The ABP Intermediate Award in Working in a Project Team is designed to:

• Provide an introduction to the concepts of project management
• Establish the importance of a project brief
• Provide a source of ideas and guidance to the working methods used in projects
• Establish the importance of setting objectives for a project
• Identify the resources, procedures and responsibilities required for an effective project
• Introduce processes for monitoring a project in order to make best use of resources and meet deadlines
• Provide a framework for reviewing and evaluating a project

ABP Intermediate Awards are designed to meet a range of different needs. ABP Intermediate Awards at Levels 1-3 offer:

• Maximum flexibility in the design of programmes
• The opportunity to use a range of delivery methods
• The opportunity to certificate smaller blocks of learning which are designed to motivate learners and encourage widening participation in education and training
• Preparation for specific jobs
• Opportunities for learners to develop skills that support career and professional development
• Programmes that can enable progression either to higher levels of study or to other courses at the same level of study

ABP Intermediate Awards are designed to relate to the National Occupational Standards in the relevant sector. The qualifications can provide areas of underpinning knowledge for the National Occupational Standards, as well as developing practical skills in preparation for work.

This ABP Intermediate Awards in Working in a Project Team relates to the National Occupational Standards for Project Management (Version 1.01) a full copy of which can be obtained from the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) www.ecitb.org.uk. These standards are supported by the Association for Project Managers (APM) www.apm.org.uk.

The ABP Intermediate Award in Customer Service comprises four mandatory units. Each unit comprises 10 learning hours. To achieve the whole qualification, a learner must successfully obtain a minimum of 70% in an externally set and marked multichoice test (90 minutes duration), which covers all the learning outcomes of the four units.

Mandatory Units

• Project Initiation
• Project Planning and Procedures
• Project Resourcing and Scheduling
• Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Closure

• Guidance
• Units
• Sample Multiple Choice Questions

ABP approved centres will receive additional support materials free of charge including;

• Detailed content of each unit
• Reading Lists
• Tutor support materials including sample assignment briefs complete with guidance for model answers (In development).

The colleges are NOT bound to following these materials and are able to either develop or purchase further resources from independent suppliers

The ABP Intermediate Award in Working in a Project Team is an externally assessed qualification. ABP regularly sets and marks multichoice tests, which are based on the learning outcomes of all four units. Students can obtain a ‘Pass’ grade for the qualification by achieving 70% or more in a test. ABP tests are administered by approved ABP centres.

ABP does not specify the entry requirements of our qualifications but has confidence in centres to recruit students that have the potential to achieve the standards required of the qualification. We expect all centres to recruit with integrity and consistency to ensure fairness of access & ability to all students.

Centres should take appropriate steps to assess each applicant’s potential and make a professional judgement about their ability to successfully complete the programme of study and achieve the qualification. This assessment will need to take account of the support available to the learner within the centre during their programme of study.

Students do not need to progress sequentially through the levels. Therefore a candidate who has achieved a level 5 qualification may be able to achieve the academic rigour and complexity, required of ABP PG Dips.

ABP does not specify that candidates must have an English Language qualification equivalent to IELTS 6.0-6.5. However many UK universities will require applications for their Masters and MBAs to have achieved an English language qualification at this level prior to commencing the Masters/MBA. Therefore, we would encourage all candidates wishing to progress to a UK university to be working towards an English language qualification equivalent to IELTS 6.0-6.5.

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