The Managing Benefits™ Foundation qualification serves as a fundamental step towards understanding benefits management principles and practices. Through the Managing Benefits Foundation certification, you will gain an understanding of the scope, objectives, and barriers to effective benefits management, as well as how to implement successful approaches.

Combining established guidance, the Managing Benefits Foundation certification consolidates existing resources into a singular source. It is ideal for anyone committed to optimising benefits from change initiatives while ensuring cost-effectiveness. Upon completion, you will be well placed to implement diverse methods for forecasting realistic benefits and for facilitating more efficient practices.

Managing Benefits™ Foundation

Study Options and Start Dates

Face to Face Classes
From £1820 +VAT

Virtual Classes
From £1610 +VAT

Our Virtual Classes and Face to Face Classes start at regular intervals.

What’s Included

Up to 12 months of support to complete your course

Access to online learning material

Unlimited support access

Test yourself quizzes

Online exam available to book at any time

What’s Involved

The Managing Benefits™ Foundation will cover a range of topics, including:

  • Definitions, scope, and objectives of benefits management
  • Principles upon which successful approaches to benefits management are based
  • Barriers to its effective benefits management and the key characteristics of success
  • Five practices contained within the Benefits Management Cycle and relevant techniques applicable to each practice
  • Key elements of portfolio-based benefits management
  • Scope of key roles and responsibilities for benefits management and the typical contents of the main benefits management documentation
  • The various approaches to implementation and the factors to consider in sustaining progress.

Download the Managing Benefits Syllabus

To gain the full Managing Benefits Foundation certification you must complete one examination.

The assessment consists of 50 multiple-choice questions, to be answered in time frame of 40 minutes and  is to be taken online. The pass mark is 50%.

3 Day Virtual Course
£1610 + VAT with 12 months of support

3 Day Face to Face Course
£1820 + VAT with 12 months of support
£1920 + VAT at London locations with 12 months of support

The cost of one exam is included within our course costs. You can also add APMG Retake Ready, giving you one additional exam resit if needed.

You can pay in three monthly instalments using PayPal Pay in 3.

The Managing Benefits™ Foundation can be studied in two different ways: Virtual Classes and Face to Face Classes.

Virtual Classes run over 3 days, live online from 9am – 4.30pm. These classes enable you to engage with our expert trainers and fellow classmates in real-time.

Face to Face Classes run over 3 days from 9am – 4.30pm. These in-person, interactive classes, take place across our wide range of UK study venues.

Download the Managing Benefits Timetable 2026/2027

The Managing Benefits Foundation is aimed at professionals who want to ensure the best use of taxpayers’ and shareholders’ funds by optimising the benefits realised from change initiatives. This includes those in roles like Senior executives, Business managers, and Portfolio managers.

However, there are no formal entry requirements to study the Foundation.

Try our online learning system for free!

Our online learning system provides study support for all our students. Complete the form below to gain your two-week free trial that includes access to our interactive learning materials, recorded webinars, podcasts, course notes, reading resources as well as analysis of exam questions and self-progress tests.