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KBC uses learning credits to organise this pathway. A normal module is one credit over four months. PMP preparation takes two credits across eight months; Certified PMO Professional takes four credits across sixteen months. These are KBC pathway units, not a promise of transferable university credit.

Select a mix totalling six credits with KBC and your employer. The menus below show options, so every item in a menu is not automatically included. Your written offer names the selected modules, professional examinations and memberships. Timetabling, eligibility and your occupational learning needs determine the final sequence.

Your employer must agree suitable duties, support the pathway and protect the paid learning time in the training plan. Managers help provide opportunities to practise new skills, access appropriate evidence and participate in reviews. Apprenticeship learning is part of your employed development, not simply an evening course added to a full working week.

Eligible off-the-job training develops new occupational knowledge, skills or behaviours and takes place within paid working arrangements under the applicable funding rules. Your plan allocates all necessary training beyond the regular class and assignment rhythm. Routine productive work, administrative record keeping, progress reviews, examinations and assembling a portfolio do not automatically count as off-the-job training.

You record the actual qualifying activity, time and learning. Where exceptional training outside normal hours is agreed, the applicable payment or time-off arrangements must be in place. KBC checks the programme-specific minimum and your individual plan; there is no blanket 20% or six-hour rule applied to every new learner.

Confirm event attendance and transport arrangements with KBC before making bookings. The team confirms dates, venues, membership periods and access terms. Benenden Health is a healthcare membership service with its own eligibility, qualifying periods and service criteria; it is not private medical insurance.

Your written offer separates included services from any independently requested extras, and explains cancellation or resit terms. KBC/IPC support does not automatically cancel a mandatory employer contribution. Apprentices are not charged eligible apprenticeship training or assessment costs, including if they leave early.

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Your selected route can support preparation for PMP, PMI-SP, APMG Earned Value Management, APMG Project Planning & Control, APMG Managing Portfolios, PMI PMO Certified Professional and the wider APM Chartered Project Professional journey. The six-credit offer identifies which routes you actually study; the complete list is not an automatic award package.

Professional organisations apply their own examination, evidence, experience, membership and currency requirements. KBC teaching and funded fees support that process. PMI awards its certifications, APMG qualification routes require the relevant assessments, and APM alone decides chartered recognition.

The programme also supports progression towards IPC Fellowship (FIPC) and Incorporated Cost Engineer recognition where relevant. Each body assesses its own requirements; completion of the apprenticeship does not automatically confer every designation.

For APM ChPP, KBC’s Certified PMO Professional Level 6 is listed as a recognised assessment for technical knowledge under Pathway 2. The remaining application, experience, professional-practice and other APM requirements still need to be met.

If apprenticeship funding or employer-protected training time is unavailable, ask about the separate professional-learning route. This may be relevant to international applicants, people outside apprenticeship eligibility, unemployed or self-employed applicants, or professionals whose employer cannot support the apprenticeship commitment.

The published alternative IPC offer describes potential support of 50–75%, subject to an application, eligibility, available support and approval. You may be asked for an updated CV, a character statement, and an explanation of your goals, interests and intended impact. The written offer confirms any funding award and the remaining fee before you commit.

This is a separate commercial learning offer. It does not become a funded apprenticeship without eligible employment, employer support and the required paid training arrangements. Standalone course prices and inclusions are quoted separately; the £27,000 and £7,000 figures describe the complete PCP apprenticeship package.