Project Management Apprenticeships & Qualifications

About Project Management 

Project Management is a highly rewarding and varied career, where you’ll plan, lead and deliver successful projects for an organisation. 

These projects can vary in length and be for a variety of different industries, but they’ll all help to improve an organisation. Every project needs to be managed to make sure it’s successful. An Associate Project Manager knows what needs to be achieved and the steps to take and will work with the project team to get the right result. 

Typical skills needed for Project Management 

Project Managers are skilled in bringing people together to work as a team with clearly defined roles and responsibilities. 

We’re one of the few providers to offer this apprenticeship, which includes a Level 4 Association for Project Management (APM) Project Management Qualification. By studying the APM part of this apprenticeship, you’ll get the insight and expertise of the only chartered body for the project management profession. 

The apprenticeship covers:  

• Project leadership 
• Project governance 
• Stakeholder management 
• Communication 
• Consolidated planning 
• Budgeting and cost control 
• Business case and benefits management 
• Project scope 
• Project schedule 
• Resource management 
• Project risk and issue management 
• Contract management and procurement 
• Project quality 
• Project context 

How do you get into Project Management? 

You don’t always need academic qualifications, but you’ll need a good standard of education, such as GCSEs, including English, maths and ICT. 

Being able to manage projects successfully is a skill that many employers look for, so you don’t have to want to become a Project Manager to benefit from this apprenticeship.