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About Stakeholder Engagement Certification

Stakeholder Engagement Overview

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Benefits of Stakeholder Engagement Certification

For Individuals

  • Drive results & benefits through effective collaboration.
  • Improve communication & influencing skills.
  • Prioritise time and organize resources effectively.
  • Generate buy-in & cooperation from key stakeholders.
  • Remove obstacles to progress and success.
  • Draw on a range of experience and techniques for influencing people.
  • Develop a reputation as a key player and influencer.

For Organizations

  • Increased trust and confidence across project teams.
  • Increased certainty and pace of progress.
  • Clearer understanding of remaining resistance.
  • More robust risk management.
  • Increased 360° awareness of organizational circumstances.

    Documentation

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    Study materials

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    Practical People Engagement
    Book (English)
    By
    Patrick Mayfield

    Stakeholder Engagement Certification levels

    Foundation badge

    Foundation

    Become an informed member of a team involved in delivering a change initiative.

    Ready to start your learning journey?

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    Project Plus
    • Based in Wellington, New Zealand
    • Provides training for Individuals, Teams, Organizations
    ChangeQuest
    • Based in Camberley, United Kingdom
    • Provides training for Individuals, Teams, Organizations
    nThen!
    • Based in Nieuw-Beijerland, Netherlands
    • Provides training for Individuals, Teams, Organizations
    Forsa Advies
    • Based in Rijswijk, Netherlands
    • Provides training for Individuals, Teams, Organizations
    Zestgroup BV
    • Based in IJsselstein, Netherlands
    • Provides training for Individuals, Teams, Organizations
    Fox ITSM
    • Based in South Africa
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    Videos

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    Episode 199- Level Up your Career - How to build engagement with stakeholders

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    SFIA

    The SFIA Framework is the global common reference for skills and competency for the digital world.

    This APMG certification has been informally mapped against the SFIA Framework to indicate the skills that are addressed and referenced by the certification. Although it is not yet possible to claim this digital badge, the indicative skills can be used to plan your professional development through assessing the skills you have and the skills you need for the role you want.

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    Foundation

    Foundation

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 4, Stakeholder Relationship Management level 4, Organisational Facilitation level 4

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Stakeholder Relationship Management level 5, Organisational Facilitation level 5

    FAQs

    • Provisional results: After completing the Foundation examination, candidates may receive provisional results either orally from the invigilator or on-screen at the end of an online exam.
    • Official results: Once processed, official results, including a PDF breakdown of marks by syllabus area, are available in the APMG Candidate Portal. Results are issued as the total number of marks achieved.
    • Processing time: Exam papers are usually marked immediately after the exam. APMG formally processes and confirms results via the Candidate Portal within 2 working days of receiving completed papers.
    • Outstanding payments: In exceptional cases, results may be withheld until full payment has been received.

    Once you’ve been notified that you’ve passed your exam, you will have the option to create a digital badge in APMG's Candidate Portal.

    Visit APMG's Candidate Portal, view your exam results and select 'Create Badge'.

    This takes you to the Credly website where the digital badges are hosted. You will be guided through the Credly account creation process.

    Once you have created an account with Credly, log into the account and accept your pending badge.

    Candidates will be able to claim their digital badge and electronic certificate from the APMG Candidate Portal within two business days of their exam result being issued.

    If you are sitting the examination through an Accredited Training Organization, the cost of the exam is generally included in the course fee. Please ensure you confirm with your training provider that the exam is included in these costs. 

    If you have selected a self-study option, please note that APMG-International uses a global pricing model for all exams. The examination fees for candidates attending a public exam centre are determined by the location where the exams are administered.

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    Some certifications do not require training in order to take the exam however, for most certifications, training is advised. 

    For some certifications individuals also have the option to self-study in preparation for the exam and, when they are ready, can even take the exam from the comfort of their home or office.

    You can find details of our self-study exams, available to purchase, via our public exams portal.

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    • Most training providers include the exams with their courses. 
    • Self-study candidates can book and take the exam online from anywhere, with a proctor monitoring via webcam, microphone and desktop. 
    • After booking, you'll receive a registration email to schedule your session through the Candidate Portal, with exams available 24/7.
    • APMG also offers limited public exam sessions at designated regional offices.

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