Higher education partners
Accreditation through partnership
Our accreditation through partnership (ATP) scheme is designed to:
- build closer partnerships between CIMA and higher education (HE) institutions
- make sure that the CIMA qualification is the first choice for students wishing to further their careers in management accounting, business management and financial management
- provide employers with high quality graduates who have the right financial management skills for a range of business careers
- raise CIMA’s profile as the leading professional body in the study and practice of management accounting.
Accreditation through partnership has two parts:
- Accreditation of HE programmes – a way for institutions to apply for formal CIMA recognition of their programmes.
- CIMA advocate scheme – our main link with institutions in the UK.
CIMA learning
CIMA learning is our quality assurance scheme for colleges offering CIMA tuition. As we do not offer the tuition towards the qualification ourselves, we launched the scheme to make sure that CIMA students receive quality education.
The success of the CIMA learning scheme depends on the effective partnership between CIMA colleges, students and, very often, employers. So it is vital that there is commitment from all sides if it is to lead to overall improvement in the quality of courses.
The scheme concentrates on the key teaching, learning and review aspects of CIMA course provision. We aim to increase the co-operation with providers of CIMA education and make sure that a greater understanding exists about what is needed in a CIMA programme.
Find out more about CIMA learning.
