Apprentice Project Manager

TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS UK LIMITED

SALE (M33 7HH)

Closes in 19 days (Friday 9 May 2025)

Posted on 17 April 2025

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Summary

Swarm Group is working with TQUK in their search for a Level 4 Project Management Apprentice. This apprenticeship is perfect for someone without a project management qualification who is eager to start their career in project management, gain hands-on experience, and learn how to coordinate tasks effectively.

Wage

£26,000 a year

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Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm. We can offer hybrid working arrangements, allowing our employees to work three days a week in the office and two days from home.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 19 May 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

  • Work with project stakeholders to identify the project scope, inclusive of budget, resource and duration
  • Create and maintain various project management planning documents
  • Schedule and conduct project meetings to communicate project expectations and deliverables, facilitate project progress updates and formally close projects
  • Monitor projects to evaluate progress, quality, management of risks and emerging issues that could cause a delay in completion
  • Safeguard and maintain quality documents and data to ensure project integrity
  • Define project methodologies and deliverables and monitor all teams to ensure adherence to the best-identified methodology
  • Support the Project Lead in the ongoing development of our project management processes
  • Produce regular progress reports for the Project Sponsor and Leadership Team
  • Maintain a good working relationship with teams and project suppliers to enhance quality and timely delivery
  • Carry out administrative duties associated with assigned projects
  • Assist with the evaluation of internal platforms/project tools
  • Represent TQUK at events, meetings and forums as required
  • Undertake other duties considered within your skill and competence to assist in the smooth running of the business as required

Where you’ll work

CROSSGATE HOUSE
CROSS STREET
SALE
M33 7HH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

SWARM APPRENTICESHIPS C.I.C

Your training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.

Your training plan

  • Training will be with Swarm Training, a national apprenticeship provider in the UK
  • The successful candidate will work towards a Level 4 Project Management qualification, which takes 12-18 months to complete
  • The apprentice must complete a minimum of 6 hours per week during working hours, with monthly training sessions conducted by a tutor, with tasks assigned to be completed during those hours

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English and Maths (grade C/4 or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Resourceful and resilient
  • Positive attitude towards work

About this company

Training Qualifications UK (TQUK) is one of the fastest-growing Awarding Organisations in the UK and a leading End-Point Assessment Organisation. They work with over 500 schools, colleges, universities and training providers worldwide, helping over 150,000 learners achieve their qualifications every year. As TQUK continues to grow quickly in a fast-paced and regulated environment, they are looking for an Apprentice Project Manager to support their team in managing a variety of projects. These could include launching new products, improving internal systems or enhancing customer-facing platforms to maintain their high standards.

https://www.tquk.org/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

25 days holiday plus Bank holidays, an extra day off to celebrate your birthday, Annual Loyalty Bonus, annual salary review, NEST pension, cycle-to-work scheme, comprehensive onboarding, a workplace that supports a healthy work/life balance.

After this apprenticeship

  • After completing the apprenticeship, a full-time position may be available for the right candidate
  • There are opportunities to build a long-term career

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SWARM APPRENTICESHIPS C.I.C

Sophie Duffy

Sophie.d@swarmgroup.org.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316291.

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Closes in 19 days (Friday 9 May 2025)

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Company’s application instructions

As part of the application process, we would like you to provide a cover letter. Applications without completing a cover letter will not be progressed to the next stage of the recruitment process. If you need any support with this feel free to reach out to sophie.d@swarmgroup.org.uk To apply, please fill in your contact details, attach a copy of your CV and Cover Letter to apply.