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Associate Project Manager
Level 4
An Associate Project Manager Assessment Organisation is an approved company that is responsible for providing assessments for apprenticeships in the field of Professional Services. As an Assessment Organisation in the Professional Services sector, we will ensure that apprentices meet the required standards and competencies outlined in the relevant apprenticeship standards.
What the Role Entails
Managing project work and teams for businesses and other organisations.
The working environment can vary from being in an office, on site, at client, and contactor’s locations and working remotely.
Associate project managers need good planning, organisation, leadership, management and communication skills. An associate project manager utilises resources with suitable skills, qualifications, experience and knowledge to work together in a motivated and integrated team, with clearly defined reporting lines, roles, responsibilities and authorities. Some organisations use ‘project manager’ as a generic job title.
Components of the Associate Project Manager Assessment
Order of Assessment Methods
The assessment methods can be delivered in any order. The result of one assessment method does not need to be known before starting the next.
Performance in the Assessments determines the overall grade of:
• Fail
• Pass
• Distinction
Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence
The apprentice’s professional discussion will be based on their portfolio of evidence, for each learning area, questioning will explore the apprentices’ understanding of the chosen competence areas.
The professional discussion must last for 60 minutes. The independent assessor can increase the time of the professional discussion by up to 10%. The independent assessor must ask at least 6 questions. Follow-up questions are allowed where clarification is required.
Written project report with presentation and questioning
A written project report involves the apprentice completing a significant and defined piece of work that has a real business application and benefit. The written project report must meet the needs of the employer’s business and be relevant to the apprentice’s occupation and apprenticeship.
The written project report must have a word count of 3500 words. A tolerance of 10% above or below is allowed at the apprentice’s discretion. Appendices, references and diagrams are not included in this total.
The presentation with questions must last 60 minutes. This will typically include a presentation of 20 minutes and questioning lasting 40 minutes. The independent assessor must ask at least 6 questions.
Simple, Easy-to-use Online Platform
Our platform Proficient (formerly known as epaPRO) is user-friendly and offers a one-stop solution for registering apprentices, engaging with the Apprenticeship Assessment team, accessing resources, and monitoring progress.
Dedicated
Co-ordinator
Once your apprentice is registered, you'll have a dedicated co-ordinator to assist you with any queries you may have
Free Resits/
Retakes
Steadfast Assessment provides free resits for online assessments in line with the requirements of the relevant assessment plan.
Detailed
Feedback
All our assessments are undertaken remotely unless face to face is specifically required by the relevant assessment plan.