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If you don’t, we have a short video,  'What is the PMI?'.  \nAnd finally, we have published two other useful guides:  \n•  PMI Education Contact Hours and PDUs: Your Essential Guide  \n•  The PMI Talent Triangle: A Guide [for members and non-members]  \nIs it worth getting the CAPM certificate, or is it better to wait and get the PMP certificate?  \nCAPM is certainly not as well known as PMP. If you tell people involved in projects that you are a certified Project Management Professional, most of them will know what it is. And they will appreciate what it represents.  \nNot everyone knows about the CAPM certificate.  \n© [Online](OnlinePMCourses.com)[PM](OnlinePMCourses.com)[Courses](OnlinePMCourses.com)[.com](OnlinePMCourses.com) 2019 2  \nOnline PMCourses Build Your Project Career  \nPart 2: Preparing for Your Exam  \nCan I take the PMP exam without taking a course?  \nNo. The PMI says you must have formal education for the exam. You can get this anywhere, as long as it fulfills PMI’s conditions. And you must log your education hours.  \nIt is ideal if you can take a course with a PMI Registered Education Provider (REP) . Our PMP and CAPM Exam Preparation is provided by unbored Training/PTCOE, which is a REP.  \nIsn’t it necessary to take classroom courses for the PMP exam?  \nPMI accepts both classroom courses and eLearning courses for exam preparation. You will be eligible to take the CAPM exam once you finish oureLearning course.  \nDo I get PDUs for this course?  \nPDUs are for renewing your existing certificates with PMI. If you’re going to take the PMP exam, what you need is ‘contact hours’, rather than PDUs.  \nWe give you the contact hours that you need for the exam, and these are preapproved, as our endorsed partner is a REP. Our eLearning course gives you 48 hours.  \n• You need 35 contact hours for the PMP exam.  \n• For the CAPM exam, you should either have relevant work experience or 25 contact hours.  \nHowever, if you are not going to take the PMP or CAPM exam but you have another certificate with PMI (such as PMI-ACP), then you can apply for PDUs with this course.  \nDo I need to study the PMBOK Guide?  \nYou don’t have to study the PMBOK Guide when using our eLearning course, as everything is covered throughout the course.  \n© [Online](OnlinePMCourses.com)[PM](OnlinePMCourses.com)[Courses](OnlinePMCourses.com)[.com](OnlinePMCourses.com) 2019 3  \nOnline PMCourses Build Your Project Career  \nDo I need to buy the PMBOK Guide?  \nThe PMBoK is not necessary but we do recommend you have a copy. However, we recommend you become a member in PMI, so you can download the PMBOK Guide and other publications for free. 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