Project Manager

Our apprenticeship is suitable for new starters, up-skilling and re-skilling existing employees and for those looking to retrain, restart careers or enter the world of work.  We are actively working with partners to ensure that we are able to attract a wide variety of talent, including ex-service personnel, those not currently in work or education and career-changers as well as school leavers and undergraduates.

Our commitment to lifelong learning, pastoral support and to supplying routes into digital careers for underrepresented groups provide an excellent opportunity for employers to build teams with a diversity of thought and experience – a critical factor for innovative thinking.

Please note: learners who are sponsored by an employer but are not currently in employment will only be awarded a BSc degree but will not receive the apprenticeship certificate.

Nearly every employer that takes on an apprentice (96%) reports benefits to their business and as part of an Northeastern University London apprenticeship every apprentice will learn from colleagues and achieve competence through their day-to-day activities. Every apprentice also must spend at least 6 hours of their typical working week on off-the-job learning, acquiring the additional skills.

The learner will study with Northeastern University London for 57 days a year for the duration of the three-year programme, covering topics such as project management in business, business theory, leadership, management and communication skills. Additionally, the learner and employer will commit to a further two days per week, for 42 weeks each year, for provider-guided, work-related training.

Each course is assessed by a range of activities aligned to industry norms, i.e. almost all assessments relate to workplace activities that are expected in a project management occupation.

As part of the degree programme, learners will also study for an International Project Management Association (IPMA) Level D or equivalent, such as the Association for Project Management (APM) Project Management Qualification (PMQ). On successful completion, learners are eligible to become full members of the Association for Project Management (APM), the Chartered Body for the Project Management Profession.

Our programme built with an employer group ensures that apprentices are productive at work as soon as possible, getting involved in activities to embed the knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours learned in the off-the-job elements of our apprenticeship.

In addition to tailored on and off the job learning, our apprenticeships further focus on personal development. Our curriculum extends beyond academic, technical and vocational learning and provides opportunities to broaden development, enabling apprentices to develop and discover talents and interests and further develop their basic skills including maths and English. Our apprenticeships have a culture of safeguarding our learners and prepare individuals for life in modern Britain.