09 July 2008
The CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) professional qualification is equivalent to a master's degree, the independent UK agency responsible for government scoring of immigrants’ qualifications has said.
A point score of 35, the same as an MSc, has been awarded to the CIMA professional qualification by UK NARIC, the independent body that assesses and scores qualifications from around the world. The UK government uses this information on its official database to benchmark qualifications held by potential immigrants to the UK under its highly skilled worker programmes.
Robert Jelly, CIMA’s Director of Education, commented, ‘CIMA is delighted to be awarded this rating by an independent body that objectively ranks the value of various qualifications. This shows the prestige the CIMA professional qualification holds in the UK and throughout the world and demonstrates the portability of the qualification, enabling individuals to work and study wherever they wish.
‘It is further proof of the relevance of the CIMA qualification to business and the strategic value our members add to organisations. We are pleased to see CIMA achieve this further recognition from an authoritative UK government agency.’
The National Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom (UK NARIC) is the national agency providing the sole British official source of comparison information and advice on international education and training systems and overseas skills and qualifications.
It is part of a wider network of information centres (ENICs) across Europe and also including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA. It helps individuals and organisations understand qualifications and skills from across the globe enabling pursuit of employment and education opportunities in the UK.
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CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is the only international accountancy body with a sole focus on business. It is a world leading professional institute that offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy, focusing on accounting in business in both the private and public sectors. It is the voice of 164,000 students and members in 161 countries. CIMA is committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards of members and students, and to maintaining public confidence in management accountancy.
CIMA is responsible for the education and training of management accountants who work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit and has more members in the public sector than any other UK based body. CIMA prides itself on the commercial relevance of its syllabus, which evolves continually to reflect the latest developments in global business. CIMA has been awarded superbrand status in the UK for a second year in a row this year and for the first time in Sri Lanka. According to independent research conducted by the University of Bath School of Management, CIMA’s syllabus and examination structure are the most relevant to the needs of business of all the accountancy bodies assessed. See the CIMA Difference report for further information at www.cimaglobal.com/thecimadifference.
