Corporate Accreditation

APM Corporate Accreditation assesses your organisation’s professional development scheme and your commitment to the APM Five Dimensions of Professionalism. This recognition provides assurance to your key stakeholders and allows you to attract and retain the best project management talent in the country.  

Organisations currently holding APM Corporate Accreditation include

Programme nameCompany
Project Manager Development ProgrammeAcando UK Ltd
BAA – Heathrow Airport Limited, Capital Programmes DirectorateBAA
Lifecycle Management (LCM) and Project Management Developing You (PMDY)BAE Systems
Costain Project Management Academy (PMA)Costain
Programme and Project Management (PPM) Professional Capability Improvement ProgrammeDepartment for Work and Pensions
Project Management Service LineEC Harris
Project Way - Approach to Project Management Professional Career DevelopmentEDF Energy
Finmeccanica PMP (Project Management Programme)Finmeccanica
Programme and Project Management (P&PM) AcademyFujitsu Services
Programme Management Governance & Development ProgrammeGeneral Dynamics UK Ltd
The Lloyds Banking Group Change Management approachLloyds Banking Group
Project management professional development programmeNATS
Project Management AcademyPera Innovation Ltd
Raytheon UK Programme Leadership - Professional Development ProgrammeRaytheon UK
Rider Levett Bucknall UK Limited Project Management AcademyRider Levett Bucknall UK Limited
Project/Programme Management Career and Professional Development FrameworkRolls-Royce
Project Management Career Path ProgrammeSellafield Ltd
Shell Opportunity and Project Management Competence Development ProgrammeShell
PM@Siemens UK AcademySiemens
Thales (UK) - Bids and Project Management Capability Improvement Programme (CIP)Thales (UK)
Project Manager Professional Development ProgrammeThe Clarkson Alliance
PYRAMID professional development programmeTransport for London (TFL)
Yorkshire Water/IT (YWIT) Project Management Professional Development ProgrammeYorkshire Water
Project Management Development Programme4Delivery Ltd

Case studies of a number of our accredited organisations can be found here.

Exclusive benefits of Corporate Accreditation include:

  • A certificate, valid for three years.
  • An APM Accreditation logo to use on all relevant promotional material.
  • A listing and link on the APM website.
  • A case study based on your application, to enhance your company's profile.
  • A copy of the assessor’s report, to use for further development of your programme.


How to gain corporate accreditation

Stage 1 – Contact APM and talk to one of our business development managers about our scheme. They will help you evaluate your readiness to apply.

Stage 2 – To apply, you will need to complete our application form, answering the questions as fully as possible. Here you will explain how your organisation meets the criteria for accreditation. In particular, our Assessors will look for evidence of your organisation’s commitment to the APM Five Dimensions of Professionalism. A full set of guidance notes is provided and you will also have the support of your APM business development manager throughout.

Stage 3 – Our assessors will conduct a desk assessment of your application and complete a report. We will inform you promptly of the outcome. You will receive a copy of the report and advice on areas that require development in order to meet the standards of accreditation, if necessary.

Fees and duration
Corporate accreditation lasts for three years with an annual payment for each of the three years.

Next steps
For further information or guidance, please contact the accreditation team, or call 01844 271690.

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