Level 4 Associate Project Manager (ST0310)
Future Leaders & Innovators Programme 

Programme Overview
This programme equips leaders to confidently manage improvement projects, develop their teams, and drive meaningful change. Through practical tools, reflective leadership development and real‑world project delivery, participants strengthen capability, enhance collaboration, and create measurable service improvements. It’s a focused, accredited route for leaders who want to grow, support others and positively impact outcomes within their departments and across the organisation
 
 

Two qualifications
One thriving leader

This programme combines the nationally recognised Associate Project Manager apprenticeship standard with the ILM Level 5 Certificate in Leadership & Management, creating professionals who understand their self, teams and broader organisation, identify areas for development and lead projects to implement change.

Level 4 Associate Project Manager Standard

Level 4 apprenticeship covering project lifecycle delivery, stakeholder engagement, risk management, budgeting, scheduling, quality assurance, and governance.

  • Project Lifecycle Management
  • Risk & Issue Management
  • Budgets and Data - Monitoring & Analysis
  • Stakeholder Engagement & Management
  • Quality Improvement & Management

ILM Level 5 Certificate in Leadership & Management

Develops strategic leadership capabilities through six focused units covering innovation, organisational environment, project management, presentations, leadership, and continual professional development.

  • Becoming an Effective Leader
  • Leading Innovation & Change
  • Understanding the Organisational Environment
  • Managing Projects in the Organisation
  • Professional Presentations
  • Managing Own CPD

Duration

This programme typically takes 18-months to complete. This includes 15 in-person group delivery sessions. The typical EPA period for this programme is 3-monhts.

Course Price

This course is funded through the apprenticeship levy and has a maximum funding amount of £7000. 

Delivery Location

This programme is delivered in group sessions across Yorkshire and the Humber. Please send a course enquiry to find our where your closest delivery location is.

Assessment Information

The on-programme and qualification element of the programme will be assessed through a combination of written assignments, workplace evidence and projects. The apprenticeship is assessed through an independent end-point assessment, which includes:
 
- Written Project Report
- Project Presentation

For further information on the apprenticeship and end-point assessment, click the link below:

https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/st0310-v1-5

High-Level Learning Aims

  • Identify and explain the characteristics of effective leaders, managers
    and teams
  • Evaluate own leadership and management capabilities to support
    planning, monitoring and evaluation of personal development activities
  • Understand the organisation's environment including internal factors;
    culture and values, strategic and operational plans, and external factors;
    PESTLE analysis
  • Work independently and with key stakeholders to identify areas for
    innovation and quality improvement within own department and use
    effective communication skills to present the business case
  • Utilise project management tools and methodology to plan, manage and
    evaluate change projects within the department and organisation

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