Become a Chartered Project Professional
Structured competency development, application guidance and assessment preparation for experienced project managers aiming to reach the profession's highest standard.
Specialist support for experienced project professionals pursuing Chartered Project Professional status, and for organisations working towards an APM Recognised Assessment.
One for the individuals earning it, one for the organisations building the capability behind it.
Structured competency development, application guidance and assessment preparation for experienced project managers aiming to reach the profession's highest standard.
Assess your organisation's current capability, close the gaps and build the frameworks and evidence needed to secure recognition against the APM's professional standards.
Whether the goal is Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status or APM Recognised Assessment, success depends on demonstrating capability against recognised professional standards.
Davy Wilson · ChPP · FAPM Davy has spent over 30 years delivering complex projects and developing the people behind them. As lead developer of bp's APM Recognised Assessment, he has coached experienced project managers to Chartered status and conducted Pathway 4 recognised assessments. Assessor, coach and applicant, he brings rare first-hand insight into exactly what Chartered status demands.
A self-paced portal of multi-media modules that teach the fundamentals, then guide you through writing a strong application and preparing for interview. All in one place, on your schedule.
Study guides, video lessons, podcasts, and knowledge checks across the APM Body of Knowledge.
Turn knowledge into structured, assessor-ready evidence with worked examples and templates.
Practise the Professional Practice, Technical Knowledge and Ethics discussions with example questions.
Want more hands-on support? Add these to your self-paced learning whenever you need it.
Scheduled group workshops to go deeper on tricky topics, with live Q&A alongside other candidates.
Add-on · instructor ledPersonal guidance on your application tailored to get the best out of your submission.
Add-on · booked 1:1We turn your internal development and assessment scheme into an APM Recognised Assessment, assessing your capability, closing the gaps, and building the frameworks and evidence recognition requires. Help your most experienced PMs reach Chartered status by the most efficient route and boost the credibility of your internal talent.
Benchmark your scheme and practitioners against the APM standard.
Pinpoint what's missing and what's already strong enough to build on.
Design the competency frameworks, resources and evidence infrastructure.
Take your scheme through to APM Recognised Assessment (Pathway 4).
Securing Pathway 4 for bp was a huge achievement and has opened the door for our most experienced project managers to get chartered in the most efficient way. He's built a foundation and a succession path that will outlast all of us, a real legacy.
Voices from across the profession: from project managers articulating their experience for the first time, to chartered leaders and the organisations building these pathways.
The real work was in articulating my experience within strict guidelines. The tools and structured techniques Davy provided made what could have been daunting far more manageable, and noticeably improved my confidence going into the interview.
Davy's guidance, encouragement and clarity at every step made the whole experience feel smooth and supportive, and ultimately led me to achieving my APM ChPP chartership.
This structured accreditation, capturing what it really takes to deliver major infrastructure investments and the technical, people and relationship skills it demands, is genuinely valuable.
Davy was on a mission, not just for himself but for everyone he worked with. The quality and volume of materials he created, and gaining Pathway 4 accreditation, are testimony to his dedication to the profession.
Two routes, depending on who you are. Choose yours below.
Self-paced, multi-media learning that takes you from the fundamentals to a strong application and confident interview, so you can start building toward Chartered status today.
A bespoke route to APM Recognised Assessment for your internal scheme. Start with a free, no-obligation consultation to scope the work and map the route.