Advanced Professional Certificate in Construction Project Management

(formerly called the RIBA Certificate in Construction Project Management)

This course is now being run as a full distance learning course. This is to ensure now-one's learning is interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. The distance learning course will run in real time and will include group work and 'virtual' meetings. 

Accredited by the Association for Project Management for their PMQ and PPQ qualifications.  The APM have recently introduced online examinations for the PMQ and PPQ due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Currently these must be booked through the accredited provider.  The timing of the exam can be chosen by the candidate and are taken in your home, or workplace.  We will support our students through this process.

This short course in construction project management is designed for -

• Construction professionals who are trained within a design profession or in construction management (architects, structural engineers, designers, construction),
• or those who have three or more years’ experience in project management.

Its relevance is to those who want

• to become truly competent in Project Management, managing the process and lead the project team in a professional, skilled way,
• to gain membership of the APM.

Our aim is to teach you to become a successful project manager; taking time to instil competence from the start. We work with each individual to ensure that they master the learning and are able to apply it in practical situations which may be complex and demanding. It is not a ‘cramming’course that fills you with information so you can tackle an exam immediately. We believe each student should work at their own pace.

The APM exams are not included in the course, these are arranged by the student directly with the APM when they are ready to take them. This is normally after a couple of months or more, to give the student time to reflect on the course learning, and to start to implement it in their job. This is the way to embed the new knowledge and make it truly effective.

The distance learning course is structured in learning ‘Blocks’. Each Block runs for four weeks with weekly video conference calls, distance learning modules and team exercises.  At the end of the course you will have a firm foundation and sufficient depth of knowledge to have confidence in your understanding of project management. The overall length of study is three to four months. For the duration of the course tutors are available to help and guide you.

Individual support will be given to those who are preparing to take the APM's PPQ or PMQ exams, or applying to become a Chartered Member. Block 4 is a one day exam preparation and revision session.

The course covers a number of RIBA core subjects and 50 hours of CPD.

On satisfactory completion of each block you will be awarded a Certificate of Achievement.

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