PRINCE2® eLearning course

In a classroom setting, the Foundation course is delivered over 3 days and the Practitioner course over 2 days. If you are able to work through the courses full time, you should be able to complete them in shorter timeframes.

The timings shown against each course element are indicative only. You could use them to manage your time.

Information sessions

• Welcome to the course (5 minutes)
• About the exams (5 minutes)
• Contact and support arrangements (5 minutes)
• Tour the eLearning interface (go through this session before starting the content sessions) (10 minutes)

Foundation sessions

• Session 01 - Introducing PRINCE2 (45 minutes)
• Session 02 - The Principles of PRINCE2 (30 minutes)
• Session 03 - The Organisation theme (30 minutes)
• Session 04 - The Business Case theme (20 minutes)
• Session 05 - The Risk theme (35 minutes)
• Session 06 - The Starting Up a Project process (30 minutes)
• Session 07 - The Directing a Project process (25 minutes)
• Session 08 - The Progress theme (30 minutes)
• Session 09 - The Plans theme (40 minutes)
• Session 10 - The Quality theme (25 minutes)
• Session 11 - The Initiating a Project process (30 minutes)
• Session 12 - The Managing a Stage Boundary process (25 minutes)
• Session 13 - The Controlling a Stage process (30 minutes)
• Session 14 - The Managing Product Delivery process (20 minutes)
• Session 15 - The Change theme (30 minutes)
• Session 16 - The Closing a Project process (20 minutes)
• Session 17 - Course summary (10 minutes)

Preparing for Foundation certification

• How to prepare for the Foundation exam (10 minutes)
• Foundation exam simulator 1 (don't try this until you've completed all Foundation sessions) (60 minutes)
• Foundation exam simulator 2 (don't try this until you've completed all Foundation sessions) (60 minutes)

Practitioner sessions

• Session 18 - How to prepare for Practitioner activities (5 minutes)
• Practitioner seminar activity workbook (60 minutes)

Preparing for Practitioner certification

• How to prepare for the Practitioner exam (10 minutes)
• How to use the sample Practitioner papers (5 minutes)
• Scenario for use with both sample Practitioner papers
• PRINCE2 sample practitioner paper 1 ( 2 1/2 hours)
• PRINCE2 sample practitioner paper 2 ( 2 1/2 hours)

Reference manual

This course is written against the 6th edition of the PRINCE2 reference manual, published in 2017

You don't need this guide to take the Foundation course, but you would find it useful.

You will need the guide to take the Practitioner course and sample exams, and you are permitted to access it during the Practitioner exam.

Downloadable resources

Download these materials when they are introduced in the course.

• Desk reference chart (best if printed on A3 paper in colour)
• Cross reference chart (best if printed on A3 paper in colour)
• Syllabus (the syllabus lays out what may be covered in the course and exams)
• Guidance for Foundation exam candidates (from the examiner)
• Guidance for Practitioner exam candidates (from the examiner)

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