Apprenticeship Certificate of Higher Education in Project Management Associate Project Manager

Information for employers

Strengthen and develop the project support skills of your existing talent and attract promising new recruits with our Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship; a cost-effective way to grow and retain talent and expertise.

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Project support that delivers

Designed with employers, our Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship balances theory with a work-based approach that delivers impact to your organisation. Apprentices develop the core skills, knowledge and occupational behaviours to support projects and deliver success.

Who is this apprenticeship for?

This apprenticeship is suitable for job roles that provide project support such as Assistant Project Manager, Junior Project Manager, or Project Support. You may wish to create a new role within your organisation to attract fresh talent or develop your existing staff.

The aims of the Associate Project Manager apprenticeship are to develop the knowledge and skills so your apprentice can contribute to the successful delivery of a project, in any sector, ensuring its scope and benefits are achieved as planned. As part of this, they will identify, resource, schedule and monitor activities that need to happen in a certain sequence and timescale.

As an employer looking at the Associate Project Manager apprenticeship, your motives are to explore ways to attract, recruit, develop and retain new talent or existing employees. This apprenticeship programme can do this, giving you the confidence that your employees have the required skill level to deliver successful projects to a high standard.

Capabilities to better your business

A cost-effective way to develop and retain talent

Degree apprenticeships are a smart investment. You can reinvest Apprenticeship Levy funds to cover the cost of the apprenticeship or receive funding support from the government.

If you operate in England and your annual payroll is over £3 million, you pay a levy of 0.5% of your payroll into a levy account.

The cost of the Associate Project Manager programme for levy paying employers is £7,000 and this can be covered in full using the non-refundable funds in your levy account. If you exhaust the funds in your levy account, then the government will pay 95% of the outstanding fees and you will need to pay the remaining 5%.

If you are an SME, not required to pay the levy, you will pay only 5% of the cost of the apprenticeship programme while the government pays the remaining 95%. The cost of the of the Associate Project Manager programme for non-levy paying employers is just £350.

For more about the Apprenticeship Levy, and to find out about any additional incentive payments for hiring a new apprentice from the government, please visit the key information section on our Degree apprenticeships for employers page.

Our team of dedicated consultants can talk you through the detail.

Don't just take our word for it...

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“ARU is a university that completely understands business. The apprentices at Rhotic Media have absolutely succeeded and have made a material difference to the business."

JOE

Founder, Rhotic Media

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"Apprenticeships are extremely beneficial to our business as we have access to good quality, in-depth training that is targeted to our staff’s development and our business needs."

TIM

IT Director, Minerva Analytics Ltd

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“Capita have long yearned for a programme that provides progression following on from other Project Management qualifications. With this partnership the benefits and longevity of professional development within the Project Management sector will not only benefit the individual, but also our overall offering within our internal divisions."

GEMMA SQUIRE

Professional Development Lead, Capita

Delivered by experts, blending online and face-to-face learning

The course is delivered over 16 months through a mixture of face-to-face workshops at our Cambridge or Chelmsford campus, with on-the-job practical learning, and supported by additional online resources. The End Point Assessment could take up to a further five months.

20% of their learning will be classed as ‘off the job’, which means that they'll be learning during normal working hours either in their place of work or outside – but not part of their normal working duties.

What are the entry requirements? 

As an employer your business sets out the person specifications for the role, but the apprentice will need to meet our entry requirements to be accepted onto the course. You can view the full entry requirements on our apprentice course page.

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Helping you find the right apprentice

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Recruitment support

Our dedicated apprenticeship team is on hand to help you attract the best candidates for your organisation. We can help with:

  • Crafting job advertisements
  • Promoting your vacancy to our registered and targeted candidate mailing list
  • Adding your vacancy to the National Apprenticeship Service ‘Find an Apprenticeship’ on your behalf
  • Sharing opportunities across our social media channels.

Our consultants will also be happy to support you in determining the suitability of the candidates you receive.

Next steps

If you'd like to know more about the apprenticeship, have a current employee in mind or are thinking of recruiting an apprentice for your business, our designated team of experts are here to support you at every step. Get in touch today.