Becoming an accredited productivity professional

Productivity is central to our lives, particularly our working life. Everyone must be equipped to improve productivity in their role. The IMS provides the UK's only structured programme to manage productivity as a process, through a challenging mindset.

The Institutes "Management Services Certificate" qualification provides you with this capability. We at the IMS accredit our Education providers to deliver the programme leading to the Management Services Certificate. A list of those accredited to run the programme from September 2005 is shown below.

The annual accreditation process is rigorous thereby ensuring high standards of professionalism, a modern structured approach to productivity improvement and the development of a challenging mindset.

The successful route to this qualification is to:

• Enrol as a member of the IMS - mandatory
• Enrol onto the course with the provider
• Earn the required 60 accreditation points by studying the modules in the Productivity Services:
  • - Critical Review Methodology, 15 points
  • - Process Quantification, 15 points
  • - People and Implementation Skills, 15 points
  • - Productivity Toolkit, 15 points

Any revisions or updating to this list will be detailed in subsequent editions of the Institute's journal and updated on this website.

• Download the IMS Membership and Examination Regulations.
  (This will download a PDF file that you can print out)

Qualifications & Training

Institute of Management Services qualifications are recognised in the UK and overseas as the mark of professional excellence in our field.

The 'ideal' portfolio of qualification for those wishing to practice management services is probably a first degree to offer ‘general and generic’ analytical, thinking, communication and presentation skills together with a specialist qualification such as the Management Services Certificate to demonstrate knowledge of, and competence in, core management services approaches and techniques.

The Management Services Certificate is a unique qualification addressing core competencies in management services via a flexible, modular structure.

The Management Services Diploma is an additional qualification, particularly suited to those without a first degree who wish to demonstrate higher level knowledge and skill.

Full details of syllabuses, regulations and exemptions are to be found in the Membership and Examinations regulations available from the Institute’s Head Office.

The Institute monitors the availability of conferences and seminars on topics within the Body of Knowledge and publishes a diary of such events on the Institute website alongside events organised by the Institute itself.