Quality Management
Develop your knowledge and skills in quality management
The IBMS Certificate of Expert Practice Distance Learning course in Quality Management is delivered in partnership with the Ulster University. It will support you in developing your training skills and basic knowledge of training and assessment.
Further information
Quality Management course content and assessment
After a common introductory module the course comprises of six modules as follows:
- Introduction to Quality Management
- Quality Management Systems
- Governance, Risk Management and Compliance
- Audit
- Conformance Management
- Change
See below for details for the course dates. More information on the learning outcomes for each module can be found here You can access course content through a designated area of the Ulster University's website, which includes candidate email and discussion forums. .
CEP Course Information Summary
More information on the Certificate of Expert Practice qualifications including the reflective tasks within the modules, the expectations around participants involvement in the discussions forums and how the qualification is assessed can be found here.
Quality Management course dates
We will start taking applications for the 2024 in the week commencing 14 August 2023. The course dates for 2024 are stated below. Please note that each module last two weeks apart from the module in which Easter falls, which in 2024 is during module five, that module will last three weeks.
| Applications for 2024 open | W/C 14 August 2023 |
| Closing date for applications | 8 December 2023 |
| Log-in details available | First week of January 2024 |
| Introductory Module | 5 January |
| Module 1 | 19 January |
| Module 2 | 2 February |
| Module 3 | 16 February |
| One week break | 1 March |
| Deadline for submission of first assessment piece | 7 March |
| Module 4 | 8 March |
| Module 5 | 22 March |
| Module 6 | 12 April |
| Finish | 25 April |
| Examination | 9 May |
| Exam Result Notification | 3 June |
| Examination (Re-sits) | 13 June |
| Deadline for submission of second assessment piece | 14 June |
| Results Released | 9 July |
| Certificates Sent Out | W/C 15 July |
You will be award an IBMS Certificate of Expert Practice in Quality Management on successful completion of the course.
Update (23 October): Places for this CEP in 2024 are now full. If you apply now via examinations@ibms.org you will be placed on a waiting list. Should any candidates who have already registered on the CEP drop out places will be allocated in the order they are added to the waiting list.
Quality Management how to apply
To undertake this CEP you must have active Member (MIBMS) or Fellow (FIBMS) status of the IBMS at the point of application and you must maintain your membership throughout the duration of the qualification. To apply you will need to submit via email to the IBMS:
- a completed Certificate of Expert Practice in Quality Management Application Form
- your payment of £710 (for the 2024 intake)
Payment can be made via Purchase Order (which should accompany the completed application form) or by card payment. If you wish to pay by card, you will be contacted for your card payment details once the application form has been received. On the application form you are requested to briefly describe why you are applying to undertake the qualification. Your application will not be accepted or rejected based on what is stated instead this information is being requested simply to enable us to understand your level of experience and the motivation for applying. Candidates are only allowed to undertake one of the distance learning courses at a time.
Update (23 October): Places for this CEP in 2024 are now full. If you apply now via examinations@ibms.org you will be placed on a waiting list. Should any candidates who have already registered on the CEP drop out places will be allocated in the order they are added to the waiting list.
Grant Funding (Updated 1 September 2023)
The employers of candidates in England who are undertaking any the distance learning Certificate of Expert Practice (CEP) qualification in 2024 will be eligible for a grant to support the training of the individual. This funding will be £500 per candidate. Claims will not be accepted until the course commences in January 2024. More details can be found here.
Quality Management resources
You can find articles and online resources to support you in completing an IBMS Certificate of Expert Practice in Quality Management in our Resources section.
Quality Management deferrals, withdrawals and mitigating circumstances
If you wish to defer, withdraw or highlight any mitigating circumstances please contact examinations@ibms.org as soon as possible.
If you have any questions about the IBMS Certificate of Expert Practice in Quality Management please contact examinations@ibms.org