Advanced Professional Certificate in Construction Project Management

This short course in construction project management is designed for -

• Construction professionals who are trained within a design profession or in construction management (architects, structural engineers, designers, construction),
• or those who have three or more years’ experience in project management.

Its relevance is to those who want

• to become truly competent in Project Management, managing the process and lead the project team in a professional, skilled way,
• to gain membership of the APM.

Our aim is to teach you to become a successful project manager; taking time to instil competence from the start. We work with each individual to ensure that they master the learning and are able to apply it in practical situations which may be complex and demanding.

The distance learning course is structured in learning ‘Blocks’. Each Block runs for four to five weeks with weekly video conference calls, distance learning modules and team exercises.  At the end of the course you will have a firm foundation and sufficient depth of knowledge to have confidence in your understanding of project management. The overall length of study is four to five months. For the duration of the course tutors are available to help and guide you.

On satisfactory completion of each block you will be awarded a Certificate of Achievement.

For the last 18 years we maintained APM accreditation but we have now moved away from this process. We believe we can offer a better course for the Construction Industry at better value through having a stronger focus on Construction Industry matters than the APM’s Body of Knowledge & syllabus recognise.  We are committed to maintaining the high standards we have achieved going forward.  The course will continue to cover the syllabus of the APM’s PMQ and PPQ and we will support any of our students who wish to take the APM exams.  However the course is not just about taking exams but teaching you how to become a competent and successful construction project manager. 

The APM exams are not included in the course, these can be arranged when the student is ready to take them. This is normally after a couple of months or more, to give the student time to reflect on the course learning, and to start to implement it in their job. This is the way to embed the new knowledge and make it truly effective. Individual support will be given to those who are preparing to take the APM's PPQ or PMQ exams, or applying to become a Chartered Member.

Block 4 is a one day exam preparation and revision session.

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