CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) Online Training & Certification Prep
Build a solid project management foundation and earn PMI's entry-level CAPM credential—designed for professionals and students who want to demonstrate knowledge of globally recognized PM practices before accumulating the experience required for the PMP.
Course Overview
The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is PMI’s entry-level project management credential, validating foundational knowledge of project management principles, processes, and terminology as defined by the PMBOK Guide and current PMI standards. It is a recognized stepping stone for professionals beginning their project management career or seeking to formalize their on-the-job experience.
Boost eLearning’s CAPM prep program delivers 23 hours of project management education—satisfying PMI’s requirement of 23 contact hours for CAPM eligibility—and covers every content area tested on the exam, including predictive project management processes, agile frameworks, and business environment alignment. The curriculum is structured around the CAPM Examination Content Outline, ensuring no testable area is left unaddressed.
Courses are available in self-paced online, live-virtual, and on-site formats, all led or supported by Certified Partner instructors. Boost eLearning’s Skills-Retention design uses scenario-based practice questions that mirror the CAPM’s applied knowledge format, reinforcing concepts through practical application rather than rote memorization.
The CAPM is appropriate for university students, recent graduates, and working professionals who manage project tasks but do not yet meet the experience threshold for the PMP. It demonstrates commitment to the profession and a grounded understanding of standardized project management approaches. Passing the CAPM also contributes toward demonstrating project management knowledge for future PMP eligibility.
The program includes full-length practice exams, a complete glossary of PMI terminology, and our Pass Guarantee—if you complete the required preparation and do not pass on your first attempt, we provide additional support at no extra cost.
What You'll Learn
- Satisfy PMI's 23 contact-hour education requirement for CAPM eligibility
- Demonstrate knowledge of the project lifecycle: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing
- Apply PMBOK Guide terminology and process definitions accurately on the exam and in the workplace
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of a project manager, sponsor, team, and key stakeholders
- Explain predictive, agile, and hybrid delivery approaches and when each is appropriate
- Apply scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and communication management concepts
- Interpret earned value metrics including CPI, SPI, EAC, and ETC
- Distinguish between project, program, and portfolio management
- Use PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct as a framework for professional decision-making
Who This Course Is For
- University students and recent graduates pursuing a project management career
- Project coordinators and administrators seeking formal credential recognition
- Functional professionals (IT, engineering, marketing) who contribute to projects but do not yet hold the PMP
- Early-career professionals who do not yet meet the PMP experience requirements
- Team leads and business analysts looking to formalize project management knowledge
Course Outline
- CAPM Examination Content Outline structure
- PMI's project management framework: projects, programs, portfolios
- PMBOK Guide 7th Edition vs. prior editions: principles and performance domains
- Application eligibility: 23 contact hours and secondary diploma requirements
- Developing the project charter
- Identifying stakeholders and building the stakeholder register
- Business case and project selection methods
- Organizational structures and their impact on projects
- Developing the project management plan
- Scope planning: WBS creation and scope baseline
- Schedule planning: activity sequencing, network diagrams, critical path method
- Cost estimating and budgeting techniques
- Quality planning and quality management tools
- Resource planning and RACI charts
- Risk management planning and risk register
- Communications and stakeholder engagement planning
- Procurement planning: make-or-buy, contract types
- Directing and managing project work
- Managing project knowledge and lessons learned
- Quality assurance and process audits
- Acquiring, developing, and managing the project team
- Procuring goods and services
- Monitoring and controlling project work and integrated change control
- Earned Value Management: CV, SV, CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC
- Scope, schedule, and cost control
- Controlling quality, risks, and procurements
- Formal project closure: deliverable acceptance, administrative closure
- Agile Manifesto and 12 principles
- Scrum overview: roles, ceremonies, artifacts
- Kanban and flow-based delivery basics
- Hybrid approaches: blending predictive and agile
- Agile content on the CAPM exam
- CAPM question style: knowledge recall and scenario-based items
- PMI terminology mastery: glossary review
- Two full-length CAPM practice exams with answer rationale
- Final weak-area review and exam-day strategy
About the Certification Exam
- Exam code
- CAPM
- Length
- 150 minutes
- Questions
- 150 questions (multiple choice)
- Passing score
- Pass/fail; specific passing score not published by PMI
- Exam cost
- ~$225 USD (PMI member) / ~$300 USD (non-member)
- Where
- Pearson VUE test center or online proctored
The certification exam fee is paid separately to the testing provider and is not included in the course price unless stated otherwise.
Pass Guarantee Included
Complete this course and if you don't pass the certification exam on your first attempt, we'll refund your course fee or give you a free retake — your choice.
