgeting
- Quality planning and control
Agile and adaptive frameworks
- Agile mindset and iterative delivery
- Scrum and Kanban in practice
- Backlogs, user stories and prioritization
- Choosing an approach per project
Business analysis and exam prep
- Requirements elicitation basics
- Stakeholder communication planning
- Risk identification fundamentals
- Study strategy and practice questions
Why MPUG
Twenty-five years of teaching CAPM
Not a course library someone bought. Instructors who do this work on live projects, and a member base that has been arguing about how it should be done since 1999.
Practitioners, not presenters
Instructors are working project professionals — authors, MVPs and specialists who still do this for a living and teach from what broke last quarter.
Learn live or at 11pm
Interactive sessions when you want to ask questions, and a 500+ class on-demand library for the weeks that get away from you.
PDUs handled for you
As a PMI Authorized Training Partner, credits report straight to your PMI account and every claim leaves an audit-ready certificate behind.
Somewhere to take the hard one
Bring the problem that is actually blocking you to a member community that has been arguing about project work since 1999.
Student stories
What it changed for them
“MPUG's CAPM training was comprehensive and easy to follow. I passed on my first attempt!”
“The practice exams were spot-on and prepared me perfectly for the actual test.”
“The CAPM certification from MPUG opened doors I never thought possible. The training quality is exceptional and the community support is outstanding.”
Questions
Before you start
What are the CAPM certification requirements?
A secondary degree — high school diploma, associate's degree or global equivalent — plus 23 hours of project management education completed before you sit the exam.
Should I take CAPM or go straight to PMP?
If you already have 36–60 months of leading projects, go straight to PMP. CAPM is the right move when you do not yet meet that experience bar but want a credential now.
Do I need project experience to enroll?
No. The training assumes no prior project management background and starts from the vocabulary and life cycle.
Does CAPM training earn PDUs?
Yes — the classes are PDU-eligible, which matters if you already hold another PMI certification or go on to earn PMP.
Other paths
Not just CAPM — every MPUG training path
- PMP35 contact hours · Experienced PMs
- PgMPPanel review + exam · Senior / program
- PMI-ACP21 contact hours · Agile practitioners
- Project ManagementPDU-eligible · Beginner friendly
- Microsoft ProjectPDU-eligible · All levels
- Microsoft PlannerPDU-eligible · Beginner friendly
- Microsoft TeamsPDU-eligible · All levels
- JiraPDU-eligible · All levels
- ConfluencePDU-eligible · All levels
Get your 23 hours started
Begin with the fundamentals track and work through at your own pace, or join the next live session.
