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Accepted qualifications for full membership
*Accepted qualifications must be current and valid throughout the application/assessment period*
Route 1 - Experience & qualifications
- APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)
- See full list of APM Academic Accredited courses
- Anglia Ruskin University (London) - MSc in International Project Management
- APM Group – Praxis Framework Professional
- APMG International Agile Project Management Practitioner (AgilePM®)
- Arden University - BSc in Project Management
- AtkinsRéalis Certified Project Professional (ACPP) (previously ADS&T PM Competency Assessment)
- PeopleCert PRINCE2® Agile Practitioner (previously Axelos PRINCE2® Agile Practitioner)
- PeopleCert MSP® Practitioner (previously Axelos MSP® Practitioner)
- PeopleCert PRINCE2® Practitioner (previously Axelos PRINCE2® Practitioner)
- PeopleCert MoP® Practitioner (previously Axelos MoP® Practitioner)
- Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd - BSP Project Engineering (PE2) / Project Services (PS2) Job Competency Profile (JCP)
- Coventry University - MSc Project Management
- Cranfield University - MSc in Programme and Project Management
- EAL Diploma in Project Management at SCQF Level 8
- EAL Level 4 Diploma in Project Management
- EAL Level 4 examination Understanding Project Management Principles
- IPMA Level D
- Level 4 diploma in project management
- Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University - MSc Project Management
- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP®)
- RICS Chartered Commercial Project Management Surveyor (MRICS)
- RICS Chartered Project Management Surveyor (MRICS)
- Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Business School - MSc Project Management (including Post-graduate Diploma in Project Management)
- Royal Dutch Shell 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
- 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
- The University of the West Indies - MSc Project Management (including module PRMG 6009 or PRMG 6013)
- University of Winchester - MSc Project Management
- York St John University – MSc Project Management - Project Management MSc | York St John University (yorksj.ac.uk)
Route 2 - Direct Entry qualifications
- APM Certificated Project Manager (CPM)
- APM Major Project Leadership Specialist Certificate
- APM Practitioner Qualification (PQ)
- APM Project Professional Qualification (PPQ)
- APM Project Professional Qualification 2nd Edition
- Chartered Project Professional (ChPP)
- AIPM Member (MAIPM)
- IPMA Level A
- IPMA Level B
- IPMA Level C
- Level 6 Integrated Degree Apprenticeship in Project Management