

Level A Certification
The highest IPMA Certification, designed for professionals who are acting on a strategic level within a very complex project, programme or portfolio environment.
Role Descriptors &
Eligibility
Certified Project Director
Experience must have been acquired within the last 12 years. The minimum experience requirements for Level A are 5 years (7,500 hours on-the-job) as
a project manager managing very complex projects of which at least 3 years
were at a strategic level.
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Certified Programme Director
Experience must have been acquired within the last 12 years. The minimum experience requirements for Level A are 5 years (7,500 hours on-the-job) as a program manager managing very complex programmes at a strategic level, OR 4 years (6,000 hours on-the-job) as a program manager managing very complex programmes at a strategic level, AND 3 years (4,500 hours on-the-job) as a project manager managing very complex projects at a strategic level.
Certified Portfolio Director
Experience must have been acquired within the last 12 years. The minimum experience requirements for Level A are 5 years (7,500 hours on-the-job) as a portfolio manager managing very complex portfolios at a strategic level, OR 4 years (6,000 hours on-the-job) as a portfolio manager managing very complex portfolios at a strategic level, AND 3 years (4,500 hours on-the-job) as a project or programme manager managing very complex projects or programmes at a strategic level.