Project Management SCQF Level 8

This programme is delivered by QA with the apprenticeship certificate awarded by EAL.

Our Project Management Technical Apprenticeship is designed to support the development of apprentices working in project management, in roles such as project support officer, project coordinator, project controller, project scheduler, project management analyst or junior project manager. The goal of this apprenticeship is to enable apprentices to develop experience and apply project management knowledge and skills, becoming able to lead projects with a limited complexity, or assist on complex projects, as a result.

You will be equipped to work in roles such as:

• Project support officer
• Project coordinator
• Project controller
• Project scheduler
• Project management analyst
• Junior project manager
• Business improvement manager
• Innovation manager

Mandatory Units

• Developing personal & professional practice through project delivery
• Project initiation
• Project planning & scheduling
• Project monitoring & reporting
• Contract & quality management
• Managing teams & stakeholders
• Managing budgets & risk
• Understanding your organisation and its approach to project management

Classroom Training

• Induction
• Projects & Organisations/ External Environment
• Project Concept
• Project Definition
• Project Deployment
• Transition/ People & Behaviours
• Revision

Meta-skills

• Self-Management: Manage the now
  • Focus
  • Integrity
  • Adaptability
  • Initiative
• Social Intelligence: Connect with the world
  • Communication
  • Feeling
  • Collaboration
  • Leadership
• Innovation: Create our own change
  • Curiosity
  • Creativity
  • Sense making
  • Critical thinking

You'll have a whole team behind you to help you get the most out of your apprenticeship, including:

• Your line manager
• A skills coach
• A safeguarding specialist
• A learning support specialist

There are no set entry requirements for learners. The only thing to bear in mind is that your job role must fit your chosen apprenticeship qualification, allowing you to complete the relevant modules. QA will undertake a role-matching exercise to help you.