Professional Risk Managers' International Association
The Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA) is a non-profit, member-driven professional organization that focuses on the development and education of the risk management profession. Its membership provides a network of risk professionals working to set standards for the global risk profession. PRMIA offers the Professional Risk Manager designation and several other certificate programs for professional certification purposes. Professional Risk Manager. The Professional Risk Manager (PRM) designation is a professional certification offered by PRMIA. The designation was first awarded in 2004. The PRM is an "independent validation" of skills within the financial risk  management profession, and professional ethics. The PRM and the FRM offered by the Global Association of Risk Professionals are often compared as being the two definitive risk management designations in the industry. PRM Candidates are required to pass two exams in sequence; both 4 hours in duration: The exams are computer-based and the questions are all multiple choice; the passing grade is 60%. The exams must be completed over a period of up to two years; they are offered during four specific testing windows per year. Historic individual exam pass rates, under the pre-2019 structure, were 54% for Exam  II (mathematics), 59% for Exams I and III (finance, and risk management), and 78% for Exam IV (standards and case studies); with an overall of just over 65%. The PRM program recognizes other professional designations and gives partial credit to "cross-over" candidates, as well as to graduates of select university programs. Minimum experience requirements are: four years without a bachelor's degree; two years for those with bachelor's degrees; no requirements for holders of a relevant graduate degree (i.e. MBA, MSF, MQF etc.) or of an accepted (CFA, CAIA, CQF, etc.). To maintain the designation, holders are required  to complete 20 "Continuing Risk Learning" credits each year, to renew their "Sustaining Membership", and to uphold the professional and ethical standards as defined by the "PRMIA Standards of Best Practice, Conduct and Ethics". Other certificate programs. PRMIA offers various stand-alone certificate programs designed to give a focused and foundational understanding of various areas of risk management. As for the PRM, the passing score for these is 60%. The computerized tests are offered on all business days. To maintain certification one is required to uphold PRMIA’s professional and ethical standards.