PDUs from Participation
Society of PM Professionals
of Greater Vancouver
The rules below apply if your certification renewal date is beyond
November 30, 2017.
If your certification renewal date is prior to December 1, 2017, a
previous set of rules applies to you. For a summary of the previous
rules, go to:
Rules between October 2014 and December 2015
Through their involvement in the activities of the Society, PMPs have the
opportunity to acquire PDUs towards PMP� re-certification in three
ways:
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Continuing Education
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Creating, Presenting, and Sharing New Project Management Knowledge
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Voluntary Service
Given below are specific instructions for claiming PDUs from a Society event.
Refer to the CCR Handbook for the complete rules governing PDU
claims. The following guidelines are based on the November 2015 edition of the
CCR Handbook, which can be downloaded at
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/pmprof/governance/ccr-certification-requirements-handbook.pdf
The rules which were in effect prior to this are summarized on
separate pages:
Rules prior to March 2011
Rules between March 2011and October 2014
Rules between October 2014 and December 2015
PMI has now established two broad classes of activites for earning PDUs, one of
which has a limit on the number of PDUs which can be credited within a
three-year PDU cycle:
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EDUCATION
Activities in this class include attending courses, conferences, seminars, and
symposiums, and self-directed learning. One can receive credit for up to 60
PDUs in this class over a three-year cycle.
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GIVING BACK TO THE PROFESSION
Activities in this class include creating and presenting project management knowledge ,
volunteer service, and working as a professional in project management. One can
receive credit for no more than 25 PDUs in this class over a three-year cycle.
` Further, a maximum of 8 PDUs can be claimed for working as a professional
over a cycle.
Of course, no more than 60 PDUs in total can be credited within a cycle. Up to
20 PDUs in excess of the required 60, earned in the last year of a cycle, can
be carried over (transferred) into the next cycle.
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For Attending a Seminar
As a participant in a seminar, when you are not making a presentation,
make your claim under Education. The activity title is
the title of the seminar.
One PDU may be claimed for each hour of attendance
at a presentation or workshop. Ten minutes per each hour for breaks are
permitted in programs that exceed one hour in length. You can accumulate
a total of sixty PDUs per cycle through Education, and a potential for
carrying-over up to 20 more to the next cycle. However, you must attain a
minimum of 8 PDUs in each of the three catgories of education within the
PMI Talent Triangle: Technical, Leadership,
or Business/Strategic.
Seminar programs are typically designed to provide seven PDUs for attendance
for the full day. If one attends for less than a full day, the PDU claim should
be adjusted accordingly. If the content of a seminar program or presentation
covers more than one of the Talent Triangle categories, claim only the corresponding
portion of the PDUs for the day in each category. You can report PDUs in
0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 hour increments. The allocation of the PDUs claimed to
the three Talent Triangle categories is determined by your own judgement.
Suggested documentation that you retain in the event of an audit or request
from PMI: Seminar binder, E-mail message acknowledging your registration, and
receipt.
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For Making a Presentation or Leading a Workshop
Make your claim under Giving Back to the Profession: Creating, Presenting,
and Sharing Project Management Knowledge.
One hour of activity equals one PDU. Both the time spent to create the
knowledge, and the time spent presenting, leading a workshop, or participating
in a panel can be claimed.
Under the previous rules, a presenter could claim 10 PDUs, and a workshop
leader or panel member could claim 5 PDUs. The example in the Handbook is a
speaker who spends 7.5 hours to create a presentation and 1.0 hour to deliver
it, for a total claim of 8.5 hours.
We also have a confirmation that a person may claim for time as both a
presenter (Creating Knowledge) and as an attendee (Education) at a seminar on the same
day, but not at the same time, of course. See the
email message from Laurie Cooke
The PDUs claimed in this category count against the maximum of 25 PDUs over a
three year period, allowed for PMP credential holders in the "Giving Back to
the Profession" category.
Suggested documentation that you retain in the event of an audit or request
from PMI: Title page, agenda, and your presentation from the seminar binder.
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For Serving as Seminar Project Manager, Team Member, Society Officer,
or Task Force Member
Make your claim under Giving Back to the Profession, Voluntary Service. One hour
of activity equals one PDU.
Under the previous rules, a Society Officer could claim 5 PDUs for one year of
service.
The PDUs claimed in this category count against the maximum of 25 PDUs allowed
for PMP credential holders in the "Giving Back to the Profession" category.
Suggested documentation that you retain in the event of an audit or request
from PMI: Obtain a certificate of volunteer service from the Registrar of the
Society.
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Working as a Professional in Project Management
Earn PDUs for working in project management. For working as a project
management professional, one can claim a maximum of 8 PDUs, once per three year
cycle. These PDUs are not transferrable to a subsequent cycle.
The PDUs claimed in this category count against the maximum of 25 PDUs allowed
for PMP credential holders in the "Giving Back to the Profession" category.
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Activity Contact Information
Society of PM Professionals of Greater Vancouver
c/o 34448 Kent Avenue
Abbotsford, BC Canada
V2S 2W8
604-855-5255
Registrar: [email protected]
URL: www.vcn.bc.ca/pmprof/
This page updated December 12, 2016