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.

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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.

Chartering a safer future for the built environment

Do you work in the built environment? As of 1 October 2023 you now need to prove you have the competence or are supervised by a competent project professional as defined in the Buildings Safety Act to manage the construction of buildings of any size. Our chartered standard has been named as a way of proving professional competence. Those who hold ChPP and have the relevant experience in the built environment, will be regarded as being able to demonstrate competence until September 2025.

You can find out more about the changes here. Register your place for the upcoming webinar.

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.

New pathway to Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status

A new pathway towards gaining chartered status is set to be introduced later this year. The pathway will recognise validated professional practice built globally through qualifications and experiences in organisations across the profession.

Hear from our Chief Executive Professor Adam Boddison in our latest news story about the new pathway.

Express your interest to be the first to know about when our new Professional Practice Pathway is open for applications later on this year.

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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 (previous standard)
• Standard document
• Matrix tool