As a project manager, you understand the importance of maintaining current skills and knowledge.

Professional Development Units (PDUs)

Professional Development Units (PDUs) are one-hour blocks of time spent learning, volunteering or tutoring. Collecting them is required to maintain your certification status. Different certifications have different demands/ requirements for PDU maintenance.

How to earn PDUs?

To maintain your certification, you must accumulate the required PDUs in project management. You can earn PDUs by:

  • Attending a course or training.
  • Attending relevant meetings, events, and activities that offer educational value and networking opportunities.
  • Engaging in self-paced online learning.
  • Reading relevant books, articles, and blogs.
  • Work as a practitioner in your certified role.
  • Producing content like books, blogs, articles, or presentations for practitioners and the public.

You can also earn PDUs by joining courses and membership by the Institute of Project Management (IPM).