New PDU Categories

As of March 1^st, 2011, the Project Management Institute (PMI) changed the Professional Development Unit (PDU) Category Structure.  This change was based on research and survey feedbacks from PMI members and credential holders. The new categories are much more user-friendly, easier to understand and easier to report against. 

What changed?

• PDU categories have been simplified and reduced from 18 categories to just 6
• The old categories were defined in numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. The new categories are defined in letters A, B, C, D, E, F
• Categories have been expanded to include Web 2.0 learning opportunities
• There are limits on certain categories to ensure credential holders pursue some sort of project management continuing education activity

What did not change?

• The three year renewal cycle remains the same
• Uniformity across categories is kept: one hour of learning activity is equivalent to one PDU earned
• Number of PDUs required to maintain the credential remains the same
• Recertification fee structure

Please refer to PMI website for a detailed discussion. Here is the link to the new categories on PMI web site: PDU Categories

How to Claim PDUs

You will see a phrase like "14.0 PDUs - Category A" or "14.0 PDUs - Category B" in the description of our courses.

The majority of our training courses are in Category A. These are courses that have been assigned a PMI activity number (during the review by the PMI under the R.E.P program).

The rest are in Category B, which means you can earn PDUs but the course does not have a specific PMI activity number (there are too many qualified courses for the PMI to review all of them). Our Category B courses are qualified for earning PDUs and map well to one or more knowledge areas of the PMBOK Guide, and that's all you need for acceptance by the PMI under Category B.

Here is what that means for your ability to earn PDU credit:

 

 

Our PDU Guarantee

We guarantee 100% that you will receive full PDU credit for any course (Category A or B) you take on our site, or your money back. Our training courses are created by a Registered Education Provider (REP) of the PMI. No one has ever reported having even a single PDU from our online courses rejected by the PMI. All you need to do is to choose what you want to learn, what will help you the most right now. Then just test the course and keep your documentation in case of audit. Once you complete any of our PDU courses, you can go to PMI web site and claim your PDUs.

 Click on the arrow below >  

• Go to PMI's Continuing Certification Requirements System (CCRS) web site at:

  https://ccrs.pmi.org/Certificants/ClaimPDU.aspx




• Log in using your PMI username and password

• Click on Report Professional Development Units (PDUs) on the left side of the screen

• Select PDU category : Category A or Category B depending on the courses selected.

• Select Activity type: Find an Activity (Course or Event) and click NEXT(see below)

• Type Skillsoft in the Provider name or provide the Activity number for your course, then click SEARCH (see below)

• Note: Your Activity Number(s) will be provided to you when you register for our courses. Follow the instructions to claim your PDUs.