In the UK the Institute of Business and Management (IBAM) is accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC) for Independent and Further Education.

University of Wales

Founded by Royal Charter in 1893, the University of Wales is the degree-awarding body for the majority of higher education students in Wales, as well as for many at other higher education institutions in the United Kingdom and overseas. 

The University’s position enables it to focus not only on its primary functions as a degree-awarding body and provider of services to the Welsh higher education sector but also, as a national institution, on playing an enhanced role in protecting and promoting the economy, culture and language of Wales. 

Annually, it awards around 15,000 initial degrees and more than 4,000 higher degrees, making it the second largest degree-awarding body in the United Kingdom.  The number of students, from all over the world, pursuing University of Wales degrees is around 70,000, and their studies cover a wide range of subjects. The ever-popular MBA from the University of Wales is listed in the Financial Times Top Online MBAs for 2009. 

The University is a major national institution in Wales.  While it is, of course, committed to helping to fulfil the educational and economic needs of Wales and to supporting its linguistic, cultural, and national heritage, the University is also committed to its international role and to enhancing its standing across the UK and overseas.  As well as its validation role and the international projects undertaken by its Global Academy, the University sponsors a number of cultural initiatives, such as the prestigious Dylan Thomas Prize, for young writers, which attracts entries from all over the world.

Teesside University*

Teesside University became one of the first new universities in June 1992 and entered a period of rapid change and staggering progress. Student numbers more than doubled - from just under 8,000 to over 20,000 in 2005 - and nearly £100m has been spent to create a 21st century campus. Originally founded as Constantine College, the institution was officially opened in 1930. The college became a polytechnic in 1969 and in 1992 the Privy Council gave approval to 14 higher education institutions, including Teesside, to become new universities. The single-site campus in the centre of Middlesbrough still includes the original Constantine College building but the University has since grown more than twenty-fold. Today it is a dynamic, modern university dedicated to delivering quality programmes of study.

Teesside University was recently named "University of the Year" in the Times Higher Education Awards.

It was the highest placed modern university in North East England and gained a top 20 score in The Times Higher Education Supplement for overall student satisfaction. Students rated their learning resources among the best nationally and gave academic support a top 20 score. The School of Computing has an Excellent rating for teaching quality on its courses from HEFCE - the Higher Education Funding Council for England. It is also a centre of excellence in Computing, Games and Animation, and Web and Multimedia. 

Edexcel

Edexcel are the UK’s largest awarding body who are accredited by the UK Government’s Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to award a range of qualifications. Edexcel operates in 112 countries and every year more than four million people study its internationally recognised qualifications.

Edexcel offer a wide variety of both vocational and general qualifications, including BTEC with more than 500,000 students studying these programmess each year. Edexcel BTEC qualifications are accepted by all UK Universities for direct entry with advanced standing on to their degree programmes.

*Subject to validation