Chartered Project Professional

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.

ChPP support services
We have a range of free online support clinics and one-day workshops to help you prepare for your application.

Preparing to sit your interview under the previous standard?

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.

How to become a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP)

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).

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 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

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.

• Guidance document
• Standard document
• Matrix tool