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IOM TO ACCREDIT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AS MEMBERSHIP ROUTE

14 December 2010
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A key value of full membership of the Institute of Operations Management (IOM) is professional recognition by your peers. To increase accessibility for potential new members, the IOM has built a new accreditation process for UK universities and other educational providers allowing successful students on specified, relevant courses of higher education to qualify for IOM membership.

IOM is the UK professional society for operations management in manufacturing, service industries and the public sector.

Qualification for membership of the Institute is based on a combination of academic achievement and professional experience which gives individuals the opportunity to upgrade membership levels as their career develops. IOM has received numerous requests from educational organisations to accredit programmes which provide a route to full membership of IOM and has now formalised the process whereby such programmes can be recognised as containing appropriate content to qualify for IOM status.

IOM Manager Leonie Edwards says: ‘There can be no doubt that IOM membership is recognised by increasing numbers of employers as a clear indication of the quality and expertise of personnel engaged in operations management and related disciplines. The creation of a formalised link between many academic courses and IOM membership is a very logical advance, and one which is increasingly sought by universities and other bodies offering courses in our professional area’.

‘The rigorous process which we have created in order to ensure that courses match the academic content appropriate to achieve IOM membership qualification means that students, employers and other interested parties can be assured that no ‘short cuts’ have been involved. The combination of educational achievement and professional experience remains key to IOM membership status.’

Education programmes linked to operations management will provide awareness of the range of knowledge, skills and values involved at professional levels; instil a basic capability in the skills required to the minimum professional standards; develop an appreciation of value and ethical issues; and develop specialist understanding in selected areas.

Comprehensive details of the requirements for courses seeking to obtain IOM membership accreditation status are available from Lesley Parker, Professional Development Manager. Tel: 01536 740110. Email: lesley.parker@iomnet.org.uk Or Emma Moore, IOM Activities Co-ordinator. Tel: 01536 740108. Email: emma.moore@iomnet.org.uk
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