Four preparation programmes for international project management certifications: PMP and CAPM, awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI), and PRINCE2 Foundation and PRINCE2 Practitioner, awarded by PeopleCert. Each programme follows the exam structure set by the certifying body.
PMP (Project Management Professional) Exam Preparation
Prepare for PMI’s new PMP exam, in force since 9 July 2026
Description
The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, awarded by PMI, shows the ability to lead projects using predictive, agile and hybrid approaches. Since 9 July 2026, the exam has been based on a new content outline: the three domains are rebalanced, the business environment carries more weight, and new question formats appear, based on case studies and graphics.
This course follows the structure of PMI’s Examination Content Outline (July 2026): one module per domain, then practice under exam conditions.
The exam at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 180, of which 170 are scored and 10 are unscored pretest questions |
| Duration | 240 minutes, with two 10-minute breaks |
| Question types | Single or multiple response, drag-and-drop, case studies, graphic-based questions |
| Domain weighting | People 33%, Process 41%, Business Environment 26% |
| Approaches | About 40% predictive, 60% agile or hybrid |
| Delivery | At a test centre or online with a proctor |
| Attempts | Up to three during the one-year eligibility period |
| Maintenance | 60 professional development units (PDUs) every three years |
PMI eligibility requirements
- Secondary school diploma: 60 months’ experience leading projects in the past ten years
- Associate-level degree (EQF 5): 48 months’ experience
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36 months’ experience
- Degree from a programme accredited by PMI’s Global Accreditation Center: 24 months’ experience
- In all cases: 35 hours of project management training, or an active CAPM certification
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Place the three domains and tasks of the 2026 PMP content outline
- Apply the expected project leadership practices in predictive, agile and hybrid situations
- Link project decisions to value, governance and the organisation’s environment
- Answer each question type, including case studies and graphic-based questions
- Manage time on a 180-question, 240-minute exam
- Prepare an application that meets PMI’s requirements
Teaching methods and resources
Presentations structured by the content outline, exercises drawn from PMI practical cases, practice questions in each exam format and an exam simulator available to participants. Materials provided: full courses by domain, glossary and application guide.
Course programme
1. People domain
- Build a shared vision and manage conflict
- Lead the project team and set roles
- Engage stakeholders and align expectations
- Organise communication and knowledge transfer
Practical work: stakeholder analysis for a loan journey redesign project and the related communication plan.
2. Process domain: planning
- Choose the development approach: predictive, agile or hybrid
- Build the integrated project management plan
- Define scope and prioritise by value
- Plan resources and procurement
Practical work: choosing the approach and breaking down the scope of a regulatory project.
3. Process domain: delivery
- Plan and track finances and reserves
- Manage quality and schedule
- Assess status with metrics
- Close the project or phase
Practical work: reading progress metrics and deciding how to reallocate reserves.
4. Business Environment domain
- Set up governance and escalation thresholds
- Ensure compliance, including security and sustainability requirements
- Manage changes, impediments and risks
- Support organisational change and monitor the external environment
Practical work: handling a regulatory change during a project, from impact analysis to committee decision.
5. Exam practice
- Take a 180-question, 240-minute mock exam
- Analyse results by domain
- Adopt an answering and time management strategy
- Finalise the application
Participants
Project managers, programme managers, PMO members, business and IT project leads with experience leading projects.
Prerequisites
Meet PMI’s eligibility requirements (see the description). Prior reading of the PMBOK Guide is recommended. The exam is available in French.
Trainer credentials
The experts who deliver our courses are specialists in the subjects covered. They are validated by our teaching teams on both subject knowledge and teaching ability, for each course they deliver. They have at least ten years of experience in banking or consulting and hold, or have held, positions of responsibility.
Assessment
The trainer assesses progress throughout the course through quizzes, case studies and simulations. Participants also complete a positioning test before and after the course to validate the skills acquired.
Teaching resources and materials
- Audiovisual aids, documentation and course materials, applied practical exercises with worked solutions, case studies and presentation of real cases.
- At the end of each course, Helios Advisory provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire, which is then analysed by our teaching teams.
- An attendance sheet per half-day is provided at the end of the course, together with a certificate of completion where the participant has attended the full session.
Enrolment and lead times
Enrolment is finalised with our teaching team. Send us your request through the contact form: we will confirm the next available sessions and the enrolment arrangements suited to your situation.
Accessibility
For any question or requirement relating to accessibility, contact us through the contact form. Each situation is reviewed with you so that the course arrangements can be adapted.
CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) Exam Preparation
Learn project management fundamentals and prepare for PMI’s entry-level certification
Description
The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification, awarded by PMI, validates foundational project management knowledge. It requires no prior experience and covers predictive approaches, agile methods and business analysis.
This course follows the structure of PMI’s exam content outline: one module per domain, then practice under exam conditions. Its 23 hours match the 23 training hours PMI requires to sit the exam. An active CAPM certification also waives the 35 training hours required for the PMP.
The exam at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 150, of which 135 are scored and 15 are unscored pretest questions |
| Duration | 180 minutes |
| Domain weighting | Fundamentals and core concepts 36%, predictive methods 17%, agile frameworks 20%, business analysis 27% |
| Delivery | At a test centre or online with a proctor |
| Attempts | Up to three within one year |
| Maintenance | 15 professional development units (PDUs) every three years |
PMI eligibility requirements
- Secondary school diploma or equivalent
- Aged at least 18
- At least 23 hours of project management education completed before the exam
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Explain core project management concepts: life cycle, roles, constraints
- Apply predictive tools: scope, schedule, cost, risk
- Describe the principles and roles of agile frameworks
- Use business analysis techniques: eliciting and managing requirements
- Answer CAPM exam questions within the time allowed
Teaching methods and resources
Presentations structured by the content outline, practice questions by domain. Materials provided: full courses by domain, glossary, exam practice questions.
Course programme
1. Fundamentals and core concepts
- Place projects, programmes, portfolios and operations
- Describe life cycles and development approaches
- Identify roles and stakeholders
- Understand value, risk and quality principles
Practical work: identifying the life cycle and stakeholders of a branch opening project.
2. Predictive methods
- Define scope and the work breakdown structure
- Build a schedule and a budget
- Track progress
- Manage risks and changes
Practical work: building a simplified schedule and budget for a migration project.
3. Agile frameworks
- Place agile values and principles
- Describe Scrum and Kanban: roles, events, artefacts
- Manage a backlog and estimate
- Measure an agile team’s progress
Practical work: running sprint planning on a banking backlog.
4. Business analysis
- Elicit needs and requirements
- Model and prioritise requirements
- Ensure traceability
- Validate the solution with stakeholders
Practical work: eliciting and prioritising requirements for a new online banking service.
5. Exam practice
- Take a 150-question, 180-minute mock exam
- Analyse results by domain
- Adopt an answering strategy
- Prepare the application
Participants
Staff new to project management, project assistants and coordinators, PMO members, recent graduates, business analysts.
Prerequisites
Secondary school diploma and aged 18 or over, in line with PMI requirements. No project management experience is required. The exam is available in French.
Trainer credentials
The experts who deliver our courses are specialists in the subjects covered. They are validated by our teaching teams on both subject knowledge and teaching ability, for each course they deliver. They have at least ten years of experience in banking or consulting and hold, or have held, positions of responsibility.
Assessment
The trainer assesses progress throughout the course through quizzes, case studies and simulations. Participants also complete a positioning test before and after the course to validate the skills acquired.
Teaching resources and materials
- Audiovisual aids, documentation and course materials, applied practical exercises with worked solutions, case studies and presentation of real cases.
- At the end of each course, Helios Advisory provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire, which is then analysed by our teaching teams.
- An attendance sheet per half-day is provided at the end of the course, together with a certificate of completion where the participant has attended the full session.
Enrolment and lead times
Enrolment is finalised with our teaching team. Send us your request through the contact form: we will confirm the next available sessions and the enrolment arrangements suited to your situation.
Accessibility
For any question or requirement relating to accessibility, contact us through the contact form. Each situation is reviewed with you so that the course arrangements can be adapted.
PRINCE2 Foundation (Version 7)
Understand the PRINCE2 method and prepare for PeopleCert’s Foundation exam
Description
PRINCE2 is a structured project management method that applies to any type of project. Version 7 adds the human side of projects, sustainability and data management. The Foundation certification, awarded by PeopleCert, validates knowledge of the method and its terminology.
This course follows the structure of the method: principles, people, practices, processes and tailoring to the project context. It ends with practice under exam conditions.
The exam at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 60 multiple-choice questions |
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Materials | Closed book |
| Pass mark | 60% |
| Maintenance | Renewal every three years, through 60 professional development points or a new exam |
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the seven PRINCE2 principles
- Describe the seven practices and their role throughout the project
- Place the seven processes, from starting up to closing a project
- Identify the roles and responsibilities of the project organisation
- Explain how the method is tailored to the project context
- Pass the PRINCE2 Foundation exam
Teaching methods and resources
Presentations structured by the method, application exercises on a banking project used as a common thread, end-of-module quizzes and a timed mock exam. Materials provided: summary sheets, PRINCE2 glossary, practice questions.
Course programme
1. Principles and project context
- Place PRINCE2 and its integrated elements
- Explain the seven principles
- Tailor the method to the project context
- Include sustainability in performance targets
Practical work: applying the principles to a project to digitise loan files.
2. People and organisation
- Define the levels of project management
- Describe the roles: project board, project manager, team manager
- Manage stakeholders and communication
- Support change and collaboration
Practical work: building the organisation for the common-thread project.
3. The practices
- Business case, organising and plans
- Quality and risk
- Issues and change
- Progress and tolerances
Practical work: drafting a business case summary and a risk register.
4. The processes
- Start up and initiate the project
- Direct the project
- Control a stage and manage product delivery
- Manage stage boundaries and close the project
Practical work: walking the common-thread project through the seven processes.
5. Exam practice
- Take a 60-question, 60-minute mock exam
- Analyse errors by topic
- Master PRINCE2 terminology
- Adopt an answering strategy
Practical work: Sample exam and a detailed answer key.
Participants
Project managers, project team members, PMO members, sponsors and business leads working in a PRINCE2 environment.
Prerequisites
PeopleCert sets no prerequisites. Some project experience helps. The exam is available in French.
Trainer credentials
The experts who deliver our courses are specialists in the subjects covered. They are validated by our teaching teams on both subject knowledge and teaching ability, for each course they deliver. They have at least ten years of experience in banking or consulting and hold, or have held, positions of responsibility.
Assessment
The trainer assesses progress throughout the course through quizzes, case studies and simulations. Participants also complete a positioning test before and after the course to validate the skills acquired.
Teaching resources and materials
- Audiovisual aids, documentation and course materials, applied practical exercises with worked solutions, case studies and presentation of real cases.
- At the end of each course, Helios Advisory provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire, which is then analysed by our teaching teams.
- An attendance sheet per half-day is provided at the end of the course, together with a certificate of completion where the participant has attended the full session.
Enrolment and lead times
Enrolment is finalised with our teaching team. Send us your request through the contact form: we will confirm the next available sessions and the enrolment arrangements suited to your situation.
Accessibility
For any question or requirement relating to accessibility, contact us through the contact form. Each situation is reviewed with you so that the course arrangements can be adapted.
PRINCE2 Practitioner (Version 7)
Apply and tailor PRINCE2 to a real project and prepare for PeopleCert’s Practitioner exam
Description
The Practitioner certification, awarded by PeopleCert, validates the ability to apply and tailor PRINCE2 to a real project. The exam is based on a project scenario, in which candidates apply the method’s principles, practices and processes.
This course uses banking project scenarios. It trains participants to read a scenario, find information quickly in the manual and handle the exam’s question format.
The exam at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 56 questions and sub-questions, worth 70 marks |
| Format | Objective test based on a project scenario |
| Duration | 150 minutes |
| Materials | Open book: official PRINCE2 (Version 7) manual |
| Pass mark | 60% |
| Maintenance | Renewal through 60 professional development points or a new exam |
PeopleCert prerequisites
Candidates must hold one of the following certifications: PRINCE2 Foundation (Version 7), PRINCE2 6th or 5th Edition (Foundation or Practitioner), PMP, CAPM, IPMA Level A, B, C or D, Project Professional Qualification (PPQ) or Project Management Qualification (PMQ), among others.
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Apply PRINCE2 principles, practices and processes to a project scenario
- Tailor the method to the project’s size, complexity and context
- Produce and assess the main project management documents
- Include people, sustainability and data in project control
- Use the official manual efficiently during the exam
- Pass the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam
Teaching methods and resources
Banking project scenarios, exercises producing and reviewing documents, practice finding information in the official manual and a timed open-book mock exam. Materials provided: tailoring sheets by project type, scenario analysis grid, practice questions.
Course programme
1. Applying the principles and tailoring the method
- Read and analyse a project scenario
- Apply the principles in practical situations
- Tailor the method to the context: agile project, supplier project, project within a programme
- Justify tailoring choices
Practical work: analysing a scenario and proposing how to tailor the method for a compliance project.
2. Applying the practices
- Build and maintain the business case
- Design the organisation and plans
- Define the quality and risk management approaches
- Handle issues, changes and progress monitoring
Practical work: producing and reviewing key documents for the scenario project.
3. Applying the processes
- Run project start-up and initiation
- Control stages and manage exceptions
- Manage product delivery
- Close the project and hand over outputs
Practical work: handling an exception, from exception report to project board decision.
4. People, sustainability and data
- Manage people, collaboration and change
- Include sustainability targets in project performance
- Use project data and digital tools
- Communicate with stakeholders
Practical work: stakeholder and data management plan for the scenario project.
5. Exam practice
- Take a 150-minute open-book mock exam
- Find information quickly in the manual
- Analyse errors by topic
- Adopt a time management strategy
Practical work: Sample exam and a detailed answer key.
Participants
Project managers, PMO leads, consultants and business leads who run projects using PRINCE2.
Prerequisites
Hold one of the certifications required by PeopleCert (see the description). The official PRINCE2 (Version 7) manual is needed for the open-book exam.
Trainer credentials
The experts who deliver our courses are specialists in the subjects covered. They are validated by our teaching teams on both subject knowledge and teaching ability, for each course they deliver. They have at least ten years of experience in banking or consulting and hold, or have held, positions of responsibility.
Assessment
The trainer assesses progress throughout the course through quizzes, case studies and simulations. Participants also complete a positioning test before and after the course to validate the skills acquired.
Teaching resources and materials
- Audiovisual aids, documentation and course materials, applied practical exercises with worked solutions, case studies and presentation of real cases.
- At the end of each course, Helios Advisory provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire, which is then analysed by our teaching teams.
- An attendance sheet per half-day is provided at the end of the course, together with a certificate of completion where the participant has attended the full session.
Enrolment and lead times
Enrolment is finalised with our teaching team. Send us your request through the contact form: we will confirm the next available sessions and the enrolment arrangements suited to your situation.
Accessibility
For any question or requirement relating to accessibility, contact us through the contact form. Each situation is reviewed with you so that the course arrangements can be adapted.
Helios Advisory prepares participants for the exams. The certifications are awarded solely by PMI and PeopleCert; each candidate registers and pays the exam fees directly with them. Helios Advisory is neither a PMI Authorized Training Partner (ATP) nor a PeopleCert Accredited Training Organisation (ATO). PMI, PMP, CAPM and PMBOK are marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. PRINCE2 is a registered trademark of the PeopleCert group.
Practical information
The following applies to every programme presented on this page.
Funding
Several funding routes exist and depend on your professional situation: skills development plan, sector funding bodies, or direct company funding. Contact us so we can work out the most suitable option together.
Timetable
Courses run from 9.00 to 17.30, with a lunch break of one hour to an hour and a half. Participants are welcomed from 8.45. Breaks and lunches are provided. For four or five day courses, sessions finish at 16.00 on the final day.
Dates and locations
In-company and open sessions are arranged on request, at our premises, at yours, or remotely. Contact us for the next available dates and to agree the format best suited to your teams.
A question or a specific requirement?
Every programme can be adapted to your context, your sector and the level of your teams. We will come back to you with a tailored proposal, a schedule and a price matching your request.
These preparation programmes are designed by the Helios Advisory teaching teams based on the exam outlines published by PMI and PeopleCert. Their materials do not reproduce the official content of these bodies.