Examination

Exam quality management

Van Haren Learning Solutions has created a certification program based on the internal certification guidelines of the European Commission with the same certification levels for theoretical and practical knowledge. The Certification Council of the PM² GROUP supports and audits this certification program.

CertN.global, an independent exam institute, manages the PM² Foundation exams according to the European Commission’s guidelines and guarantees a fair and efficient exam process for all candidates.

This collaborative triangle — the PM² GROUP, Van Haren Learning Solutions, and certN.global — guarantees the quality of the PM² Foundation exam.

Fraud and plagiarism

The exam aims to measure the level of knowledge and understanding of the candidate. Fraud and plagiarism are acts that prevent accurate and trustworthy measurement. Below is a list of actions seen as acts of fraud — acting on these will be treated as fraud and have consequences.

• Respecting IP and Copyright: it is strictly forbidden to violate IP and Copyright, such as copying or sharing exam questions and answers.
• Cheating during the test: the person cheating, or offering the opportunity to cheat, is considered an accessory to fraud.
• Possession of tools and resources during tests: having tools that unfairly benefit a candidate — a pre-programmed calculator, websites, mobile phones, books (PDF or hardcopy), course readers, notes, etc. (excluding what is specifically allowed) — is not permitted.
• Identity fraud: having other people assume your identity, or allowing them to take the exam on your behalf, is identity fraud. Both persons are considered to have committed fraud, and an educator who facilitates it is immediately disqualified from the certification process.
• Gaining access to questions or answers: accessing questions or answers prior to the date or time of the exam is fraud. (Exception: questions from the practice exam are allowed.)
• Any other conduct with which a learner (partially) inhibits or attempts to inhibit a correct judgment of their knowledge, understanding or skills, or those of other students, is considered an irregularity which may result in a suitable penalty.

The following applies irrelevant to the finding of fact: whether or not the irregularity is the consequence of a deliberate choice of the learner, whether or not it has led to an unfair advantage for the parties concerned, and whether or not the learner decided to stop the behaviour that can be considered an irregularity.

Instructions and Guidelines

All guidelines, instructions and processes regarding the examination are described in the VHLS Examination Guidelines. The VHLS General Examination Conditions apply to all Van Haren Learning Solutions exams.