Prince2 Training

SharksUK

Hi

I am looking to complete Prince2 Foundation and Practitioners courses in the immediate future. I have received some quotes from a couple of training providers but I am looking at £1000+ to complete both with exams (online studying too, not classroom based training).

Has anyone completed this course and if so, who did they complete the training with? I have bought a study book from Amazon which I intended to use as a self study training aid but I'm not sure how long it will take me via this route so was looking to price up the cost of supported training as well.

Any support or advice would be much appreciated to keep the costs as low as possible.

Many thanks
Sharks

illusionek

I did it years ago so things may have changed. No worth spending £££ on Foundation. It is dead easy and self studying is more than sufficient. Practitioner is much more difficult than Foundation. However in Practitioner sessions they teach you only exam techniques rather than new skills or knowledge. From what I recall the exam is quite expensive so if you go with training provider check whether exam fees are included.

JReacher1

You can usually get foundation as a groupon for less than £100. I went with QA for mine but it was paid for by my company.

TrickyDicky101

In my experience (from 6 years ago - and things have changed since then) I found the classroom-based teaching for Practitioners to be very valuable (much less so for Foundation - you could do this with home-study).

Timpu

I used the Dummies Guide books. The revision book was particularly good and very focused. There are apps (possibly free, can't remember) that you can use too.

I didn't get on with online training and found the classroom based course for Practitioner level to be overkill. It was just too much information. The books did well by me.

OP what is motivating you to study for Prince2? There are other project methodologies out there, for example, my workplace has ditched Prince2 for Agile. I ask as there is little point in spending money and energy on something that may possibly become less useful.

Smodlet

Not sure but I think Prince 2 is somewhat out of date. Several people did it years ago where I used to work and only months later were wondering why they had bothered as, in their view, it was not worth much compared to other PM qualifications. The cost of theirs was double what you have been quoted so that may bear this opinion out.

JReacher1

Smodlet wrote: »

Not sure but I think Prince 2 is somewhat out of date. Several people did it years ago where I used to work and only months later were wondering why they had bothered as, in their view, it was not worth much compared to other PM qualifications. The cost of theirs was double what you have been quoted so that may bear this opinion out.

Although this may be true it is still an officially recognized Project management qualification and some employers only recruit people who have it.

Having the qualification will not harm your career when not having it might. Therefore it is always worth having

SharksUK

Hi All

Thank you very much for your responses, apologies it has been a little manic today.

Timpu - I have worked in project management previously but took a big step down when I had my little boy. I'm ready to start building up again but it's difficult and believe that I will have a better chance, and much more confidence, if I gain a qualification to enhance my credibility and CV.

I have bought the study guide already so going to have a look and assess how difficult it would be, hopefully not too hard as per your comments.

Thank you again, your feedback is much appreciated.

mvteng

At the end of last year I bought this from reed.co.uk

Course Purchased: PRINCE2® Foundation and PRINCE2® Practitioner course Including PRINCE2® 2017 online course. WITH FREE MOBILE REVISION APP *Black Friday Offer £19*

They then sent me a code to validate with a company called Balance Global. The course was online, just a whole load of videos explaining each aspect of Prince2. In general, I would say the content was good, and the tutor generally responded to any queries quickly.

I bought the exams directly from APMG and happily passed.

Worth looking at as an option

jobbingmusician

Firstly, you need to know that PRINCE2 has updated from the beginning of 2018. Be sure you get training materials for the new course and not the old one.

Secondly, be aware that - in my experience anyway - most PRINCE2 salesmen are shysters and you can talk them down.

In the end I went with Barnet and Southgate College. I got the OLD course for £550 for online training and exams in Foundation and Practitioner, including the manual. With hindsight, I should have bought the manual (which costs about £80 new) on ebay, and talked them down to £500.

You NEED the manual - I would strongly recommend a printed hard copy rather than an online version. And make sure you get the up to date one. I'm sorry that I am not 100% sure what the new one looks like - I *imagine* the college will be able to tell you. Don't get the old version - this is what the old version looks like https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AXELOS-PRINCE2-Manual-Managing-Successful-Projects-with-PRINCE2/282884868726?hash=item41dd408a76:g:4iYAAOSwxrlaqZT-

PRINCE2 takes the prize for being the most boring, mind-numbing course I have ever done. It's 'just common sense', but you have to learn their jargon to pass the exam. (Practitioner gets more interesting than Foundation.) I found the most effective way was just to keep plugging away, make lots of notes, and do as many free practice questions and papers as I could find. I found the exams taught me more than the tutorials did. I had no problems passing with a high mark once I hit the deadline, but it really needed some resolve. I think 'dummies' plus buying the exams is perfectly viable, but I actually wonder if you'd get it much cheaper than the package I finally managed to negotiate.

In true Martin Lewis style, if I were negotiating now I would start with a company I didn't want to buy from (I recommend not buying from The Knowledge Academy as I found their salesman so objectionable!) Talk them down as low as you can get them, and then you have a comparison price to take to other companies. I was impressed with BSC for the money, but you may find even better. Good luck!

dhivya19991

Hi,

I want to do the Prince2 foundation level as a self study. Could anyone of you recommend a book for me to prepare for the foundation?

Also how do i book my exam and is there any website recommended to book the exam for Prince2 Foundation?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dhivya