Certificate in Project Management Foundations

The Certificate in Project Management Foundations prepares you to lead real projects with confidence — blending core PM skills, PMI® CAPM® exam prep, and hands-on AI training into one program. You’ll leave able to run every stage of the project lifecycle, produce deliverables like charters, schedules, and risk registers, communicate effectively with stakeholders and leadership, and put AI tools to work planning, analyzing, and making decisions. It’s all backed by our status as a PMI® Authorized Training Partner, a distinction reserved for education providers that are financially sound and rigorously vetted against PMI®’s standards — so you walk into the CAPM® exam, and today’s AI-enabled workplace, fully ready.

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This certificate brings together three connected courses — Project Management Foundational Skills, CAPM® Exam Preparation, and AI Foundations for Project Managers — to give students practical PM skills, thorough exam prep, and forward-looking technology skills all in one program. As a participant, you’ll receive:

  • A Certificate of Completion
  • 98 Professional Development Units (PDUs)
  • Chances to build your network alongside professionals from many different industries
  • Instruction from experienced faculty with backgrounds in project management, certification coaching, and AI applications

No prior experience is needed. This program works well both for people looking to break into project management and for practicing project managers who want to sharpen their skills through additional training.

CAPM® Exam Eligibility Requirements

Sitting for the CAPM® exam requires a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent, along with 23 hours of project management education or training.

WIOA Funding

Maryland residents who are unemployed or underemployed may be able to fund their training through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). A number of our programs, including this one, have been approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) for WIOA funding — support intended to help individuals build new skills and earn credentials on the way to a new career. Applications for this funding are handled through the state’s network of One Stop Career Centers.

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GI Bill® Funding

UMBC’s IXL welcomes veterans, service members, and their dependents. Several IXL programs are approved for VA education benefits. If you are a veteran, service member or their dependant, you qualify to have all or part of your tuition covered.

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GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

This course is a bundled offering of three separate courses:

 

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