The Society of Business Practitioners (SBP) UK, founded in 1956, is a senior examining UK institution providing vocational qualifications in business, computer studies, management and marketing. 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.
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
The Skills Funding Agency was one of two successor organisations that emerged from the closure in 2010 of the Learning and Skills Council (England's largest non-departmental public body or quango). The agency was in turn replaced by the Educa ...
) Learning Aim Database.
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. They lead to a professional designation title of Certified Professional Manager - CPM.
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
Professional development is learning to earn or maintain professional credentials such as academic degrees to formal coursework, attending conferences, and informal learning opportunities situated in practice. It has been described as intensive ...
- CPD units specially tailored for the corporate industries. 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.
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
A national qualifications framework is a formal system describing qualifications. 47 countries participating in the Bologna Process are committed to producing a national qualifications framework. Other countries not part of this process also hav ...
levels 4 through 7.
The Society is a member of the
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
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See also
*Professional qualifications in the United Kingdom Professional qualifications in the United Kingdom are titles or awards granted by professional bodies. Many British professional qualifications were subject to the European directives on professional qualifications and are (following Brexit) covere ...
*List of British professional bodies
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*Professional certification (business)
A professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation (often called simply ''certification'' or ''qualification'') is a designation earned by a person to assure that he/she is qualified to perform a job or task. Certificat ...
References
External links
UK websiteAsia Pacific RegionBritish Qualifications Directory
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Non-profit organisations based in the United Kingdom