{"id":9158,"date":"2019-07-15T11:05:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T15:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/?p=9158"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:38:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T01:38:50","slug":"earn-an-in-demand-and-recognized-pmp-or-capm-credential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/earn-an-in-demand-and-recognized-pmp-or-capm-credential\/","title":{"rendered":"Earn an in-demand and recognized PMP\u00ae or CAPM\u00ae Credential"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What does a project manager do? <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A\nproject manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the\ncompletion of projects while ensuring these projects are completed on time, on\nbudget and within scope. A successful project manager should have the following\nskills:&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Be an effective communicator <\/li><li>Be a great negotiator <\/li><li>Be a strong leader<\/li><li>Be able to get things done<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <br><strong>Here are 3 reasons why you need a project  management certification and how you can get one:<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> By 2027,<strong> <\/strong>employers will need 87.7 million individuals working in a project management oriented role (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/learning\/careers\/job-growth\"> <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/learning\/careers\/job-growth\">PMI (2017). Project Management Job Growth and Talent Gap 2017\u20132027)<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0The use of project management strategies is becoming more popular and is expanding across the following industries: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Healthcare<\/li><li>Manufacturing and Construction<\/li><li>Information Services and Publishing <\/li><li>Finance and Insurance <\/li><li>Management and Professional Services <\/li><li>Utilities <\/li><li>Oil and Gas <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. It opens the door to more job\nopportunities in project management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project Management is a booming industry. By\n2020, there\u2019s anticipated to be 6.2 million jobs for certified project\nmanagers, which is about a 12% increase from today\u2019s market <em>(source: www.pmi.org).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. You\u2019re able to increase your salary\nby more than 20%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According\nto the Project Management Institute (PMI), project managers with a Project Management\nCertification (PMP) earn approximately 22% more annually than project managers\nwithout a PMP certification. This percentage increases with experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. You can distinguish yourself as a\nspecialist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project Management is an extremely diverse\nfield. Spreading across several industries, project managers can be utilized on\nnearly any part of a business\u2019s team. Given the variety of job and career\nopportunities in project management, there is a variety of certifications\navailable to demonstrate your specialized project management knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do I earn a certification? <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In\norder to sit for one of the Project Management Institute\u2019s (PMI) certification\nexams, you must meet certain minimum criteria. A key criteria requirement is to\nmeet a minimum amount of hours of project management education. One of the best\nways to receive this education is by attending a certification exam prep class\nin your area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. Petersburg College\u2019s Workforce Institute offers online and face-to-face courses that are designed to fit your learning style. <strong>In addition, the courses satisfy the Project Management Institute&#8217;s\u00ae educational hour requirement to sit for either the CAPM\u00ae or the PMP\u00ae Certification Exam(s).<\/strong><br> <br> <strong>Course Objectives<\/strong><br> \u2022 Help students to gain a better understanding of the world of project management<br> \u2022 Prepare students to pass The Project Management Institute\u2019s\u00ae PMP\u00ae or CAPM\u00ae Certification Exam(s)<br> \u2022 Cover all aspects of the Project Management Institute&#8217;s\u00a0<em>The PMBOK\u00ae Guide \u2013 Sixth Edition<\/em>\u00a0that needs to be mastered to pass both exams.<br> <br> <strong>Who Should Attend<\/strong><br> \u2022 New and current project managers who wish to be introduced to the methodology and effective practice of project management<br> \u2022 Experienced project managers looking to obtain their PMP\u00ae Certification<br> \u2022 Individuals seeking to begin a career in project management by earning their CAPM\u00ae Certifications<br> \u2022 Military veterans looking to transition into the workforce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the dates of our upcoming PMP Certification Exam Prep Class and CAPM Certification Exam Prep Class, please <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"click here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/spcollege.augusoft.net\/index.cfm?method=ClassListing.ClassListingDisplay&amp;int_category_id=2&amp;int_sub_category_id=17&amp;int_catalog_id\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interested in learning more, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:workforce@spcollege.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">workforce@spcollege.edu<\/a> or (727) 341-4445. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about careers in the fast growing field of project management and what a PMP\u00ae or CAPM\u00ae Certification can do for your career. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1797,"featured_media":8117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[14,12,7,106,6,126],"tags":[4,10,109],"class_list":["post-9158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-exploration","category-career-news","category-employment-preparation","category-featured","category-internships","category-workforce-community-and-corporate-partnerships","tag-career-services","tag-internships","tag-workforce-institute"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1797"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9158"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9168,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9158\/revisions\/9168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}