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Submission deadline

Next chartered standard submission deadline is 19 January 2024.

What is the Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) standard?

The Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) standard is a professional benchmark that demonstrates attainment of a defined level of technical knowledge, professional practice and ethical behaviour.

It forms the basis of the assessment that applicants must pass to gain ChPP status and inclusion on the Register of Chartered Project Professionals.

Choose the route for you

View our upcoming assessment cycle dates.

Who should become a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP)?

ChPP is for anyone that meets all of the following criteria:

  • having a proven track record delivering projects, programmes, portfolios or a key control or enabling function
  • having up-to-date knowledge of current practices and methods
  • being actively involved in the project profession

You do not need to be an APM member to apply.

Linkedin Live: Exploring the Revised Chartered Standard - Replay now available

Did you miss our recent LinkedIn Live session where we explored the revised chartered standard? Not to worry, you can catch up on the recorded session.

During the session, Emily Long, our Head of Professional Standards, and Victoria Bailey, the Professional Standards Manager, provided an in-depth exploration of the revised chartered standard and answered questions from the audience during the live Q&A segment.

Watch the replay here

Benefits of becoming a ChPP

External validation

Becoming a Chartered Project Professional gives you recognition, credibility, and validates your expertise. This boosts your reputation, opens doors to new opportunities, and builds trust with clients and peers through external validation of skills.

Networking opportunities

Joining a community of fellow Chartered Project Professionals provides valuable networking opportunities allowing you to connect and collaborate with like-minded professionals in the field.

Increased earning potential

58% of Chartered Project Professional earn over £70,000*. With industry recognition, enhanced expertise, and proven skills, professionals may command higher salaries and rewarding career opportunities.

*Salary and Market Trends Survey 2023

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How to become a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP)

Choose your route to ChPP

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Route 1

for those who have a recognised assessment for technical knowledge

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Route 2

for those who have a recognised assessment for technical knowledge and professional practice

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Route 3

an experiential route for those who do not have a recognised assessment but do meet the eligibility criteria

What is a recognised assessment?

A recognised assessment is awarded to an organisation who can show that a particular development programme or qualification meets either the technical knowledge or the technical knowledge and professional practice criteria needed to achieve the standard.

This means that if you have successfully passed the assessment you’ll be eligible to apply for the Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) standard via Route 1 (for assessments meeting the requirements for technical knowledge) or Route 2 (for assessments meeting the requirements for technical knowledge and professional practice).

Full list of recognised assessments

Assessment cycle dates

We process applications through an assessment cycle. 

Submission deadline

Results release*

Friday 29 September 2023
This cycle is now closed

Wednesday 13 December 2023

Friday 17 November 2023
This cycle is now closed

Wednesday 21 February 2024

Friday 19 January 2024

Wednesday 27 March 2024

Friday 15 March 2024

Wednesday 29 May 2024

Friday 17 May 2024

Wednesday 24 July 2024

Friday 19 July 2024

Wednesday 2 October 2024

Friday 20 September 2024

Wednesday 4 December 2024

*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 public directory on the APM website if they have opted to do so.

Spotlight

Chartered Project Professional of the Year Award

As part of our annual APM Project Management Awards, the 'Chartered Project Professional of the Year Award' celebrates excellence in professional development, project delivery and contribution to society.

Our 2023 winner Ed Mason-Smith, CBO said:

"It's great to be recognised by APM and to have won this award. It highlights the importance of chartered status within the project profession and the credibility it gives in meeting the high professional and ethical standards expected.”

Read Ed's winning entry

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Meet some of our ChPPs

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.

View the register

Preparing to sit your interview under the previous standard?

If you're preparing to sit your interview under the previous standard, you'll find all the relevant documentation here.

Want to speak to a member of the Chartered team?