Society of Business Practitioners
| Company type | Professional Membership / Examination board / Limited By Guarantee |
|---|---|
| Industry | Higher Education |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Headquarters | Cheshire, England |
| Website | www.mamsasbp.org.uk |
The Society of Business Practitioners (SBP) UK, founded in 1956,[1] is a senior examining UK institution providing vocational qualifications in business, computer studies, management and marketing.[2] The Society's Diploma awards attract recognized credits and exemptions from other institutes and educational establishments from the UK, the US and Australia. The Society also has a collaborative credit recognition arrangement with the New Zealand College of Business.[3][4]
All courses are set, moderated and examined at the undergraduate level. The Society's courses are listed in the UK Learning and Skills Council's (now Skills Funding Agency) Learning Aim Database.[5]
The Society's highest awards leading to a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration or the Graduate Diploma in Business and Management, are essentially a British professional qualification. However, in academic terms it may be comparable to a bachelor's degree standard.[6] They lead to a professional designation title of Certified Professional Manager - CPM.[7][8]
In line with the constant review and update of syllabus content of courses, specialist courses had been developed. These include individualized training programs via the Continuing Professional Development - CPD units specially tailored for the corporate industries.[9] A three-stage information technology course was introduced in 2005. An advanced diploma in accounting program (ADA) examined at the accounting technician level was launched in 2007.[10]
The Society professional membership structure has been revised, to introduce an examinable, work based senior awards assessment program leading to qualifications pegged at the British NQF, National Qualifications Framework levels 4 through 7.[11]
The Society is a member of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education ( NIACE).[12]
See also
- Professional qualifications in the United Kingdom
- List of British professional bodies
- Professional certification (business)
References
- ^ Society of Business Practitioners Website
- ^ British Qualifications 2013
- ^ Careers Govt NZ, http://www.careers.govt.nz (Retrieved 22 March 2014)
- ^ New Zealand Qualifications Authority, http://www.nzqa.govt.nz (Retrieved 22 March 2014)
- ^ learning Skills Council LAD AIMS Database
- ^ The Times - Your Professional Qualification(2002) Kogan Page Limited Page 134 ISBN 978-0-7494-3847-0
- ^ Joinuniversity.com/ajax Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Payscale.com Search CPM Retrieved 15 July 2011
- ^ "New Straits Times September 13, 2014 - Dell supports staff education". Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ ADA Learning Skills Council LAD AIMS Database
- ^ Professional Membership Senior Professional Qualifications
- ^ NIACE Members' Website