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M_o_R Qualification Scheme

The M_o_R Qualification Scheme is developed by the APM Group Ltd in partnership with the Cabinet Office and The Stationery Office (TSO).

The APM Group accredit a network of training organisations including their trainers and course materials, to be able to offer M_o_R courses and examinations.

PDF Download the M_o_R Syllabus (PDF).

There are two M_o_R qualifications, the Foundation and the Practitioner:

Foundation

  • Multiple choice format
  • 45 questions per paper
  • 23 marks required (out of 45 available) to pass - 50%
  • 45 minutes duration
  • Closed book.

Practitioner

  • Objective testing
  • 9 questions per paper, 180 marks available in total
  • 90 marks required to pass - 50%
  • Three hours duration
  • Candidates may make use of the Management of Risk: Guidance for Practitioners (the Management of Risk 'guide'), published by TSO, together with the APMG guidance document ABC Guide Part A Example Techniques. No material other than the Question Booklet, the Scenario Booklet, the Answer Booklet and the two guides is to be used.

Re-Registration

All M_o_R Practitioners should be re-registered within 3-5 calendar years of their original certification. Find out more about the Re-Registration Examination.

How to take the Exams

There are two routes towards obtain the M_o_R qualifications - you can sit the exams at the end of a training course, or study privately and then book the exam without a training course at one of APM Group's Open Centres. Find out more about Open Centre exams here.

For details of training courses, please contact an Accredited Training Organisation.

Route to Certification

Candidates must pass the Foundation Exam before the Practitioner Exam, either on the same day or separately. If a candidate has previously passed the Foundation Exam, they qualify to sit the Practitioner Exam without needing to re-sit the Foundation. 

If a candidate sits the Foundation Exam only, and passes, they will receive a "Foundation Examination" certificate stating that they have passed. However, if a candidate sits both the Foundation and Practitioner Exam on the same day, and passes both, they will receive a "Practitioner Examination" certificate, but not a "Foundation Examination" one.