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This year's theme: Creating measurable social impact

Join us for the launch of the 13th South Wales and West of England (SWWE) Network Project Management Challenge! As relative newcomers to the project management profession, this is your opportunity to experience and learn from real project management activities and to develop teamwork and leadership skills in a vibrant, supportive and deserving environment.

Why Take Part?

• Practice project management theory in a real-world setting.

• Be mentored by experienced professionals.

• Develop technical and behavioural skills that employers value.

• Compete and collaborate with other aspiring project managers from industry and higher education.

• Deliver real benefits and social value to local deserving communities.

• Understand and implement the important core sustainability requirements of modern projects.

• Boost your confidence, professionalism and employability.

• Win fantastic prizes – including the SWWE PM Challenge Trophy and free student membership!

• Make a difference – previous teams have provided important outputs and benefits to deserving organisations including One25, Jessie May, Dartmoor Zoo, Help for Heroes, Feed The Homeless and many more.

• Make mistakes, but also learn not to make mistakes. 

Who Can Enter?

Teams of 3–6 members from APM Corporate Partners or Higher Education Institutions. Collaboration between industry and HEIs is encouraged! Team participants should have no more than three years of experience working in a project environment.

Organiser:  APM South Wales and West of England Network

CPD:  2.00

Ticket prices:

FREE

How to Get Involved:

Book your place for the Launch Night, form your team and start planning your project. For further details and questions please contact:

Bruce Phillips or Madison Hughes

Don’t Miss Out!

Even if you don’t win the competition, you’ll gain invaluable experience and develop your core project management skills that will support your future careers as project professionals. Challenge yourselves, make new connections and help shape the future of the project management profession in our region!

Key Dates:

• Launch Night: 22 October 2026, AtkinsRealis, Bristol

• Project Plan Submission: 10 December 2026

• Final Report Submission: 9 April 2027

• Finals Night and Presentations: 27 May 2027

Last year's winners: Dockyard Dynamos, Babcock International