Degree Apprenticeship BSc (Hons) Project Management Project Manager

Who is this apprenticeship for?

This apprenticeship is for anyone responsible for managing end-to-end projects or a sub-set of more complex projects. The programme is also ideal for anyone aspiring to work in project management and develop the practical project management and leadership skills needed to be a highly successful and efficient project manager. The apprenticeship is suitable for apprentices working within the public, private and third sectors and in a wide range of industries. You may wish to create a new role within your organisation to attract fresh talent or develop your existing staff.

Capabilities to better your business

• Develop existing staff, emerging talent or new recruits into qualified project managers
• Apprentices learn from expert academics and industry professionals, equipping them with the full range of knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to your organisation
• You’ll have the opportunity to instil your organisation’s business culture and working style from an early stage 

A cost-effective way to develop and retain talent

Degree apprenticeships are a smart investment. You can reinvest Apprenticeship Levy funds to cover the cost of the apprenticeship or receive funding support from the government. 

If you operate in England and your annual payroll is over £3 million, you pay a levy of 0.5% of your payroll into a levy account. 

The cost of the Project Management programme for levy paying employers is £22,000 and this can be covered in full using the non-refundable funds in your levy account. If you exhaust the funds in your levy account, then the government will pay 95% of the outstanding fees and you will need to pay the remaining 5%. 

If your organisation is not required to pay the levy, you will pay only 5% of the cost of the apprenticeship programme while the government pays the remaining 95%. The cost of the of the Project Management programme for non-levy paying employers is just £1,100.

For more about the Apprenticeship Levy, and to find out about any additional incentive payments for hiring a new apprentice from the government, please visit the key information section on our Degree apprenticeships for employers page.

Our team of dedicated consultants can talk you through the detail.

Delivered by experts, through face-to-face and work-based learning

The course is delivered over two years and the apprentices then have up to six months to complete the End Point Assessment to complete the apprenticeship.

20% of their learning will be classed as ‘off the job’, which means that they'll be learning during normal working hours either in their place of work or outside – but not part of their normal working duties.

The off-the-job learning is gained through university-led learning sessions and activities, and practical learning experiences in the usual work setting.

Apprentices will attend 16 days of face-to-face workshops per year at corporate venues in Cambridge or Chelmsford, led by sector specialists and practitioners.

What are the entry requirements?

As an employer your business sets out the person specifications for the role, but the apprentice will need to meet our entry requirements to be accepted onto the course. You can view the full entry requirements on our apprentice course page.

Our team of dedicated consultants can talk you through the detail.