MSP Accreditation Criteria

If you are interested in becoming an Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) the information below will be of interest to you.

Definition

Organisation - This includes all legally accepted terms used to define a commercial entity, including self-employed people.
Approved Trainer - An individual who meets the criteria laid down in the accreditation process.

Eligibility of Organisation

To be eligible for certification as an Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) an organisation must meet, and continue to meet, the following criteria -

• Have run at least 3 courses in either Programme Management, Project Management or a Programme or Project Management method within the previous 12 months from date of application. For organisations who have been trading for less than 2 years, at least one director or senior employee must have run at least 3 courses within the previous 12 months
• Undertake to have Approved Trainers present throughout the delivery of an MSP course. Non-approved trainers can deliver part of all or a course working alongside an approved trainer
• Have sufficient training material available to deliver the full syllabus of the Practitioners course
• Have at least one trainer meeting the eligibility criteria for approved status as described below.

Eligibility of Approved Trainers

To be eligible for certification as an Approved Trainer a trainer must be sponsored by an ATO and will need to demonstrate -

• A minimum of 12 months experience in delivering training courses
• Applicants can only have two attempts within a 12 month period to meet the above examination requirements.
• Either 2 years Project/Programme management experience or
• Delivered a minimum of 2 full Practitioner trainer courses under guidance from an existing Approved Trainer
• Knowledge of MSP by passing the MSP Advanced Practitioner Examination with a mark of not less than 49.5/75 (66%) in exams post-July 2003 and 66/100 pre-July 2003.

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