The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)

The Chartered Institute of Marketing is the world’s largest and most established marketing body. It was established over 100 years ago, and now operates in 130 countries with over 60,000 members worldwide.

As the world’s largest organisation for professional marketers they play a key role in training, developing and representing the profession.

So long as the relevant experience requirement can be met, Fellows and Members may also apply to become a Chartered Marketer as a sign of being an up-to-date, experienced and qualified marketing professional. The designation, awarded exclusively by the CIM, is marketing’s highest grade and recognises outstanding practical experience and expertise’

For more information, please visit www.cim.co.uk.

The Confederation of Hospitality and Tourism (CTH)

The Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality was established in 1982 to provide recognised standards of management training appropriate to the needs of the hotel and travel industries, via its syllabi, examinations and awards. These have been continuously developed and improved to ensure they are relevant and up to date. This has been carried out under the careful scrutiny and supervision of experts in all aspects of the hotel, tourism and travel industries.

Over 7000 students study CTH qualifications per year. CTH programmes are well respected across the hospitality, tourism and travel industries. This is clear from the programme endorsements it has received from the Institute of Hospitality, Virgin Atlantic, Star Alliance and GTMC. Students can be confident that gaining a CTH qualification is an excellent start to a promising career with truly global opportunities.

Those studying for the examinations of the Confederation are offered a structured learning process, encompassing both the theoretical and practical aspects of the industry, integrating the various subjects, together with a clearly defined pattern of career development through progressive grades of membership.
For more information, please visit www.cthawards.com.

Institute of Business Consulting (IBC)

The Institute of Business Consulting is the only professional body for management consultants and business advisers. Designed to raise standards of professional practice in support of enhancing business performance, they offer a development path for the profession, supported by high quality online resources and a recognised qualification route.
The opportunity to join the Institute of Business Consulting is available to all individuals and practices in the business consulting sector.
As a new Institute, they represent a fast-growing professional body, offering recognition to all business consulting professionals and have designed membership levels to support their varying development needs.
For more information, please visit www.ibcconsulting.org.uk.

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

The Chartered Management Institute is the only chartered professional body in the World dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence. In addition to supporting its members, the organisation encourages management development, carries out research, produces a wide variety of publications on management interests, and publishes the official members’ magazine, Professional Manager. The Institute also engages with government and other public bodies concerning policy on management and business related issues. The Professional Manager magazine is circulated to over 80,000 members of the CMI.
The Chartered Management Institute is the only body able to award Chartered Manager status in the World. The Chartered Manager process requires candidates to demonstrate how they have developed as a manager and how they have applied their leadership and change management skills to achieve significant business impact.
For more information, please visit www.managers.org.uk.

Association for Project Management (APM)

The Association for Project Management is the largest independent professional body of its kind in Europe. They have 17,500 individual and 500 corporate members throughout the UK and abroad. Their aim is to develop and promote project management across all sectors of industry and beyond.
They have over 35 years combining its members’ extensive experience in developing the science and art of project management. This is encapsulated in the APM Body of Knowledge, qualifications and other research activities and disseminated through its members, and more widely via print, electronic media and events.
For more information, please visit www.apmg-international.com.

The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)

LCCI International Qualifications are awarded by EDI, a leading international educational services company and an accredited Awarding Body providing vocational and professional qualifications around the world. EDI is accredited by the UK qualifications regulators and numerous regulatory bodies and Ministries of Education around the world through the LCCI International Qualifications brand.
For more information, please visit www.lccieb.com.