What is IPMA and what this model can offer to Brazil - Part VII

Usage of the IPMA Certification

The Council of IPMA set up the certification validation organisation shown in the figure below.

·         The IPMA Council of Delegates (CoD), the IPMA Executive Board (ExBo) and the IPMA Vice President Certification make the general decisions concerning the context of IPMA’s certification system and appoint the Certification Validation Management Board.

·         The IPMA Certification Validation Management Board (CVMB) operates, improves and develops IPMA’s system for the certification of competence in project management as well as the corresponding validation.

·         The IPMA Certification System Panel (CSP) is a forum for exchange of experience and harmonisation. It also makes recommendations for improving IPMA’s certification system and validation.

IPMA^® maintains a register of all acknowledged certificates of individuals and organisations granted by the Certification Bodies (CBs) of all Member Associations (MAs).

The Certification Bodies of 50 IPMA^® Member Associations are in operation in all continents of the globe. About 20'000 certificates for individuals are granted per year, 0.4% IPMA Level A^®, 5.1% IPMA Level B^®, 22.3% IPMA Level C^®, 72.2% IPMA Level D^®.

The winners of the IPMA^® International Project Excellence Award received their award at the
25^th IPMA^® World Congress in Brisbane, Australia.

IPMA Delta^® started with 5 assessments completed in 2010/11 for different organisations in 4 countries.

IPMA Brasil was the first IPMA Member Association in South and Latin America and the Caribbean area.

With the LACC Programme IPMA is undertaking a strategic initiative in this region which has a great potential for growth. Now already 6 IPMA Member Associations are in operation.