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.
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 offer three routes to become a Full member. Whichever route you choose, we’ll support you throughout your career.
Routes to Full membership
Experience route
Applicants must have at least five years' experience working in a project practitioner role.
Experience and qualification route
Applicants have attained an accepted qualification or are a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP), which is current at the time of applying plus have at least three years’ experience in a project practitioner role.
Direct entry route
Applicants that hold an accepted qualification automatically qualify for Full membership.
If you meet either of the above criteria you are eligible to apply for Full membership.
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: £180
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 37,000 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.
