CMI
CMI exists to create better led and managed organisations, turning accidental managers into confident, conscious and inclusive leaders.
Granted The Royal Charter by the Privy Council in 2002, CMI is the sole organisation able to award Chartered Manager status, the highest accolade for professional managers. CMI members have access to a professional community of 170k managers & leaders. CMI is an IIP Platinum organisation, No.2 in Not for Profit Best Companies.
How can the CMI benefit BTEC students?
We've agreed with CMI that students studying relevant BTEC qualifications (listed below) in Business (RQF), Travel & Tourism (RQF), and Hospitality Management (RQF) are eligible for Foundation Chartered Manager status, awarded only by CMI. Anyone holding an eligible BTEC will benefit from a reduced membership fee of £25 for the first 12 months of membership.
Foundation Chartered Manager is your first step on the pathway to Chartered Manager. As a Foundation Chartered Manager, you will be able to use the post-nominals fCMgr and, as a member of CMI, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including 1000s of online resources to support continuous professional development, careers support and CMI’s Management Diagnostics tool:
The Management Diagnostics tool
This tool is a quick and easy way for any manager to compare your knowledge, skills and experience against the Management & Leadership Professional Standard – and figure out where your gaps are. You then receive a fully personalised learning plan, packed with resources tailored to you and your ‘areas for improvement’. You can repeat the process again and again to see how your skills are growing – and how you are becoming a better manager.
“The results helped build my confidence around my own capabilities and my readiness to achieve Chartered status. It showed me areas to improve on, whether that’s people development skills or getting people to see that safety isn’t a barrier to growth.” - Frazer Lowrie, Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality Manager at Valley Group Ltd
How does it work?
There are two routes:
- Any learner who has completed an eligible qualification can claim fCMgr status themselves on completion of their course.
OR - Providers can become a CMI Recognised Partner and learners will automatically be registered as a member of CMI for the duration of their programme, giving them access to all CMI's member benefits. They will be awarded with a CMI Certificate of Achievement and fCMgr status on completion of their course. As a CMI Recognised Partner, you and your learners will have access to CMI's fantastic online resources that can be used to support your learners, and the delivery of the BTEC course.
The following qualifications have been mapped to the CMI Professional Standard, enabling eligibility for fCMgr status.
- BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Business (2016)
- BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Travel and Tourism (2019)
- BTEC International Level 3 in Business (2020)
- BTEC International Level 3 in Hospitality (2020)
- BTEC International Level 3 in Travel and Tourism (2020)
- BTEC Higher National Certificate and Diploma in Business (2016) (all pathways)
- BTEC Higher National Certificate and Diploma in Business (2021) (all pathways)
- BTEC Higher National Certificate and Diploma in Hospitality Management (2018) (all pathways)
- BTEC Higher National Certificate and Diploma in International Travel and Tourism Management (2018) (all pathways)
You can contact CMI if you would like to discuss becoming a registered partner, by visiting the CMI website: Become a centre
