Which awarding body for your management course or management qualifications

The two key awarding bodies that specialise in management qualifications are the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).

Although there are two main awarding bodies that specialise in management qualifications, many other awarding bodies do offer management qualifications as well, for example edexcel – you may be more familiar with the term BTEC .

When choosing an awarding body there are three main factors to consider:

·         Reputation and standing with employers

·         Facilities and services offered

·         Course content and assessment methods allowed

Some key facts and figures for the two leading management awarding bodies include:

Chartered Management Institute 

The Chartered management institute is a professional management membership organisation that is also approved as an awarding body. Formed in 1947, it received a charter by royal assent in 2002, is also responsible for the Management Standards Centre, which sets the national standards for management in the UK.

It has over 81,000 members, an active local branch network system and approximately 24,000 students.

Students received complimentary membership, and there are a significant amount of membership benefits.

www.managers.org.uk

Institute of Leadership and Management 

The Institute was formed in November 2001 through the merger of the Institute of Supervision and Management (ISM) and NEBS Management (National Examining Board for Supervision & Management). As an awarding body it is part of City and Guilds.

It is an awarding body and membership organisation with 30,000 members and a variety of membership benefits.

www.i-l-m.com

Although all management qualifications are required to meet national standards, their qualifications will vary in terms of structure, number of units to be studied, minimum learning hours and so on.

Full syllabuses are usually available on their websites.