Information for career guidance counsellors

Upcoming CIMA Grapevine event

Date for your diary: Friday 22 February 2013

The annual CIMA Grapevine event will be held in Dublin on Friday 22 February 2013. This evening event promises to be a fantastic and fun filled event - details of which will be confirmed in January.

Advice and information

The CIMA grapevine is a specialist network set up to support career guidance counsellors in business, finance and related disciplines at both second and third level. The network has been established as a platform to engage in a meaningful and supportive way.

This network offers closer links between CIMA, members and guidance counsellors for real insights in terms of career choice and the diversity of career options that the qualification offers. This in turn assists students to make informed choices with regard to their future careers and potential employment opportunities with the CIMA qualification.

Read more about CIMA and its advantages below.

The CIMA qualification - a successful career in business

CIMA’s syllabus is designed to give students a deeper understanding of strategic business skills, such as strategy development, decision making and risk management.

The skills and experience developed through CIMA will enable students to pursue a wide variety of roles within an organisation. It will also increase the opportunity to progress into senior management positions.

With its emphasis on strategic business skills, a CIMA qualification widens career options both within and outside financial management.

The CIMA qualification increases employability across international boundaries and business sectors, with students and members working across 176 countries.
Equipped with a wide variety of skills, CIMA students and members work at the heart of business, helping people and businesses to succeed.
CIMA is a quality standard that is recognised around the globe, adding power to CVs.

CIMA's global recognition

CIMA adds global power to a CV, enabling members to work in businesses all around the world, in a wide variety of sectors. CIMA has developed strong relationships with employers and regulators across the globe and our members work in a wide range of great roles.

CIMA members are now automatically entitled to use the global designation Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). The CGMA designation was established under a joint venture with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), providing global mobility and internationally recognised credentials for our members.