Associate Project Manager

Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard

Associate Project Manager: THE ROLE

This is a Level 4 apprenticeship standard. The broad purpose of the occupation is to contribute to the successful delivery of a project, ensuring its scope and benefits are achieved as planned. They do this primarily by identifying, resourcing, scheduling, and monitoring the activities that need to happen in a certain sequence and timescale. They monitor the project objectives and milestones and adjust plans in accordance with evolving circumstances. Projects can be large or small and deliver a required product that either creates something new or improves efficiency and effectiveness, such as designing and constructing a new motorway or implementing a new IT system. Projects are diverse in nature and could involve anything from banking through to construction. Many organisations deliver their own projects, using in-house associate project managers to work on scope they might be already familiar with

ABOUT THIS APPRENTICESHIP

  • Qualification Topics

    • Differences and independencies between project, programme, portfolio management and business as usual
    • Techniques to understand project  context, benefits of project governance structure, requirements and process including potential impact
    • Roles and responsibilities within project environment
    • Project management approaches such as linear, interactive and hybrid life cycle
    • Resource management
    • Principle and purpose of a business case, its maintenance and delivery
    • Project management planning, delivery, analysis including critical path analysis
    • Stakeholder management
    • Communication techniques and approaches
    • Information management
    • Managing conflict and negotiation principles
    • Principles of earned value management and the interpretation 
    • Project risks and issue management
    • Procurement strategies  and processes 
    • Relevant regulation and legislation including ethics, sustainability and  Net Carbon zero

  • What's Involved

    This Level 4 Apprenticeship includes: 

    • On the job skills training 
    • Off the job skills training 
    • Level 2 Functional Skills in English & Maths, if required.
    • Planning, Target Setting and Feedback 
    • Mock End Point Assessments
    • End Point Assessment (after at least 8 months)
    • 3500 word Written Project report with 60 min presentation and 40 min questioning
    • 60 min professional discussion underpinned by portfolio

  • Who Should Pursue This Apprenticeship

    An employee in this occupation will be responsible for identifying, defining, and delivering some or all the aspects of a projects lifecycle within the limits set by the project manager. Associate project managers work on their own and in a range of team settings. They may contribute to the drafting of business cases that justify why a project is required. They will collaborate with stakeholders to negotiate and allocate project activities to members of the integrated project team.


Duration

This Apprenticeship is typically completed in 18 months.

Delivery

Delivered online with remote support from Rewards Training throughout the apprenticeship.

Progression

This apprenticeship provides routes for career growth and progression to further sector specific training.