Boom in entries for new project management degree apprenticeships
8 Feb 2023
Project management degree apprenticeships have increased 125% in the three years following their introduction, says the profession’s trade association.
Speaking on the eve of National Apprenticeship Week (6-12 February), the Association for Project Management (APM) said the rise in apprenticeship starts had occurred between the college years 2019/20 to 2021/22.
Launched in 2018, the four year project management degree apprenticeship (Level 6), which incorporates includes APM’s Project Management Qualification (PMQ), was only launched in 2018. It combines on-the-job learning and academic study, while students earn a salary.
APM Director of Education and Lifelong Learning Jackie Martin, warned, however, that awareness of the courses remained low.
She said: “More needs to be done to address this in schools and other education settings, including information and advice on opportunities available for students, and people of all ages, considering alternative routes to a career.”
Employers and universities currently working together to offer the Project Management Degree Apprenticeship in the UK include Alstom, Arcadis, Arup, Atkins, AWE, BAE Systems, Pcubed, Rolls-Royce, Sellafield Ltd, UKRI, WSP, the MTC, the University of Cumbria, Blackpool and the Fylde College, London Metropolitan College, University of Portsmouth, Coventry University, Aston University, University of Gloucestershire, and Leeds Beckett University.
Olivia Augustynowicz (pictured) from Coventry’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), currently studying a four year project management degree apprenticeship through Coventry University, praised the benefits.
“A fully funded university degree with the simultaneous development of work-based skills and salary made it an appealing choice. Additionally, project management offers so much opportunity for development and progression [with] leeway for future career preferences, such as industry or role change.”
