UAE Network: APM Chartered status awareness and the value of APM membership – UAE focused

Join APM UAE Network to explore Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status, the benchmark for technical knowledge, professional practice, and ethics, and the value of APM membership.

The APM UAE Network invites project, program, and portfolio professionals across the UAE to a dedicated session on Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status and the value of APM membership.

As the only chartered membership organization for the project profession in the world, APM sets the benchmark for technical knowledge, professional practice, and ethical behavior. Chartered status, recognised internationally as the equivalent of Chartered Accountant, Chartered Engineer, or Chartered Surveyor designations, demonstrates that a project professional has achieved a defined level of expertise across the APM Competence Framework, validated through a rigorous, externally assessed process.

This session will walk through the pathways to ChPP, explain how prior project, programme, and portfolio experience can be evidenced regardless of formal qualifications held, and clarify the distinction between APM membership and chartered status,  including how membership supports continuing professional development (CPD), networking, and access to the APM's extensive volunteer community.

With a growing population of project professionals across the UAE, and momentum building through initiatives such as the Abu Dhabi University–APM Memorandum of Understanding to advance project management excellence in the region, now is a timely moment for individuals and organizations to understand the credibility, mobility, and competitive edge that chartered status and APM membership bring.

Whether you are early in your career, considering Fellowship, or supporting your team's professional development, this session will help you understand what chartered status really signals, and how APM membership can strengthen your project delivery capability in the UAE market.

Join us to learn more, ask questions, and connect with fellow project professionals in the region.

Date:

Time:

Venue:

Online webinar

Organiser: 

UAE Regional Network

CPD:

1.00

Cost:

Free for anyone to attend

Who should attend: 

This webinar is suitable for professionals with any level of experience.

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Speakers:

Emile Fakhoury, Project Director, Alucor

Emile is a Project Manager Professional working in oil and gas and power generation industries.

He has worked in the energy sectors in USA, Europe and Middle East and speaks 3 languages Arabic, French and English and is keen to use his knowledge and experience to enable organisations to succeed in achieving their desired change outcomes.

Emile has a Master’s Degree in Energy Conversion and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and is a member of the Faculty of Engineering Advisory Group at The British University in Dubai and also APM panel member.

Emile's current work involves delivering projects to the best level of safety, quality and delivery to exceed customer requirements.

Amelia Spencer, Partnership Development Manager, The Association for Project Management

Amelia joined APM as a Partnership Development Manager in April 2023, with a background of managing partnerships and key accounts in other sectors. 

Her role at APM is to support a broad range of corporate partners across a variety of sectors, to help them to gain the maximum value from their Corporate Partnerships. This includes supporting those looking to take qualifications and chartership, APM membership, as well as supporting at events and conferences.