PRINCE2® Accreditation Criteria

Criteria for New PRINCE2® ATOs & PRINCE2 Approved Trainers

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

Please note that if you are interested in becoming an Approved Trainer, you must be sponsored by an ATO (be that a current ATO listed on our Accredited Organisation Search or by applying to become an ATO in your own right).

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 Project Management or a 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 a PRINCE2 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 PRINCE2 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
• Either 2 years Project management experience or
• Delivered a minimum of 2 full Practitioner trainer courses under guidance from an existing Approved Trainer
• Demonstrated knowledge of PRINCE2 by passing the PRINCE2 Practitioner Examination with a mark of not less than 238 out of 360 (66%)
• Applicants can only have two attempts within a 12 month period to meet the above examination requirements.