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Volunteers are a vital part of the success of 糖心logo官网 (APM). They give their time, expertise and commitment to our events, research, blogs and publications. In celebration of Volunteers鈥� week 2026, here are some of the highlights of the outstanding work APM volunteers have delivered over the past year.

Volunteers鈥� week is an annual campaign held from the first Monday in June to celebrate and recognise the contributions of volunteers. It highlights the diversity and unity of volunteer work.

 

Launching new international Regional Networks

One of the biggest highlights of our year has been the launch of the new international Regional Networks in Victoria, Australia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These new networks have been instrumental in strengthening our global community, and they wouldn鈥檛 have been possible without the hard work of our volunteers.

Victoria, Australia Regional Network connects project professionals across Australia, offering access to local developments, professional opportunities and exciting events that cater to all membership levels. Colin Taylor is the Regional Network Lead and Andrew Fox is Deputy Lead.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Regional Network offers a platform for established and emerging project professionals in the region to exchange knowledge, build skills and make a lasting impact on projects in the region. Nicola Henderson-Reid is the Network Lead and Darren Mullan is the Deputy Lead.

 

Volunteer Achievement Awards 2025

The APM Volunteer Achievement Awards have been running for seven years. The awards recognise and reward the invaluable contribution volunteers make to the success of APM and the wider project profession. The 2025 edition took place at the Volunteers鈥� Development Forum in Staffordshire on 26th June.

The award winners included APM鈥檚 International Space Sector Interest Network for Interest Network of the Year, and its founder and chair Martina Blake for Volunteer of the Year (below). Greater Bay Area Regional Network also won APM Volunteer Event of the Year and Precious Nwagboso won APM Education Volunteer of the Year.

Best of luck to all of those in the running for the 2026 APM Volunteer Achievement Awards. Winners will be announced in June at the Volunteers' Development Forum.

 

Project Management Challenge

The APM Project Management Challenge is an annual competition which has been running for over a decade and is aimed at those who are new to project management. It is hosted by a number of our UK Regional Networks and provides potential and emerging project professionals with the opportunity to increase their project management experience, working as a team to deliver a real project from concept to completion. The competition runs from November to April and culminates in a final awards evening, where the highest scoring teams present their project and winners are selected and announced.

Congratulations to all our winners in 2025, and to all our entrants in 2026:

 

And much more...

We鈥檙e proud to celebrate the incredible contribution of APM volunteers across the profession. Over the past year, volunteers have led and supported a wide range of impactful activity from delivering collaborative events such as:

• The International Women鈥檚 Day session in London in March
• Publishing several guides, such as Doing the Right Project - Using a Systems Thinking Approach to Select Successful Projects
• Contributing to CPD events, conferences, blogs, podcasts and education outreach in schools and universities.
• Over the first three months of 2026 our volunteers supported engagement with over 1,800 school and university students, and more than 1,700 project professionals through in-person CPD and webinar events.

 

What our volunteers say

Lauren Garrett, Project Coordinator in Digital Delivery: 鈥淲orking alongside a diverse and high-performing volunteer community has provided valuable opportunities to contribute to a range of initiatives, support the delivery of multiple events and gain hands-on experience coordinating across different workstreams.鈥�

Sami Ahmad, Project Manager: 鈥淲hat do I get out of volunteering? Honestly 鈥� everything I needed. My communication skills are sharper. My project management career has clearer direction.... Volunteering with APM isn鈥檛 just a line on my CV. It鈥檚 how I learn, connect and enjoy every moment of my professional life. I wouldn鈥檛 trade that for anything.鈥�

Victoria Heppell, Senior Project Manager: 鈥淰olunteering gives me the opportunity to give something back to the profession while supporting others in their development. I really enjoy connecting with people across different industries, helping create opportunities for learning and collaboration and seeing the impact that outreach and engagement can have.鈥�

APM volunteers' passion, expertise and generosity continue to inspire and drive knowledge-sharing and innovation across the profession. The entire APM team is hugely grateful for everything they do and look forward to working alongside them over the coming year to build on this year鈥檚 success and deliver even more meaningful impact together.

If you're interested in learning more about volunteering with APM, please click here or email volunteers@apm.org.uk for more information.