PMP Masterclass

October 2026 Cohort

What the cohort looked like from a learner’s seat: the teaching, the people learning alongside and the support.

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Photographed inKigali, Rwanda

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9 photographs · Kigali

01 · Learn

Taught by an experienced instructor

A PMI Authorized Training Partner instructor leads the sessions, teaching up-to-date content and material.

The instructor standing among the desks and speaking to participants seated with laptops, with wall charts and windows behind. — **The first session**The PMP Masterclass gets under way, led by a PMI Authorized Training Partner instructor.

Participants seated at desks along one side of the room, listening and looking toward the front, with notebooks and water bottles in front of them. — **Following along**Participants follow the first session; the weeks ahead work through the PMBOK® Guide, 8th edition.

A participant resting their chin on a hand and listening, with a notebook, pen and travel mug on the desk and colleagues seated behind. — **Taking it in**Listening closely as the first session gets going.

A participant writing in a notebook at a desk, with a water bottle beside the notebook. — **First notes**The first notes of the course, written in a participant’s own words.

The training room seen from the back, with participants seated at desks facing the front and water bottles and notebooks on the desks. — **The October cohort**The October cohort in the training room in Kigali, at the start of the course.

02 · Connect

A wider view, from other fields

People come to a cohort from different fields, so the conversation reaches further. Hearing how others see the same ideas broadens your understanding and helps you relate it to your own work. The IREC team is close by throughout.

Two participants looking at a phone together, with a PMI banner behind them. — **Peers on the same path**Participants working toward the same PMP credential get to know each other between sessions.

Two participants talking beside a refreshments table with a flask and a cup. — **Refreshments and networking**Tea during the break, and a first chance to get to know peers on the course.

03 · Support

Help within reach

The IREC team is on hand throughout the sessions, so support is within reach.

Participants and members of the IREC team gathered at a table, one seated at a laptop and smiling while others stand and talk. — **Help in the room**The IREC team is on hand in the room, so help is close by.

The instructor in conversation with a participant, explaining a point with an open hand. — **Time with the instructor**A one-to-one conversation with the instructor.

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Next intake: PMP Masterclass · 26 Oct – 13 Nov 2026

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