Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) Support Package

Pathway 1

This pathway is for project professionals who do not have a recognised qualification or assessment but meet the criteria through experience. This pathway can be broken into 2 stages, as below. The written submission will need to be successfully achieved before you are invited to move onto the Interview stage, and you will also need to declare you have kept up to date through continuing professional development (CPD).

Stage 1: Written Submission

You will need to provide overviews of up to 4 projects, programmes or portfolios to provide context for further evidence, written statements covering professional practice in the required competences and provide details of two proposers. You will need to declare you have kept up to date through continuing professional development (CPD) and agreement to commit to and comply with the APM Code of Professional Conduct.

Stage 2: Interview

After this your application will be assessed and if successful you will be invited to an interview which will last up to 2 hours covering professional practice, technical knowledge (assessing your breadth of knowledge) and ethics.

You will be fully briefed on developing a successful application and receive one to one support through both stages to ensure a successful outcome at both stages.

Pathway 2

If you have a recognised assessment for technical knowledge such as the APM PPQ or an accredited Bachelors or Masters degree, you are eligible for Pathway 2. This pathway can be broken into 2 stages, as below. The written submission will need to be successfully achieved before you are invited to move onto the Interview stage, and you will also need to declare you have kept up to date through continuing professional development (CPD).

Stage 1: Written Submission

You will need to provide evidence of achieving a recognised assessment, an overview of up to 4 projects, programmes or portfolios to provide context for further evidence. Also written statements covering professional practice in the required competences, details of two proposers and confirmation of your CPD undertaken as required by APM’s scheme during the past 12 months. Also agreement to commit to and comply with the APM Code of Professional Conduct.

Stage 2: Interview

This stage will cover validating your written submission in stage 1 on ethics, compliance and professionalism. The interview will be one hour and 15 minutes.

You will be fully briefed on developing a successful application and receive one to one support through both stages to ensure a successful outcome at both stages.

Pathway 3

If you have a recognised professional practice qualification such as APM PMQ or PMI PMQ and proven experience in delivering projects, programmes, portfolios, or key control/enabling functions, you are eligible for Pathway 3. This pathway can be broken into 2 stages, as below.

The written submission will need to be successfully achieved before you are invited to move onto the Interview stage, and you will also need to declare you have kept up to date through continuing professional development (CPD).

Stage 1: Written Submission

At this stage, you are required to provide evidence of achieving a recognised assessment that demonstrates your professional practice, you will need to provide an overview of up to 4 projects, programmes or portfolios that provide context for further evidence, details of two proposers and written statements covering professional practice in required competencies. You are also required to demonstrate you have undertaken CPD in line with APM’s scheme in the last 12 months and agreement to commit to and comply with the APM Code of Professional Conduct.

Stage 2: Interview

If your written submission is successful, you’ll be invited to a one-hour interview that covers an assessment of your technical knowledge across a range of competences as well as ethics, compliance and professionalism.

You will be fully briefed on developing a successful application and receive one to one support through both stages to ensure a successful outcome at both stages.

Pathway 4

If you have a recognised assessment for both technical knowledge and professional practice qualification such as the Praxis Framework Professional, APM Registered Project Professional (RPP) or other registered assessments, then Pathway 4 will be best suited to you. This pathway can be broken into 2 stages, as below. The written submission will need to be successfully achieved before you are invited to move onto the Interview stage, and you will also need to declare you have kept up to date through continuing professional development (CPD).

Stage 1: Written Submission

You will be asked to evidence your achievement of a recognised assessment, provide details of two proposers and the details of your CPD being undertaken within the past 12 months.

Stage 2: Interview

You will then be invited to an interview covering your CPD, ethics, and the currency of mandatory competencies. This interview will last up to 30 minutes.

You will be fully briefed on developing a successful application and receive one to one support through both stages to ensure a successful outcome at both stages.