What is 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 chartered 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 one of the following:

• Pathway 2 (for assessment for technical knowledge)
• Pathway 3 (for assessment for professional practice)
• Pathway 4 (for assessments for both professional practice and technical knowledge)

Recognised assessment providers

Pathway 2

• APM Project Professional Qualification
• APM Practitioner Qualification (PQ)
• Anglia Ruskin University (London) - MSc in International Project Management
• Arden University - BSc in Project Management
• Aston University - MSc Project Management
• Cranfield University - MSc in Programme and Project Management
• Coventry University - MSc Project Management
• Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University - MSc Project Management
• Reykjavik University - Advanced Master of Project Management (AMPM)
• Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Business School - MSc Project Management (including Post-graduate Diploma in Project Management)
• The University of the West Indies - MSc Project Management (including module PRMG 6009 or PRMG 6013)
• University of Leeds – MSc Engineering Project Management
• University of Reading, School of the Built Environment – MSc Project Management (including module CEM335)
• University of South Wales - BSc Construction Project Management
• University of South Wales – MSc Construction Project Management
• University of Winchester - MSc Project Management
• York St John University - MSc Project Management / Post-graduate Diploma in Project Management

Pathway 3

• APM Project Management Qualification
• Project Management Institute (PMI) - Project Management Professional (PMP)^® Certification

You’ll need to validate your experience to confirm your Recognised Assessment for Professional Practice for the Pathway 3. 

Get your APM validation here

Pathway 4

• APM Group – Praxis Framework Professional
• APM Registered Project Professional (RPP)
• AtkinsRéalis Certified Project Professional (ACPP) (previously ADS&T PM Competency Assessment)
• bp PLC - bp Certified Project Professional (bpCPP)
• Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd (BSP) – BSP Project Engineering (PE2) / Project Services (PS2) Job Competency Profile (JCP)
• Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd - Front-End Development Manager, Level 2
• Shell plc Level 2 and 3 project professional roles via the Shell Project Academy's Assessment and Accreditation Process. Details can be found here (or *Requires Shell login)
• Sellafield Ltd – Sellafield Project Manager Level 2 Assessment
• Siemens - Senior Project Management Certification
• University of Cumbria - Masters in Project Leadership

For all recognised assessments that have a validity date, the certificate needs to be current during the full assessment cycle that an applicant applies under.

Are you an organisation interested in APM Recognised Assessment?

If you are an organisation looking to put your assessment through the APM Recognised Assessment Scheme please contact recognisedassessments@apm.org.uk for the application form and guidance.