The 4cPM International Diploma in Project Management (IDPM) delivery process generates three types of assessable evidence to support judgments of project management competence.
1. Evidence produced by a student by the writing and submission of 3 assignments
2. Evidence which occurs naturally as a result of a student engaging in project management activity. This is recorded/compiled in the Project File.
3. The Student Assessment Record (SAR) which is signed off/verified by the Project Sponsor and/or the Course Tutor. In addition, the Student also verifies the evidence as valid, reliable and sufficient.
JUDGING EVIDENCE OF COMPETENCE
There are 3 judgments applied to assessment evidence by External Examiners:
a. Sufficiency. The evidence supplied by the candidate is enough for the external examiner to make a value judgment of the candidate’s competence.
b. Currency. The evidence supplied by the candidate is up to date, ie: within 2 years of the IDPM start date.
c. Authenticity. The evidence supplied by the candidate is owned by that candidate in the context of their workplace. Judgements here are supported by the Project Sponsor, a colleague or Line Manager in the workplace who signs off the Candidate's work as authentic.
THE EXAMINER'S DECISION
The Examiner will make a decision upon working through the 3 assignments whether the student has met the essential criteria laid out in the IDPM programme, and Standards. The decision is likely to the be one of three assessment results:
1. The student has met the essential criteria
2. The student has met part of the essential criteria but not enough for (1) above
3. The student has not met the essential criteria
In the case of result 2 above, the Examiner will engage the student, with the help of the Project Sponsor, to request further evidence to support a decision. It may be appropriate for the student to write up supplementary assignment evidence, or produce their verified Project File.
FAILURE
A student will fail the 4cPM International Diploma in Project Management – Professional Level (IDPM) under the following three failure circumstances:
A. Parts of the essential criteria are not met, and no further evidence is submitted by the student in a period of 2 years from the first registration date
B. There are unanswered questions regarding the authenticity of the student’s evidence submissions in a period of 2 years from the first registration date
C. The student’s Project File has been formally requested by the Examiner, but it has not been received in a period of 2 years from the first registration date
1. Evidence produced by a student by the writing and submission of 3 assignments
2. Evidence which occurs naturally as a result of a student engaging in project management activity. This is recorded/compiled in the Project File.
3. The Student Assessment Record (SAR) which is signed off/verified by the Project Sponsor and/or the Course Tutor. In addition, the Student also verifies the evidence as valid, reliable and sufficient.
JUDGING EVIDENCE OF COMPETENCE
There are 3 judgments applied to assessment evidence by External Examiners:
a. Sufficiency. The evidence supplied by the candidate is enough for the external examiner to make a value judgment of the candidate’s competence.
b. Currency. The evidence supplied by the candidate is up to date, ie: within 2 years of the IDPM start date.
c. Authenticity. The evidence supplied by the candidate is owned by that candidate in the context of their workplace. Judgements here are supported by the Project Sponsor, a colleague or Line Manager in the workplace who signs off the Candidate's work as authentic.
THE EXAMINER'S DECISION
The Examiner will make a decision upon working through the 3 assignments whether the student has met the essential criteria laid out in the IDPM programme, and Standards. The decision is likely to the be one of three assessment results:
1. The student has met the essential criteria
2. The student has met part of the essential criteria but not enough for (1) above
3. The student has not met the essential criteria
In the case of result 2 above, the Examiner will engage the student, with the help of the Project Sponsor, to request further evidence to support a decision. It may be appropriate for the student to write up supplementary assignment evidence, or produce their verified Project File.
FAILURE
A student will fail the 4cPM International Diploma in Project Management – Professional Level (IDPM) under the following three failure circumstances:
A. Parts of the essential criteria are not met, and no further evidence is submitted by the student in a period of 2 years from the first registration date
B. There are unanswered questions regarding the authenticity of the student’s evidence submissions in a period of 2 years from the first registration date
C. The student’s Project File has been formally requested by the Examiner, but it has not been received in a period of 2 years from the first registration date
