EPA Standard
Associate Project Manager
Associate project managers help deliver projects on time and within scope. They make sure the project meets its goals and delivers the expected benefits. Associate Project Managers plan, schedule, and monitor tasks to keep everything on track, adjusting plans when things change. They usually report to a project manager who oversees the full project.
These managers are key to helping organisations meet their goals. Projects can be big or small, from building a motorway to launching a new IT system. Each day, they speak with people from across the business, like IT, legal, finance, HR, and senior leaders. They also work with external stakeholders, like customers, suppliers, and regulators.
Level 4 
£7,000 
18 months
Why NCFE?
We’re an approved End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) specialising in EPA delivery across health, education, early years, digital, social care, and business apprenticeship standards. We offer flexible and reliable EPA solutions supported by sector expertise, guidance documents and proactive service and support.
End-point assessment
The EPA for Associate Project Manager contains two methods of assessment:
Written Project Report with Presentation and Questioning
This assessment method has two components:
• Written Project Report
• Presentation with Questions and Answers.
Together, these components give the apprentice the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) mapped to this assessment method. The apprentice must start the Written Project Report after Gateway. The Written Project Report must consist of 3,500 words.
The apprentice must submit any presentation materials to NCFE at the same time as the Written Project Report, by the end of week 12 of the EPA period. The research and project will be completed before Gateway.
The Presentation with Questions must last 1 hour. This will typically include a presentation of 20 minutes and questioning lasting 40 minutes. The Independent End-Point Assessor (IEPA) must ask at least six questions.
The Written Project Report with Presentation and Questioning is graded fail, pass or distinction.
Professional Discussion supported by a Portfolio of Evidence
The Professional Discussion is a 1 hour two-way discussion which gives the apprentice the opportunity to demonstrate the KBSs mapped to this assessment method. The Portfolio of Evidence will be completed during the on-programme learning and submitted at Gateway. The apprentice must have access to their Portfolio of Evidence during the Professional Discussion where the IEPA will ask at least six questions. The apprentice can refer to and illustrate their answers with evidence from their Portfolio of Evidence however, the Portfolio of Evidence is not directly assessed.
The Professional Discussion is graded fail, pass or distinction.
Associate Project Manager v1.4
Delivering from 22 April 2024
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Delivering from 4 March 2019 - 21st April 2024
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