Accreditations

London School of Marketing is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and The CAM Foundation to meet the quality requirements set out by the British educational authorities and relevant industry standards. We work in close collaboration with leading universities to offer courses that lead to professional qualifications in marketing, communications and advertising.

Professional Bodies

Association of Business Professionals

 

The Association of Business Practitioners (ABP) is a not-for-profit awarding body affiliated to the Association of Business Executives (ABE), a professional membership body, recognised by the UK regulatory authorities for qualifications.
ABP is guided by five key principles that underpin our commitment to provide qualifications that both clients and learners rely upon.
  • Responsive – in an increasingly volatile business environment, ABP understands the necessity of reacting quickly to new opportunities
  • Flexible – ABP develops qualifications of any size or level relevant to all industry sectors
  • Affordable – as a not-for-profit organisation, ABP fees are kept to an absolute minimum without compromising quality
  • High quality – ABP qualifications reflect the latest occupational standards, and are developed by experienced academics and professionals
  • Reliable – ABP takes great pride in delivering high levels of service to internal and external customers

The Chartered Institute of Marketing


The Chartered Institute of Marketing is the world’s largest professional body of marketing, with 60,000 members in 130 countries. Sharing a passion for marketing, CIM leads the development of professional marketing standards and practice, championing the big issues and new ideas in the marketing world.

Marketing is one of the most challenging, fast moving and competitive professions today. CIM is committed to delivering world-class support to equip marketers with the knowledge and tools they need to excel in their profession and to deliver exceptional business performance.


CIM aims to put marketing at the heart of every business the priority being to enable marketers to make the right marketing decisions that deliver the best business results. CIM supports great marketing through the creation of best practice marketing content, which is issue-driven, insightful and practical.


Joining CIM makes a powerful statement about a marketer’s approach to their profession and their drive to succeed. It also demonstrates to other professionals that they are aiming for the highest level of achievement in the profession and Chartered Marketer status demonstrates this level. Member services are geared towards building their credibility, their knowledge and their contacts. In short, CIM helps marketers to be:

  • More professional: demonstrating commitment to employers and clients through membership and gaining CIM’s professional marketing qualifications.
  • More informed: with access to the world’s largest source of marketing intelligence including the online Knowledge Hub and Learning Zone for studying marketers.
  • More connected: meeting and sharing ideas with other leading marketers through local events.

    CIM provides a global network that brings together the best marketers and the best marketing through network communities, practitioner communities and topical forums. With leading edge publications, high performance training and professional qualifications which are taught globally, CIM continues to support marketers at all stages of their marketing career.

     

    The Communications, Advertising and Marketing Foundation

     

    Established in 1970, the Communication Advertising and Marketing Education Foundation Limited (CAM) provide one award: The CAMDiploma in Marketing Communications.

    In 2000, the Communication Advertising and Marketing (CAM) Education Foundation formed an alliance with The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). Since then, CAM qualifications have been managed and awarded by CIM. The aim is to provide marketers with best practice marketing knowledge and to help them to deliver world class marketing. CAM qualifications are tailored to the integrated marketing communications needs of modern business. It is an industry led and nationally recognised educational body that acts as the glue between the various disciplines of the communication industry and bridges the gap between the academic and the practical. CAM is kept up to date by leading communication experts and the majority of contributors are practitioners in the industry.

    Students come from right across the spectrum of agency, client and supplier backgrounds. They work in marketing, advertising, public relations, the media, market research, sales promotion and direct marketing in both private and public sectors.

    A CAM qualification helps:
    • Clients internal and external receive better service, delivered with greater professionalism by practitioners who inspire confidence
    • Organisations to retain and develop valued employees. Individuals become more productive, moving into increasingly demanding roles where versatility and responsibility are vital
    • Practitioners gain confidence to devise, plan and execute communication programmes that work
    • The industry improve its reputation and ability to set standards and continually improve them
    • The managers and directors of tomorrow launch and invigorate their careers as CAM provides them with a broad-based platform from which to work. Many CAM graduates are already at the top of agency and client companies
    • Give practical knowledge plus theoretical understanding - the winning combination for professional success!

       

      Universities

      Anglia Ruskin University

       

      Based in the east of England, Anglia Ruskin has two modern campuses in two exciting cities, both less than one hour away from London.


      London School of Marketing work in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University as follows:

      Franchise Agreements

      London School of Marketing deliver Anglia Ruskin Universities MA in Marketing & Innovation (top up) programme as well as BA (Hons) in marketing (top up) programmes at LS's study centres in London.

      Progression Arrangements

      London School of Marketing students who have completed ABP Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Marketing Strategy or CIM Level 7 Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing can gain direct entry to the MA in Marketing and Innovation (Top up). Accordingly, LS Students will only have to take two modules in order to complete their MA in Marketing and Innovation awarded by Anglia Ruskin University.

       

       

      In addition, London School of Marketing students who have completed ABP Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Management can gain direct entry to the MBA (Top up) programme. The top up programme provides direct access to the last stage of the MBA where students only have to study for three modules to complete the MBA from Anglia Ruskin University.

       

      Government Listing

      UK Border Agency (UKBA)

       

      UK Border Agency is responsible in issuing visas to visit and study in the UK. The agency is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the UK. UKBA is a global organisation operating in local communities and in about 130 countries worldwide. For example, foreign nationals can apply for UK visas at more than 250 visa application centres worldwide.

       

      The Tier 4 (General) category is for adult students who want to come to or remain in the UK for their post-16 education.

       

      London School of Marketing (LSM) holds Highly Trusted Status with the UKBA, to Sponsor students to study in the UK. Our Sponsor Licence number is EP2E1HNM4

      Universities and colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)

       

      Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) is the organisation responsible for managing applications to higher education courses in the UK. Not only does UCAS process more than two million applications for full-time undergraduate courses every year, but UCAS helps students to find the right course.

       

      London School of Marketing is a designated Member of UCAS and students can apply for our qualifications via UCAS, using London School of Marketing's UCAS Code L76

      Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)

       

      Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) offer advice, guidance and support to help UK universities, colleges and other institutions provide the best possible student experience of higher education.

       

      QAA conducts reviews of institutions and publish reports detailing the findings. QAA’s reports highlight good practice and contain recommendations to help improve quality. The peer reviewers on QAA’s review teams have recent experience of providing or assessing higher education. Each team also includes a student reviewer.

       

      London School of Marketing’s education provision comes under the scrutiny of QAA’s Educational Oversight Review. To view the latest QAA report of London School of Marketing, please visit http://www.qaa.ac.uk

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