IPMA C 

You can register for the IPMA-C-theory through your account. Don’t have an account yet? You’ll need to create one first. More information about the registration can be found here. 

Exams take place almost every week on Mondays and Wednesdays at our office in IJsselstein. You can choose your preferred exam date through your account. After selecting a date, you will receive an email invitation for the exam. Please ensure that your exam fee is paid before your exam date.   

IPMA Certification does not provide training courses. To ensure full reliability and independence, we keep certification separate from training. The professional association IPMA Netherlands offers an overview of training providers that hold the IPMA quality mark.

We do offer a sample test. You can request this practice exam via the 'Request for documents' form at the bottom of this page.

At the exam, you will receive the Calculation rules so you do not have to learn all the formulas by heart. The formulas are included in the exam. In the Examination requirements, you will find the requirements for the exam

  Calculationrules

  IPMA-C- Examination requirements

 IPMA-C-PMO Examination requirements until 31-12-2026

  IPMA-C-PMO Examination requirements - From 01-10-2026

  IPMA-C-PMO reference table exam requirements - From 01-10-2026

  IPMA-C-PMO Addendum - Book Project Management based on ICB version 4 

What to bring to the exam:

• A valid form of identification (without valid ID, you will not be allowed to take the exam).
• Food and drinks. Please be considerate of your fellow candidates when bringing these.

Rules during the exam:

• Always follow the instructions of the exam invigilator.
• Do not speak to other candidates during the exam.
• Hang your coat on the coat rack outside the examination room.
• Mobile phones and smartwatches must be switched off and stored in your bag.
• You are not allowed to use your own scratch paper. Scratch paper will be provided. At the end of the exam, you must hand it in to the invigilator.
• After leaving the examination room, please be mindful of candidates who are still taking the exam. Keep noise to a minimum in the hallway.
• During the IPMA C Theory Open Book Exam, you are not permitted to use your own copy of the book. A digital version of Project Management Based on ICB4 will be made available during the exam. The IPMA C Theory Exam is conducted using two screens.

The Theory Exam

• The theory exam consists of short case studies and open-ended questions.
• You will have a total of three hours to complete the exam.
• The maximum score is 68 points.
• The passing score is 34 points.
• The theory exam takes place at our location in IJsselstein. Free parking is available on site.
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We will do our best to check your exam as soon as possible. After a maximum of 4 weeks, you will receive the result. If you passed you recieve a certificate.This theoretical course credit certificate has a validity of 18 months after signing up. This means that you have a limited timeframe to do the C-assessment and obtain the IPMA level C fully-fledged certificate. The theoretical certificate is not a part of the international IPMA register.

You can register for the IPMA-C-Assessment through your account. Don’t have an account yet? You’ll need to create one first. More information about the registration can be found here. 

You start by submitting the experience document. In the Experience Document, you describe your education, courses, and work experience, and provide four referees who have been involved in your projects. You describe the projects that demonstrate your fulfillment of the experience requirements for IPMA-C, and indicate the complexity level of each of these projects.

We will check whether your experience document meets the quantitative admission requirements for the IPMA-C Assessment. The content evaluation of your experience will take place during the oral assessment interview.

After your experience document is approved, you can choose an interview date in your account. The IPMA-C-assessments take place once a month on Friday at our office in IJsselstein. Four weeks before the chosen date, you will receive an invitation with all the information.

4 weeks before the interview, the following documents must also be completed.

Management Summary
In the Management Summary, you provide background information about the organization where you carry out projects and give a description of projects one, two, and three that you have filled in the Experience Document. If you have described only one or two projects in the Experience Document, it is sufficient to describe only these. For preparation, use the document Management Summary and the instructions for completion.

Self-Assessment
In the Self-Assessment, you provide your scores for knowledge, skill, and experience for each competency. For each competency, provide a practical example of your experience. For preparation, use the document Self-Assessment and the instructions for completion.

Reference Check
As part of the reference check, four people will evaluate your professional performance. These referees are the client, your supervisor, and two team members. These referees will receive an email from us requesting them to complete a short online questionnaire. In this questionnaire, the referees will be asked about their experiences working with you, specifically regarding your performance within your field of expertise.

The results of this reference check will be used during the assessment. Before the assessment, you will receive, together with the invitation, the results of the reference check completed by the client and your supervisor. You will not be able to see the reference checks completed by the team members due to conflict-of-interest considerations.

• Het tweede deel bevat open vragen met een tijdsindicatie van 120 minuten. De open vragen bestaan uit rekenvragen, korte open vragen en korte scenario’s. 
• Je kan in totaal 90 punten halen voor het examen. De cesuur is 45 punten.

The interview is an important part of your assessment. Only after the interview will the assessors decide whether to recommend you for certification. The assessment consists of a 90-minute interview with two assessors. Your competencies will be evaluated based on the submitted documentation.

Bring the following documentation
Please bring the documentation listed below to the assessment. You may bring the documentation either in paper form or digitally, as long as it is accessible and easy to review.

• A document describing the project; for example a project plan, project management plan, implementation plan, Project Initiation Document (PID), or proposal/quotation.
• A document explaining how you manage the project’s risks and uncertainties; for example a risk register, risk and opportunity list, risk log, issue log, risk database, etc.
• A document describing how you handle changes; for example a change log, variation request (VtW) database, change register, change proposal file, etc.
• Documentation demonstrating how decision-making took place within and around your project; for example steering committee meeting minutes, project management meeting reports, meetings with the client, governance meetings, etc.
• Documentation describing how you closed the project; for example a final project report, project evaluation, discharge statement, lessons learned report, closing report, etc.

The assessors may request additional documentation depending on the content of your submitted documents. All information will be treated confidentially by IPMA Certification and the assessors. All assessors have signed a confidentiality agreement. If confidentiality is still a concern, please contact us. 

The result
For the IPMA C Assessment, you will recieve the result immediately after the interview. 

Passed
If you pass, the assessors will hand over your certificate. If you would like we can also take a photo of this special moment. You will also recieve the certificate by email. 

Not passed 
You may retake the exam once. The costs are equal to the basic fee. Please refer to our pricing list for details. 

With an IPMA C certificate, you may officially call yourself a Certified Project Management Manager. The IPMA C certificate is valid for five years and can then be renewed every five years by recertifying yourself and demonstrating sufficient experience.

With the IPMA-C-PMO certificate, you may officially call yourself a Certified PMO Manager.The IPMA C certificate is valid for five years and can then be renewed every five years by recertifying yourself and demonstrating sufficient experience.

Successful candidates are included in the international IPMA Register. The register is updated monthly.