Professional body qualification
Chartered Project Professional (ChPP)
ChPP (Chartered Project Professional), awarded by APM (Association for Project Management)
Voluntary chartered status for experienced project professionals. It is not a licence to practise.
- Awarding body
- APM
- Level
- Chartered standard
- Where it applies
- UK
- Exams
- Assessed by written submission and interview; APM offers four pathways depending on recognised assessments you already hold
- Entry
- Be professionally active, with proven experience delivering projects, programmes, portfolios or key control functions, up-to-date knowledge and active involvement in the profession
- Also required
- APM's PMQ provides a pathway towards ChPP, alongside the required experience and validation
Assessment and registration fees
| Fee | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pathway 1: application and interview (excluding VAT) | £1,325 | Association for Project Management (APM) (opens in a new tab)checked 14 Oct 2026 |
| Annual registration (excluding VAT) | £99 | Association for Project Management (APM) (opens in a new tab)checked 14 Oct 2026 |
- APM shows these fees plus VAT. Fees for pathways 2 to 4 were not checked — see APM.
Official page: APM (opens in a new tab)Checked 14 Oct 2026