APMP Practitioner candidates survey results
October 15, 2025 at 2:25 pm
APMP have just released the results of a survey of Practitioner candidates*. The results may be of interest to you if you are considering taking the next step in your certification journey. They show how you could directly benefit from the process. Here are three interesting results:
86% of respondents said that, since completing the Practitioner qualification, they are more confident in applying bid and proposal management practices in real organizational settings.
Over 90% of respondents said they have been able to tailor or adapt bid and proposal management techniques to suit specific project, programme, or organizational needs.
88% of respondents have contributed to or influenced the development of bid and proposal processes within their team or organization since gaining their Practitioner certification.
*APMG International 2025 APMP Practitioner candidate survey
APMP AI Micro-certification
August 20, 2025 at 6:27 pm
All courses will be run by Peter Lobl or Andy Haigh. If you wish to know who will be leading any particular event, please contact us.
The Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) is the professional association for people working in any sales environment where formal bidding and tendering takes place. APMP certification is the global standard for developing and demonstrating proposal management competency.
The APMP have recently released a number of ‘micro-certifications’. These are becoming very popular as a way of bringing specific skills to a wider community as well as allowing APMP members to demonstrate a deeper capability.
A recognised advantage of this approach to training is that it strongly incentives you. It encourages greater attention during the day and rewards you with formal recognition at
the end of the event. In addition, the entire business will benefit from consistency in approach and awareness of global best practice.
To support you, we will guide you through the entire syllabus and the examination itself, maximising your chances of passing first time. You can take the accreditation examination on the same day as the training, whilst all the training information is fresh in your mind.
Prerequisites: Note, APMP membership is not require to enter the examination within these packages (but higher charges are applied by the APMP for non-members who sit the exam)
APMP AI Micro Certification Price and requirements
Price for APMP members: Silver Package – £385 (ex VAT) Gold Package – £455 (ex VAT) – Includes post course support and a free
The course is available both online and in-classroom For non-members of the APMP add £100 to the above prices
Prerequisites: Note, APMP membership is not require to enter the examination within these packages (but higher charges are applied by the APMP for non-members who sit the exam)
Sixfold founder and lead business strategist, Andy has a wealth of experience in driving large and smaller bids to a successful conclusion. He is a published author and regular public speaker in his specialist area of UK Public Sector bidding. He advises clients on the prospects for success when considering award challenges and helps develop the challenge to the point where legal representation is engaged. However, Andy gets his greatest fulfilment in developing the insight and perspective of his client’s bid teams. Although he is an acknowledged expert in bidding and tendering legislation, Andy can and does get involved in the nitty-gritty of the bids he works on with his clients. This “hands on” approach demonstrates best practice and provides replicatable processes to give sustainable bid win rate improvement.
Peter is a leading expert in UK Public Sector bidding. He was the first UK procurement specialist to advise the High Court as an Expert Witness in a landmark procurement challenge (MLS vs MoD). He gained his experience in large strategic sales whilst working for top international companies. He has an enviable history of sales awards and success. He shows a capacity to understand the sales environment from the client’s perspective. His insight into the client’s political environment gives him a competitive edge that competing bid teams fear. Peter demonstrates his understanding of the latest and developing sales techniques to finesse his client’s bids and influence the evaluators towards his client’s solutions.
