ACI, The American Certification Institute, is a premier professional certification institute well-known in the United States and the world. It was founded in the USA in 1999. American Certification Institute® is the registered Trademark of the American Certification Institute, LLC, of Lewes , Delaware. ACI provides a “complete portfolio” of training, testing, and certification programs. ACI certifications are recognized in the US, Europe, China, the Far East, and the Middle East. ACI subscribes to the quality standards of ISO 9001. The Certification programs of the ACI have been verified and determined to meet all the Quality Management System (QMS) requirements of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 9001, to include the Quality Management requirements, requirements for Quality Systems Administration, requirements for Process/Product Operations, and requirements for Quality Control. The standards developed by ISO are used by businesses, industry associations, governments and trade officials. ISO standards contribute to world trade by increasing safety, quality, reliability, efficiency and interchangeability. International standards help make products and services cheaper, safer and cleaner.
IPSCMI, The International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Institute, is a prestigious professional institute offering purchasing and supply chain management certifications throughout the world in all modes of instruction, including conventional public seminars, online courses, in-house seminars and other distance learning modes. IPSCMI is a premier professional certification institute well-known in the United States and the world. IPSCMI provides a “complete portfolio” of purchasing and supply chain management training, testing, and certification programs. IPSCMI subscribes to ISO 29990:2010, Learning services for non-formal education and training – Basic requirements for service provider and ISO/IEC 17024:2003, which is an International Standard which sets out criteria for an organization's certification program for individual persons.IPSCMI has an exclusive license from the American Purchasing Society (APS) to offer its Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) and Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM) certification programs outside the US.IPSCMI certifications are recognized in the US, Europe, China, other countries in the Far East, and the Middle East.
Institute of Financial Consultants ® is a professional body for those who work in the financial profession. IFC members are employed in all sectors of the economy and make a significant contribution to the efficiency of any business. IFC offers an educational program leading to the designation of a Certified Financial Consultant ® (CFC) issued to qualified graduates. Institute of Financial Consultants® and Certified Financial Consultant® mark are registered with US Government Patent & Trade Mark Office &the National Certification Commission, USA.The Institute is multidisciplinary, drawing its members from the related but separate fields of accountancy, insurance, law, funds management, tax and pensions. The Institute is forging a "new" profession that adopts the best features from these related professions. Financial consultants provide advice to clients in a wide variety of situations from the financial planner advising individual clients on investments to those working as corporate financial officer, portfolio manager, security analyst and investment banker in organizations as diverse as brokerage firms, mutual funds, banks, trust companies, corporate finance departments, insurance companies and other financial management firms.
The Institute of Certified Business Consultants® is a professional body for business professionals with a growing presence and world wide membership. ICBC members are employed in all sectors of the economy and make a significant contribution to the efficiency of any business. The ICBC is chartered in Canada (British Columbia and the State of Delaware and Washington, USA. The Institute represents business professionals who work in the business arena. ICBC focus has always been on professional values and high ethical standards, plus the opportunity for study and career advancement in the field of business consulting. ICBC aims to promote and develop the profession to the public and to those people involved in business consulting guidance to their clients. ICBC and Utica College have recently partnered to help enhance and advance your expertise with a Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degree or Certificate. ICBC works in association with Brentwood Open Learning College to deliver courses tht are accredited by the Northern Advisory Council for Further Education (NCFE)
The World's First Accredited ISO 29990 Certified Graduate Standards Body
Global Academy of Finance and Management® (GAFM®) is a Certification Body regulates the standards for credentialing and the accredited education criteria for qualified business programs that are a path to its prestigious certifications. The International Board of Standards awards designations and board certification in the finance, accounting, and management consulting areas.
Because GAFM’s certifications and designation requirements are based on accredited criteria and earned degrees and exams from the best global degree progams, our standards are unmatched. Thus we confer designations which are based on accredited degree education and accredited program exams.
The GAFM was founded in 1996 by the original founders of the Graduate Leadership Society. The Founders of our Board are CEOs, Executives, Professors, and industry experts from around the globe. We desire to raise education standards and ethics in the business and management industries.
Accreditation - Our Certification Standards Board is TUV Accredited and ISO 9001:2008 Certified for Quality and ISO 29990:2010 Certified for Educational Standards.
Accreditation Agency Alliance - Accreditation Standards - In academic alliance with the ACBSP National Business Accreditation Agency for Certification Standards worldwide, the GAFM ® Board of Standards is a founding member of the quality assurance standards memorandum of the CHEA International Quality Group.
Our Standards Policy Board awards specialized board certifications, designations, and charters in the fields of: finance, accounting, management, and consulting fields to qualified professionals who have completed internationally recognized or accredited exams & education, government recognized degrees and documented management credentials and experience.
Since 1996, the Academy has been promoting accredited graduate standards for certification in business, management, law, and finance. Since our inception with the founding of the Graduate Institute of Leadership in 1996, the Academy has been focused on quality assurance with accredited education, exams, assessment, education, ethics, and continuing education. Further, applicants must also have the necessary experience in practice, research or publications in their respective areas of expertise.
Chartered Association of Business Administrators is a not-for-profit professional body chartered federally under Letters Patent granted by the Government of Canada. Chartered Association of Business Administrators® is also a registered mark with the US Government Patent and Trade Mark office, and with the National Certification Commission, USA. The Association is of the opinion that the success of the new economy requires much more than simply responding to the market demand. Accelerating change, the information revolution, globalization, intensified competition, rapid commoditization of services and compressed strategy life cycles have all created a new business environment with unprecedented challenges. Businesses today increasingly require professionals who can integrate knowledge from multiple sources to address strategic business issues and help create new innovation-driven business models. This innovation imperative presents unique opportunities for high-level professionals who can add new value in a global, knowledge-based economy.