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True or False “The pace of change has never been this fast”? What is the evidence
How often do you hear people say “The pace of change has never been this fast” And many would feel that from our day to day experience this is absolutely true. In his presentation to the world economic forum Justin Trudeau summed up the feeling of many “Think about it: The pace of change has never…
Read MoreParallel Project Training Celebrates 10 Years of Success
Parallel Project Training goes from strength to strength as a leading training provider as it celebrates 10 years of success. We are an innovative training company based in Reading and this month are celebrating 10 years of success as one of the country’s leading project management training providers. We have brought a unique perspective…
Read MoreEmployers Briefing on Project Management Apprenticeship 13th March London
In partnership with Interserve Learning and Employment, Parallel is pleased to invite you this free Project Management Apprenticeship Briefing. This event has been planned to discuss the Associate Project Management Apprenticeship and is aimed at giving current and future clients an opportunity to meet with Interserve and the APM as well as potential end point…
Read MoreNational Apprenticeship Week 2018
Here we are in the middle of National Apprenticeship Week 2018 and it’s so encouraging to see how the profile of Apprenticeships is being raised across the UK. This is actually the 11th NAW but the first since the UK Government’s legislation changes (in April 2017) that introduced the Apprenticeship Levy that means companies with…
Read MoreWe've Been Short-Listed for the APM Awards 2017 Social Project of the Year
We are delighted to have been short-listed for the APM Awards 2017 in the Social Project of the Year category. These awards have been celebrating project management excellence for over 20 years and recognise the very best the profession has to offer. Background At the end of last year we worked with Streetworks on…
Read MoreARCADIS Virtual Project Management Training Delivers Outstanding Results.
Professional Project Management is a key capability of Arcadis, the leading build environment consultancy business. Arcadis plan and execute large scale projects for a broad range of sectors and clients. These range from the £1bn transformation of London Bridge Station to the new Sir Henry Royce Institute as a research centre for Manchester University and…
Read MoreUpdates to the APM Registered Project Professional (RPP) Standard
APM Registered Project Professional (RPP) is an internationally recognised standard across all industries that recognises the ability to manage complex projects, programmes or portfolios, competent leadership and a commitment to continuing professional development (CPD). Anyone with the required level of experience in a project environment can achieve this standard by submitting a written portfolio of…
Read MoreParallel Approved as Project Management Apprenticeship Training Provider
The APM Project Management Training Specialist, Parallel Project Training has today been listed as an approved supporting provider for project management apprenticeships by the Skills Funding Agency. Parallel is one of very few specialist APM project management training providers approved on the first list of apprentice providers. The assessment covered The financial health of the…
Read MoreNew Apprenticeship Levy Provides Route To Professional Project Management
Oh how times change! Young people today can embark on careers in areas that simply didn’t exist 20 years ago. Some roles today, especially in technology and the digital market, didn’t even exist a decade ago. And the world of work is still evolving. Schools are already working to teach and equip young people to…
Read MoreAPM Royal Charter: Professional Recognition For Project Managers
Project management is a challenging and exciting job but is used in different ways in many different industries. In the past it has maybe been difficult to explain that professional project management is not the same as just managing a one-off project in our everyday lives. For many years there have been professional qualifications and…
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