CAPM® exam prep: Your First PMI Certification
Your first step into project management with a globally recognized credential to show for it.
Natalia Starynska
official PMI materials
training hours
live sessions
PMI Premier ATP in Ukraine
Who this course is for
You are planning a project management career
and want a credential that opens doors, not just a course certificate
You are a project manager with up to 3 years of experience
and want to systematize what you already know, fill the gaps, and add business analysis to your toolkit
You have just been assigned to lead a project
with no formal training behind you and need a solid framework fast
You are a business analyst, team lead, or coordinator
who works on projects every day and wants to understand the full picture — predictive, agile, and everything in between
You want PMP in the future
The CAPM gives you the foundational knowledge that makes PMP preparation significantly faster. Many CAPM holders pursue PMP once they have accumulated the required 36 months of experience
This course is NOT for you if:
You already have 3+ years of project leadership experience You are ready for PMP - see our PMP Exam Prep course instead. You are looking for a tools or software course This is a PMI certification prep course, not a tool training.
Why we created this course
What you'll be able to do
Concrete skills and outcomes you'll walk away with
Explain how projects are structured and governed
across predictive, agile, and hybrid approaches
Apply the project manager's toolkit to real situations
scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, procurement, and stakeholder engagement, in both waterfall and agile contexts
Read a project scenario and identify what needs to happen next
the judgment that CAPM tests, and that real project work demands
Work with business analysis frameworks
requirements elicitation, stakeholder analysis, needs assessment, and solution evaluation: skills that make you useful far beyond project management
Navigate agile frameworks
Scrum, Kanban, Lean, XP, and how to choose the right approach for the right project
Sit the CAPM exam prepared
with 23 contact hours, official PMI materials, and exam simulation practice behind you
Multiple sessions. One coherent program.
Module 1: Becoming a Certified Associate in Project Management
Introduction to the course
An overview of project management
Acount the CAPM certification
Introduction to the case
- Introduction to the course
- An overview of project management
- Acount the CAPM certification
- Introduction to the case
Why learn with INSTAR and this trainer
Natalia Starynska holds dual PMI instructor authorization: both PMP® and CAPM®
One of very few specialists in Ukraine to hold both, granted directly by PMI. This matters: she teaches CAPM not as a standalone credential but as the first step in a PM career that eventually leads to PMP and beyond. She knows what comes after, and she builds that awareness into how she teaches.
15+ years. 1,200+ professionals. 80+ courses
Across IT, banking, construction, pharmaceuticals, and the public sector. She has seen what project managers actually struggle with when they start, and the course is built around fixing those gaps, not just covering the syllabus.
This is not a lecture. It is a learning experience.
Natalia's approach as an education designer: group project work runs from Module 1 to Module 12, problem-based learning on real scenarios, official PMI materials, and exam simulation, because understanding the content is not the same as being ready to sit the exam.
INSTAR is Ukraine's PMI Premier ATP
100% official PMI materials. Every PDU pre-approved by PMI. The CAPM exam simulator available exclusively to Premier ATP students.
Who leads the course
Natalia Starynska
Senior Project Management Consultant
Over 15 years of managing organizational, consulting, and educational projects, including 5 years of experience managing projects in the public sector; 10 years of consulting experience in establishing project management practices in organizations; 10 years of delivering project management training; Head of the NGO "Vyshche" - a community for learning and teaching; Educational trainer and consultant. Author and developer of “Personal Couching” format Takes active part in public activities in PMI Kiev Chapter Participant of the program of experience exchange and work with international institutes and organizations in the sphere of project management.
Graduate results and what they say
"I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: Project Management Professional (PMP)® from Project Management Institute! Thank you to Alina Piddubna from Instar for the excellent preparation and guidance — your help made this journey so much easier. To those preparing, stay consistent, and trust the process - success is achievable!"
"Everything was laconically, clear and just excellent"
"After a four-year journey of: - thinking about the PMP certification - signing up for my first self-paced online PMP prep course on Udemy - relocating from Ukraine to the UK - completing PMP training by Alina Piddubna at InStar - diverting to obtain PRINCE2 Foundation and PRINCE2 Practitioner certifications - having the joy of obtaining SAFe SA and ICP-DAS certifications - diverting again to pass AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification inspired by cloud technology - moving from Oldham to Salford to London - finding myself as a scrum master in Finance Change & Tech (dream, no less!) - realising that my approved application for a PMP exam will expire in 2 months and I need to read through the remaining 430 pages of the famous "Rita" - PMP Exam Prep book by RMC Learning Solutions ... I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: Project Management Professional (PMP)® from Project Management Institute!"
"I am officially PMP Certified! This exam was like managing a crisis project: • Initiated the preparation • Planned endless mock tests and caffeine marathons • Executed (or rather, survived 230 minutes) • Controlled stress levels (spoiler: failed) • Closed the exam (and almost triggered a risk mitigation plan for emotional breakdown). A huge thank you to Yuliia Nikolaieva Veronika Khramova Olga Bezhenar Alina Piddubna for being part of this crisis project with me! Your support, motivation, and patience helped me navigate through all the uncertainties and scope changes. "
Learning approach
Official PMI content delivery
Structured learning aligned to the CAPM exam: PMBOK® Guide, PMI Guide to Business Analysis, Process Groups Practice Guide, Agile Practice Guide
Group project work
A single practice case runs across all 12 modules: you apply each topic to a real project as you learn it, not in isolation
Problem-based learning
Collaborative group tasks built around realistic project problems, because the exam tests situational judgment, not definition recall
CAPM Exam Simulator
Full exam simulation under real conditions, so the exam format is not a surprise on test day
Homework after each module
Topic-by-topic knowledge checks to consolidate what you have covered before the next session
Group chat
Direct access to Natalia and your cohort throughout the course for questions, clarifications, and shared preparation
Format and price
Course information
- Dates
- 6–29 October 2026
- Sessions
- 8 sessions × 3 hrs (Tue & Thu)
- Time
- 19:00–22:15 Kyiv time · 1–4 pm EST
- Level
- Beginner
- PDU / training hours
- 23
- Language
- English
- Format
- Live online
- English level required
- B1 or higher
- Cohort size
- up to 10 participants to preserve discussion quality
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