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Apprenticeship · Level 4

Associate Project Manager.
Bring confidence to delivery.

Build practical project management capability through a focused route combining Project Management Professional preparation with AI in Project Controls.

100%KBC-reported pass rate
£7,000Department for Education funding
£1,000Additional IPC support

Results supplied by KBC. Figures describe reported achievement, not a guarantee of an individual result; the general pass rate is not an apprenticeship achievement-rate measure. Ask KBC for the relevant cohort and reporting period.

Your professional edge

Serious qualifications.
Included in your agreed pathway.

Build an exceptional combination of project controls learning and professional recognition. On your agreed PCP pathway, KBC covers the included professional examinations and memberships through its additional support arrangements.

Choose the qualifications that match your experience and goals. The pathway determines what is included; chartership and external certifications retain their awarding body’s eligibility and assessment requirements.

Your apprentice charter

A clear plan. Support at every stage.

Explore your semester dates, attendance and flexible learning modes, monthly workload, exam booking and the shared commitments between you, KBC and your employer. Find safeguarding, complaints and learning-support routes whenever you need them.

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Duration12 months + EPA
DeliveryLive online
Learning commitmentIndividual training plan
RouteLevel 4
Programme overview

Make your learning useful.

Learn how to organise project work, make proportionate decisions and keep stakeholders informed. The route connects project management methods with practical digital tools, so your learning can support the projects you already help to deliver.

  • Define a project’s purpose, scope, responsibilities and success criteria.
  • Build a connected view of schedule, resources, cost and risk.
  • Communicate progress and escalate decisions clearly.
  • Explore AI-assisted reporting, dashboards and workflows.
  • Build authentic evidence of your professional development.
Your curriculum

Build your capability, step by step.

Months 1–8Project Management Professional preparation

Develop a broad foundation for project delivery and professional exam preparation.

  • Governance, business cases and benefits
  • Scope, schedules, resources and cost
  • Risk, quality, procurement and change
  • Leadership, stakeholders and communication
Months 9–12AI in Project Controls

Use project information to develop practical, reviewed digital outputs.

  • Project reporting and meeting analysis
  • Dashboards and structured data
  • Automation and human approval
  • Applied project controls portfolio output
Learning & assessment

Learn. Apply. Reflect.

Your regular rhythm includes two hours of weekly teaching, two to three hours of weekly guided reading, seven hours for the monthly assignment, a one-hour monthly coaching presentation and a one-hour employer review every ten weeks. Your individual training plan allocates all required occupational learning and protected paid training time.

Your apprenticeship assessment and any professional examination are separate processes. KBC will explain the applicable assessment plan, evidence expectations and included professional support before enrolment.

Professional progression

Understand your route.

The learning route includes PMP preparation and applied AI development. PMP certification is awarded by PMI and requires its own eligibility and examination process. The AFIPC Level 4 Associate Fellow route is subject to the Institute of Project Controls’ requirements and the confirmed KBC offer.

Before you apply.

Is this programme right for my role?

Project coordinators, assistant project managers, workstream leads and professionals managing projects across business, technology, engineering or operations. KBC will discuss your starting point and learning needs before confirming a place.

What are the fees or funding arrangements?

The team will confirm the price, any applicable funding or bursary, included assessments and optional extras in your written offer. Apprenticeship funding is subject to eligibility and employer circumstances.

Will I automatically receive a professional designation?

External qualifications, memberships and chartered designations have their own requirements. Completing a KBC course does not automatically award every linked professional designation.

How do I take the next step?

Book a programme conversation. We’ll discuss your goals, current experience, timetable and the arrangements that apply to your chosen route.

Your teaching team

Learn with experienced practitioners.

Professor Amgad Badewi

Professor Amgad Badewi

CEO · Project Controls & Management

Professor Amgad Badewi is CEO of Kent Business College and a former Reader of Project Controls and Management at Kent Business School. He completed his PhD at Cranfield University in 2016 and received APM’s Herbert Walton Award that year. His teaching connects project controls, governance and benefits management with research and professional practice.

Andrew Millington

Andrew Millington

Associate Professor · Project Management & Controls

Andrew is an Associate Professor of Project Management and Controls at KBC and a Chartered Project Professional. His career includes Eurofighter Typhoon development and leading QinetiQ’s global project management team. His expertise covers complex programmes, governance, assurance and capability development. He holds a postgraduate certificate from Alliance Manchester Business School.

Ray Mead

Ray Mead

Project Management · PMO & Transformation

Ray is a Founding Partner of p3m global and co-author of Delivering Successful PMOs. He helps organisations develop project, programme and portfolio management capability through consultancy, training and delivery. His international experience includes IT and telecommunications. He also mentors project professionals through the Association for Project Management.

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Cover of the Associate Project Management Level 4 programme book

YOUR PROGRAMME BOOK

Associate Project Management Level 4

PMP and AI in Project Controls and Management

Explore project management, PMP preparation and responsible AI, together with workplace learning, assessment and funding, in the complete programme book.

88 pages · 1.4 MB · Cover and complete book included · Published by Kent Business College

FOR EMPLOYERS & LINE MANAGERS

Your Associate Project Manager Level 4 employer charter.

Plan workplace learning, protect training time and support assessment with the complete programme guide. Eight chapters bring together your responsibilities, the curriculum, progress reviews, safeguarding and practical tools.

68 pages · 5.3 MB · September 2026 edition