In September 03 2007, the APMG launched a revised set of MSP™ qualification, in-line with the updated MSP™ Guide published by TSO.
The content and style of the qualifications has been revised to three levels of qualification as follows:
1. Foundation Examination;
2. Practitioner Examination;
3. Advanced Practitioner Examination.
The
Practitioner Examination, formally known as the Intermediate Examination, has been revised to an objective marking style, consists of advanced type of multiple choices where understanding and application has to be shown when deriving the answer and is based on the ‘Blooms Taxonomy’ model of questioning.
MSP™ Exam Structure
| Exam |
Foundation |
Practitioner |
Advanced Practitioner |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
Pass MSP Foundation Exam |
Pass MSP Practitioner Exam |
| Format |
Multiple Choice |
Objective Testing Style:
- Multiple Choice
- Yes/No
- Multiple Response
- Matching
- Sequencing
- Assertion
- Reason
|
Essay style |
| Duration |
40 minutes |
2 hours |
3 hours |
| No. of Questions |
50 |
9 (each worth 20 marks) |
75 |
| Pass Requirement |
25+ |
90+ |
38+ |
| Open/Closed Book |
Closed Book |
Closed Book
|
Open Book. Only MSP manual is allowed. |