Certified PDRI Facilitator Program
Master front end planning and significantly enhance your project outcomes with advanced PDRI knowledge and facilitation expertise.
WHY
Apply for certification
Valency’s Certified PDRI Facilitator program demonstrates facilitation expertise and a deep understanding of the Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) methodology. Certification confirms commitment to using PDRI to significantly improve:
Scope Definition
Cost
Schedule
Capital Project Delivery
WHY
Apply for certification
Valency’s Certified PDRI Facilitator program demonstrates facilitation expertise and a deep understanding of the Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) methodology. Certification confirms commitment to using PDRI to significantly improve:
Scope Definition
Cost
Schedule
Capital Project Delivery
Who should apply for certification?
Certification candidates are typically capital project professionals plan on actively facilitating PDRI assessments in their organizations. Some organization will build a group of Certified PDRI Facilitators to provide objective facilitation services for each other’s projects.
Certification Components
1. Complete VAL-102
Complete education course VAL-102 PDRI Principles & Practices
- Completion of VAL-102 PDRI Principles & Practices, a two half-day course, is a prerequisite for completing the Certified PDRI Facilitator program.
2. Successfully Pass Exam
Successfully pass the exam
- Each certification candidate is required to pass a 1 hour online examination that consists of a suite of multiple choice questions that measure comprehension of the PDRI Assessment process and related facilitation skills.
- The online examination is offered after successfully completing VAL-102 course.
- A score of 70% or above is required to pass the exam.
- The exam is only available in English.
3. Complete Practical Assignment
Complete the practical assignment
- Once the pre-requisite VAL-102 PDRI Principles & Practices course and the related VAL-102C exam are successfully completed, the candidate is eligible to complete the Practical Assignment within 12 months. This final component of certification involves demonstration of practical PDRI facilitation skills used in a real project. To complete the practical assignment, each candidate must:
- serve as the PDRI Facilitator for at least one capital project in the front end planning phase of development (PDRI-1, PDRI-2, PDRI-2i or PDRI-3),
- prepare and submit to Valency the PDRI summary report,
- submit a PDRI session attestation form, signed by either the Project Manager or the Project Sponsor, and
- complete the Valency self-evaluation form based on the PDRI facilitation experience.
4. Your Next Steps
Plan your next steps
- Successful candidates receive a Valency Certified PDRI Facilitator Award.
- The certification is valid for a three-year period. To maintain the integrity of your certification, Valency requires that you renew your certification every three years.
- This certification is issued by Valency, a Registered Education Provider for the Construction Industry Institute (CII).
3. Complete Practical Assignment
Complete the practical assignment
- Once the pre-requisite VAL-102 PDRI Principles & Practices course and the related VAL-102C exam are successfully completed, the candidate is eligible to complete the Practical Assignment within 12 months. This final component of certification involves demonstration of practical PDRI facilitation skills used in a real project. To complete the practical assignment, each candidate must:
- serve as the PDRI Facilitator for at least one capital project in the front end planning phase of development (PDRI-1, PDRI-2, PDRI-2i or PDRI-3),
- prepare and submit to Valency the PDRI summary report,
- submit a PDRI session attestation form, signed by either the Project Manager or the Project Sponsor, and
- complete the Valency self-evaluation form based on the PDRI facilitation experience.
4. Your Next Steps
Plan your next steps
- Successful candidates receive a Valency Certified PDRI Facilitator Award.
- The certification is valid for a three-year period. To maintain the integrity of your certification, Valency requires that you renew your certification every three years.
- This certification is issued by Valency, a Registered Education Provider for the Construction Industry Institute (CII).
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Join an upcoming VAL-102 course to start your certification.
Renew Certification
Certification must be renewed every three years, requiring 7 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) in large group facilitation, front end planning, and risk management.
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