Pathway 2 to ChPP (previously Route 1)

Pathway 2 is for project professionals who meet the eligibility criteria and have a recognised assessment for technical knowledge.

What is the eligibility criteria?

To apply for chartered status, you must be professionally active and meet the following criteria:

• Proven experience in delivering projects, programmes, portfolios, or key control/enabling functions.
• Up-to-date knowledge of current practices and methods.
• Active involvement in the project management profession.

If the evidence provided is more than five years old, a currency statement is required to demonstrate how you continue to meet the above criteria.

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How do I apply via Pathway 2?

When you have a recognised assessment that demonstrates your technical knowledge, you can apply through Pathway 2. You will follow a two-stage process: a written submission, followed by an interview.

Stage 1 - Written submission

• Evidence of achieving a recognised assessment.
• Overviews of between one and four projects, programmes or portfolios to provide context for
  further evidence.
• Written statements covering professional practice in the required competences.
• Confirmation of CPD undertaken as required by APM’s scheme during the past 12 months.
• Details of two proposers.
• 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 15 minute interview covering:

• Exploration and validation of your professional practice from your written submission.
• Ethics, compliance, and professionalism.

ChPP Self-Assessment Tool

The ChPP Self-Assessment Tool helps assess your readiness and identify the most suitable evidence for your application, as well as highlight areas for development.

Free online clinics

We run a range of free monthly support clinics to help you through your application to becoming a Chartered Project Professional.

Looking for employer funding?

If you're seeking financial funding from your employer for your Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) application, we've provided a template letter to help you make your request.

Find out if you hold a Pathway 2 recognised assessment

• APM Project Professional Qualification
• APM Practitioner Qualification (PQ)
• Anglia Ruskin University (London) - MSc in International Project Management
• Arden University - BSc in Project Management
• Cranfield University - MSc in Programme and Project Management
• Coventry University - MSc Project Management
• Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University - MSc Project Management
• Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Business School - MSc Project Management (including Post-graduate Diploma in Project Management)
• The University of the West Indies - MSc Project Management (including module PRMG 6009 or PRMG 6013)
• University of Reading, School of the Built Environment – MSc Project Management (including module CEM335)
• University of South Wales - BSc Construction Project Management
• University of South Wales – MSc Construction Project Management
• University of Winchester - MSc Project Management
• York St John University - MSc Project Management / Post-graduate Diploma in Project Management

For all recognised assessments that have a validity date, the certificate needs to be current during the full assessment cycle that an applicant applies under.

Application fees

Your payment is split between the two assessment stages. The annual registration fee will be £90 +VAT, with the first payment due 12 months after award of ChPP. For members of APM, the fee will be aligned to your membership renewal date.

Should any part of the process need to be repeated, the appropriate fee for that part of the process must be paid at re-submission.

Assessment cycle dates

We process applications through an assessment cycle. 

*The results release date is provisional, subject to interview availability and volume. Successful applicants will be notified via email from the chartered team and will be added to the Register of Chartered Project Professionals on the APM website if they have opted to do so.

Register of Chartered Project Professionals

The register lists Chartered Project Professionals who have met the standard by demonstrating a defined level of technical knowledge, professional practice and ethical behaviour.

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