It is really tough for newcomers to set up their career profile though the right mediums as soon as they enter the practical field. However, luckily, there are several entry-level certifications being regulated by PMI as well as the IIBA for project management and business analysis professional respectively. CAPM is an entry-level certification for project managers regulated under the PMI, whereas, the ECAB is sentry level Business Analyst Certification regulated under IIBA. Below mentioned are the detailed eligibility criteria for CAPM as well as the ECBA certification for you to check out your suitability for the same.


Entry Level Project Management Certification Eligibility Criteria:

To appear for the CAPM Exam, the applicants need to fulfil all the below mentioned criteria:
  • The applicants should have an education to up to high school or higher.
  • The applicant should have gained a minimum work experience of 1500 hours, leading to several relevant projects. However, people who do not have the required work experience are required to appear for 23 hours of specially designed CAPM training course before they could appear for the certification exam.
Entry Level Business Analyst Certification Criteria:
To appear for the ECBA certification exam, the applicants need to fulfil all the below mentioned criteria:
  • The applicants must have minimum education to up to high school.
  • The applicants must have gained a minimum professional development of 21 hours during the tenure of the past 4 years.
  • The applicants should also agree with all the terms and conditions.
  • The applicants should also agree with the code of conduct, mandatory for the ECBA certification exam.
As you must have noted that either of the above-mentioned certifications does not require any mandatory work experience to apply for, it can even be achieved by newcomers who wish to create a bright career in the field of Project Management and business analysis respectively. It can also them to high demanding jobs in some of the best companies around the world who are in search of qualified and certified professionals to help them build a great future for them.