Associate Project Manager     Level 4     Typical Duration: 24 Months

Manage project work and teams for businesses and other organisations

Every project, large or small, needs to be managed to ensure its success. As an apprentice, you’ll develop into a capable associate project manager who knows what needs to be achieved, how it will be achieved, how long it will take and how much it will cost, and is able to work with the project team to achieve the desired results. Integral to this occupation are good planning, organisation, leadership, management and communication skills, all of which you’ll need to call on to utilise people with the suitable skills, qualifications, experience and knowledge, and get them to work together, with clearly defined reporting lines, roles, responsibilities and authorities. On commencement, you may become a student member of the Association for Project Management as the first step of professional membership.

Delivery is a blend of:

• Online content supporting the development of relevant knowledge, behaviours and skills, set by the standard
• Workshops and live content to underpin the e-learning resources
• Review meetings with the tutor and manager

Over the course of the apprenticeship, students build an electronic portfolio of evidence that showcases their knowledge, skills and behaviours. If apprentices do not already have Maths and English at level 2 or above, students will also study these as part of the apprenticeship standard. After a minimum of 12 months, when apprentices have completed their portfolio and are meeting the standard required, they progress to the final End Point Assessment (EPA)

Eligibility

People of all ages and educational backgrounds can become apprentices, but there are some restrictions, the most important of which are:

• The employer and the training provider must ascertain that the apprenticeship will allow the individual to gain substantive new skills. The training therefore needs to be materially different from any prior qualification or previous apprenticeship;
• The period of teaching and learning must be at least 12 months and, during this time, apprentices are expected to spend at least 6 hours a week of their time in “off the job” training. This must be part of their contracted working hours.
• Before the learner commences their apprenticeship standard, a functional skills initial assessment in English and Maths will be taken to match the appropriate standard and level.
• An assessment of their recognised prior learning will also take place.