A destination board, a heritage charity or a grant-funded tourism programme that wants proof its project will be run with discipline will often put one name in front of its staff: PM4SD. The Foundation paper from APMG International has 50 multiple-choice questions, runs 40 minutes, is closed-book and needs 25 marks to pass. This guide shows what it tests, using a tourism project people actually recognise.

Who ends up needing PM4SD Foundation, and who asks for it?
PM4SD stands for Project Management for Sustainable Development. APMG International describes the Foundation level as written for people involved in the day-to-day management of tourism initiatives, whether projects, programmes or strategies, with sustainable development as the aim. Its examples are project and programme managers, executives, project officers and stakeholders, plus people who make decisions on sustainable development policy and tourism management at local, regional, national or international level.