Leicester Castle Business School accreditations, memberships and networks

Working towards an international benchmark of excellence for business schools

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
We are a member of AACSB and on course to achieve accreditation in 2027. Achieving AACSB accreditation will place Leicester Castle Business School in the top 5% of business schools worldwide.

Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS)
We are a longstanding member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools. The CABS supports business schools in maintaining world-class standards of teaching and research, and helps to shape policy and create opportunities through dialogue with business and government.

European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
We are a full member of the European Foundation for Management Development, a globally recognised accreditation body for business schools, business school programmes and corporate universities. Our EFMD membership reflects active involvement in management development and socially responsible leadership.

Ofsted-approved provider
In 2023, we achieved a ‘Good Provider’ rating from Ofsted, with praise specifically for the expertise of lecturers, student support and industry collaboration, and the way our degree apprenticeships were developed in conjunction with employers to equip you with the skills currently required by industry.

Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)
We have been a signatory to the United Nations’ (UN) Principles for Responsible Management Education since 2010. PRME works with 800 business schools globally, equipping you with the understanding and ability to balance economic and sustainability goals.

Small Business Charter accreditation (SBC)
This award celebrates world-class business schools across the UK and Ireland that demonstrate excellence and impact in supporting small businesses, student entrepreneurship and their local economies. We have been commended as “a strong faculty, dedicated to small business, enterprise and entrepreneurship, and committed to working with entrepreneurs and small businesses.”

Programme-specific accreditations

Accounting and Finance accreditation

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)*
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)*
• Association of International Accountants (AIA)
• Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPA Australia)
• Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
• Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
• Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)

*Benefit from professional exam exemptions. The number of exemptions awarded will be dependent on the programme and modules selected.

Human Resource Management accreditation

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
The CIPD is a professional body for experts in people at work, with hubs in the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Asia. With more than 160,000 members around the world, it is the only body that can award Chartered status to individual HR and L&D professionals.

Marketing accreditation

We are a Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Accredited Study Centre.
The CIM are the world’s leading professional marketing body with over 30,000 members worldwide, including more than 3,000 Chartered Marketers.

We have Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Dual Award Status, providing our students with exemptions from half of the CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing (subject to module selection).

We are an Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM) Key Educational Partner, enabling our students to study the IDM Certificate in Direct and Digital Marketing alongside their marketing degree.