Associate Project Manager (Higher Apprenticeship)

University of SuffolkIpswich, United Kingdom

Course overview

There is growing demand for project management professionals across the public and private sector to work on complex projects such as Sizewell C, power generation and infrastructure projects and other Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs). The Associate Project Manager (Higher Apprenticeship) offers a route into these careers and is suited to those without any previous experience of project management. | This course delivers the Associate Project Manager apprenticeship standard, a Level 4 qualification that might be a first step on a career to become a Project Manager or Project Controller. The Associate Project Manager course at the University of Suffolk is an entry-level course for those who will be responsible for identifying, defining and delivering some or all aspects of a project with the support and guidance of a Project Manager.

Associate Project Managers are likely to be involved in many difference aspects of the project life cycle including the drafting of bu

Key highlights

Delivers the Level 4 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship standard
Suited to those with no previous project management experience
Route into complex projects such as Sizewell C and NSIPs
Covers identifying, defining and delivering aspects of a project
Involvement across many stages of the project life cycle
First step towards becoming a Project Manager or Project Controller

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff points: 48 — Text: 48 UCAS Points (or above)
A-level: DD — A-Level: DD
BTEC: PPP — BTEC: PPP
T-level: Pass — T Level: Pass D or E
GCSE: C/4 or above — to include English, Mathematics

Scholarships

International Merit Scholarship
The awards are £1,000 - £3,000 based on your academic achievements and level of study.
Up to £1,000
Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Health Scholarship
We will be awarding fifty (50) Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Health Scholarships of £4,000 value each in the 2025/26 academic year.
Up to £4,000

Careers this course leads to

Associate Project Manager
Project Manager
Project Controller
Project Coordinator
Project Support Officer

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Suffolk, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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