Greener Futures Project Manager Apprenticeship
Our Greener Future Project Manager Apprenticeship equips you with the essential skills, knowledge, and confidence to deliver successful, sustainable projects and drive positive environmental and social impact.
At a glance
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LevelLevel 4
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Duration15 months + EPA
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LocationWorkplace
About the course
Is this course right for you?
What you’ll learn
How you’ll learnAbout the course
The Greener Future Project Manager Apprenticeship is based on the Associate Project Manager (APM) apprenticeship standard, giving you all the core project management skills you need while adding a strong sustainability focus.
You’ll gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deliver projects that balance people, planet, and profit, applying structured project management principles to real-world challenges.
The programme includes two core sustainability modules (from the options below) built into the standard apprenticeship. You can also choose two extra modules at an additional cost to expand your expertise and make your projects even greener.
- 🌱 Sustainability at the Core: People • Planet • Profit
- 🌍 Reduce Environmental Impact: Carbon awareness • Waste reduction • Energy efficiency
- ⚡ Embrace Green Technologies: Renewables • Smart infrastructure • Digital tools
- 🔄 Lead the Transition: Drive change • Engage stakeholders • Deliver greener projects
Whether you’re starting your project management career or building on existing experience, you’ll learn how to apply green principles to your projects, making a real difference in your organisation and the wider environment.
We deliver the APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) alongside this apprenticeship, providing a recognised pathway to professional project management certification while equipping you to lead the transition to a greener future.
Is this course right for you?
This apprenticeship is designed for individuals who are already involved in managing projects or regularly lead initiatives that impact people, planet, and profit. To be eligible, you must be actively working on projects where sustainability and environmental considerations play a role.
Whether you’re just starting your project management career or have some experience, our Greener Future Project Manager Apprenticeship gives you access to a wealth of knowledge that will strengthen your professional skills while embedding sustainable practices into your projects.
It’s essential that you are actively involved in projects so you can apply what you learn directly to your workplace, delivering greener, more efficient, and impactful outcomes.
The programme covers the theory, skills, and behaviours of professional project management, with a strong focus on sustainability, carbon awareness, energy efficiency, and green technologies. You’ll explore structured project management principles and learn how to apply them to real-world projects, ensuring your learning goes beyond theory and equips you to lead the transition to a more sustainable future.
What you’ll learn
You’ll gain a solid foundation in the key principles of sustainable project management, equipping you to deliver projects that are effective, environmentally responsible, and aligned with long-term organisational goals.
The APM qualification demonstrates your understanding of all aspects of project management, including how to integrate sustainability considerations, carbon reduction, and green technologies into project planning and delivery, while ensuring projects support both business and environmental objectives.
We deliver the APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) alongside the Greener Future Project Manager Apprenticeship, providing a comprehensive, industry-recognised pathway to professional project management certification with a focus on driving greener, more impactful projects.
How you’ll learn
Over the course of our 18-month programme (plus the End Point Assessment), you’ll be supported by a highly experienced team providing a mixture of learning opportunities for you.
Your learning experience will include:
- A dedicated specialist trainer providing ongoing training, guidance, and support
- Hands-on learning, applying skills to real workplace scenarios
- Virtual and/or face-to-face classroom sessions, including regular interactive workshops
- Guided learning tasks
- Online learning resources and support
- 1-to-1 support, including coaching and tailored advice
- Assignments and work-based research projects
- Regular progress reviews, including pre-gateway and final gateway reviews
- Preparation and support for your End Point Assessment (EPA)
We operate a roll-on roll-off service so that we can respond and flex to both employer and apprentice needs, starting new programmes throughout the year.
Greener Futures Project Manager Apprenticeship - Realise
The people that make it happen
I have over 20 years of experience in both primary and secondary education. Throughout my career, I have held a range of leadership roles, including Head of Department, Head of Year, Headteacher, Executive Headteacher, and Maths Specialist Teacher. Much of my work involved turning around struggling schools, which I approached as individual projects—leading school improvement strategies, introducing new ways of working, and raising educational standards.
I have successfully navigated several OFSTED inspections, receiving positive feedback for my work in improving leadership and management, as well as coaching middle and senior leaders to increase their impact across the organisation.
For the past four years, I have been with Realise, where I take pride in guiding my learners through a challenging yet fulfilling journey to develop their careers and realise their full potential.
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I have had the opportunity to work across several industries, including Logistics, Entertainment, and Retail. During this time, I developed a strong skill set in customer service, operations management, retail management, and training and development. I gained this experience while working for the world’s leading entertainment company and several prestigious retail brands.
In 2021, I transitioned into the education sector and completed my PGCE, aiming to transfer my skills into the classroom and support students in learning a foreign language.
More recently, I chose to focus on Apprenticeships, as this allows me to share my professional experience across various industries. I’m passionate about supporting individuals at the start of their careers and helping them grow and develop within their roles.
I’ve been in education since 2003, starting as an English as a Foreign Language teacher, working with young learners and adults. After gaining my Level 7 Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (DELTA) in 2011, I progressed into academic and operational management roles in the sector, working internationally and then in the UK. In these roles, I developed core business skills, including effective communication and leadership. Delivering successful projects naturally became part of my responsibilities, including curriculum development, designing training programmes, and managing changes to internal processes.
In November 2021, I moved into apprenticeship delivery in the business skills sector at Realise. I work with level 4 associate project management apprentices at various stages of their career. My goal is to create a positive learning environment where everyone feels supported and able to develop. It’s a rewarding role, and I enjoy seeing people become confident, effective project professionals.
Specialist Trainer
I started my career as a management trainee in retail, so I know what it is like to work and do a qualification at the same time.
At the end of my training programme, I progressed from supervisor right through to senior management level. This progression has meant I have learnt and developed a great portfolio of business skills; customer service, business administration, retail and management. I chose to move into apprenticeships in 2007 because I wanted to share my industry knowledge and skills to help develop and support others just starting out in their careers or progressing in their workplace.
I returned back to the retail industry in 2016 as an operations manager to further enhance and enrich my skills and knowledge.
FAQs
Apprenticeships are cost-free to the learner. The responsibility for funding lies with the employer. Employers can fund apprenticeships in one of two ways:
> Apprenticeship Levy: Larger employers who pay the apprenticeship levy can use these funds to fully cover the cost of training.
> Co-investment: Smaller employers who do not pay the levy typically contribute 5% of the apprenticeship cost, with the government covering the remaining 95%.
This means businesses can access high-quality training for their staff at a low or no cost, depending on their size and funding eligibility.
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