Accreditation

Accreditation indicates that an educational institution satisfies the teaching and learning standards stipulated by an awarding body. The IMI provides education and training programmes accredited by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) and by Trinity College Dublin (TCD).

The IMI supports and delivers the Henley MBA, which is accredited by European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).

HETAC is the Irish government awarding body that validates third level qualifications for institutions outside the universities. HETAC qualifications, as the national qualifications awards of a constituent EU member state, are recognised internationally. Holders of HETAC qualifications can access a wide range of postgraduate and professional programmes both in Ireland and abroad. HETAC is responsible for the ongoing monitoring of academic standards, including entry requirements and assessment, and the quality control of programmes.

The following programmes are accredited by HETAC:

• Diploma in Business Finance
• Diploma in Operations Management
• Diploma in Strategic Sales - Sales Management
• Diploma in Strategic Sales - Key Account Management
• Diploma in Training & Development
• Diploma in Business Development (Grow Your Business)
• Diploma in Business Development (Business Development Programme)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Business
• Master of Business

TCD builds on its four-hundred-year-old tradition of scholarship to confirm its position as one of the great universities of the world. It is consistently first in Ireland and in the world’s top 100 universities in prestigious rankings such as the Times Educational Supplement, Financial Times and The Economist.

The following programmes are accredited by TCD:

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Strategy
• MSc in Organisational Behaviour
• MSc in Management Practice

EQUIS is the leading international system of quality assessment, improvement, and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business. The IMI supports and delivers the prestigious Henley MBA, which is accredited by EQUIS.

Please refer to our Quality Manual for further information.

 

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process whereby, through assessment, credit is given to learning which has already been acquired in different ways.

To achieve credits through the RPL process, learners will be required to submit a comprehensive Portfolio of Learning and a reflective assignment to prove they have acquired the knowledge, skills and competences required by the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). This evidence may include various forms of previous learning (eg. formal training, workplace learning, general life experiences, etc.). For some programmes, applicants may be asked to submit additional subject-specific evidence.

An RPL applicant’s prior learning is assessed and measured against the specified learning outcomes required for a particular module(s). Where there is a match, the applicant may be awarded credit for or exemptions against those modules.

This equivalent learning outcome and resulting accreditation could arise from either:

1. Prior certified learning, e.g. formal learning which took place in a different programme but which resulted in achievement of required learning outcomes, and for which certification is available, and/or from 
2. Prior experiential learning, e.g. non-formal or informal learning arising from employment or experience.