APM and the Defence Teaming Centre to strengthen project delivery and career pathways in Australia's defence sector

Association for Project Management (APM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Australian defence industry association, the Defence Teaming Centre (DTC), marking a significant step in APM’s continued international growth.

Based in Adelaide, South Australia, the DTC advances Australian industry to meet the needs of defence.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organisations reflects a shared commitment to advance project management capability, enhance professionalism and support careers across the Australian defence sector.

The MoU establishes a framework for collaboration between APM and the DTC to:

• Strengthen the consistency, accountability and performance of project delivery across Australia's defence supply chain through a globally benchmarked standard of project professionalism.
• Promote awareness and recommend APM's Project Fundamentals Qualification, Project Management Qualification and the Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) designation among Australian defence organisations and their supply chains.
• Support alignment between Australian and international (including UK) project professionalism standards to enable smoother collaboration on joint programmes such as the AUKUS defence and security partnership.
• Build long-term career pathways for defence project professionals in Australia, helping to address sector skills shortages.

Professor Adam Boddison OBE, Chief Executive of APM (pictured right), said: “I’m delighted that APM and the DTC will be working together for the benefit of the project profession. This MoU will encourage knowledge-sharing, cross-border collaboration and greater professionalism for the benefit of projects and the people who deliver them – in Australia and the UK.”

Libby Day, Chief Executive of the DTC (pictured left), said: “Collaboration and partnership are key to delivery of major programmes across industry. In high-demand skills areas such as project management, the Defence Teaming Centre looks forward to working with the Association for Project Management to uplift industry capability, for the benefit of all.”

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