Student membership is open to any full-time or part-time student or apprentice aged 16 or over who has an interest in project management.
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If you plan to update your membership, book an event or access APM Learning, APM Community or use other resources, please do this outside of these dates.
The 15 November Chartered Project Professional submission date is unaffected.
Thank you for your patience.
Who is Full membership for?
As an experienced project professional, Full membership of APM gives you influence and recognition so you can make a difference. We have three routes to follow to become a Full member. Whichever route you choose, we’ll support you throughout your career.
Routes to Full membership
Route one
Experience and qualification
- Hold an accepted qualification.
- Have a minimum of three years' experience in project management either as a practitioner or in an academic environment.
Evidence
- A completed application (online).
- Project experience (requirements provided within the guidance).
- Evidence of and accepted qualification.
- Two statements of support.
Route two
Direct entry qualification
- Hold an accepted qualification for direct entry into membership.
Evidence
- A completed application (online).
- Evidence of an accepted qualification for direct entry.
Route three
Experience
- Have a minimum of five years' experience in project management either as a practitioner or in an academic environment.
Evidence
- A completed application (online).
- Project experience (requirements provided within the guidance).
- Two statements of support.
For each route, applicants must confirm their commitment to the APM Code of Professional Conduct at the point of application.
How to apply
Follow the link below to start your application.
You will need to provide project details and two statements of support.
Accepted qualifications
Guidance notes
Statements of support
Annual subscription: £201
Benefits of Full membership
- Post nominals (MAPM)
- Access to APM Community, our exclusive members-only online forum
- Find a mentor on the APM Mentoring Programme
- Access to APM Learning, our online development platform
- Project journal subscription
- A digital badge to demonstrate alignment to APM
- Preferential rates on APM qualifications and publications
- Free or discounted rates for APM events and conferences
- Board election voting rights
- Access to digital knowledge resources and templates
- Plan, track and log CPD hours on My CPD
- Access to the APM Competence Framework tool
Why Full membership?
Our Full membership gives you our internationally-recognised MAPM post nominals, showcasing your expertise and status as a skilled project professional, from the only chartered membership organisation for the project profession.
Become a Full member and you’ll have the opportunity to shape your career and keep progressing. You’ll be part of a professional community of over 40,000 people around the world, learning from each other. And with voting rights in the APM Board of Trustees election you can play an active role in shaping our profession too.
Whether you’re aiming to become a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) or simply want to share your voice and make an impact, we provide everything you need. This includes our continuing professional development (CPD) resources and e-learning platform, APM Learning, providing you with quick and easy access to knowledge and professional tools. We also give you the opportunity to be mentored by other experienced professionals, or to mentor project professionals building their careers. Ensuring we’re all delivering better projects for a better society.
