For the Contracting Certification Exam (CON 3990V) and the two Program Management certification exams (PMT 4890V for Practitioner level and PMT 4990V for Advanced level), defense acquisition workforce members must achieve the minimum passing score of 70 percent. The Department of Defense allows for the exam to be taken no more than three times in a 12-month period, with a minimum waiting period of 30 days between attempts.
Contracting (CON): Contracting workforce members are strongly encouraged to take either CON 3900V (Contracting Certification Exam Prep Course) or CON 3910 (Online Contracting Certification Exam Prep) before their first CON certification exam attempt, in order to increase their chance of success. They must complete CON 3900V if they fail the certification exam on their first attempt.
Program Management (PM): PM workforce members are strongly encouraged to take the appropriate exam prep course (Practitioners – PMT 4800V or PMT 4810 and Advanced – PMT 4900V or PMT 4910) prior to their first attempt at the PM certification exam, in order to increase their chance of success. They must complete PMT 4800V (PM Practitioner Certification Exam Prep Course) or PMT 4900V (PM Advanced Certification Prep Course), whichever course is appropriate for their certification level, if they fail the certification exam on their first attempt.
