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Starting to study for a recognised professional business qualification is a wise choice. Whether you are looking to get started in business or one to help you further your career development, professional qualifications will give you the edge in finding intellectually rewarding employment and increase your potential to earn a high income. Study this section of our website to find out more about specific professional careers and the qualifications you need to succeed.
Kickstarting your career
Why study for a professional qualification?
If you are about to or have just left school, or if you are a young person wanting to improve your employment prospects, choosing to study for professional qualifications and a career as a business professional can have several advantages over going directly to a full time university course. For example:
- The cost of studying for professional qualifications can be lower than going to university
- You can get industry recognised qualifications faster than getting a degree
- Professional studies are focussed on practical application in the business world
- You can work alongside your studies in relevant employment
- You can use professional qualifications to fast track to unddergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes
LSM Online offers e-learning courses leading to professional qualifications across a wide range of business disciplines. Choose from the table below to find out more about professional qualifcations that will kickstart your professional career
Climbing up the Ladder
Why study for a professional qualification?
You may already be a graduate and/or have a decent amount of experience in a particular field, but you need to get further specialised knowledge or confirmation and recognition for what you already know. You may want to move on and studying for a professional qualification can get you up the steps of the career ladder by helping you to:
- Gain specific knowledge and skills relevant to your current work
- Move into a new field
- Get promoted
- Find a better job
- Move into middle and senior management positions
- Gain exemptions from a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, including recognised MBA's
LSM Online offers e-learning courses leading to professional qualifications across a wide range of business disciplines.
Choose below to find out more about professional qualifcations that will move you up the career ladder
| Accountancy | Finance | Consulting |
|---|---|---|
| CIMA Professional Qualification | Chartered Financial Analyst | CMI Diploma in Management Consultancy |
Reaching the Top
Why study for a professional qualification?
More senior professionals have skills and knowledge gained through years of professional experience. Professional bodies recognise practical real world experience and previous academic achievement and offer qualifications that confirm and validate these. Taking a professional qualification at a senior level can help you to:
- Validate your status as a senior professional in your field
- Gain recognition from employers and colleagues
- Move into senior management positions
- Achieve "Chartered" Status
- Gain exemptions from a wide range of postgraduate programmes, including specialised Master's degrees and MBA's
LSM Online offers e-learning courses leading to professional qualifications across a wide range of business disciplines.
Use the table below to find out more about professional qualifcations that can help you reach the top of your profession
| Accountancy | Finance | Consulting |
|---|---|---|
| CIMA Professional Qualification | Chartered Financial Analyst | IBC Diploma in Management Consultancy |
| Management | Marketing | Communications |
|---|---|---|
| ABE Advanced Diploma in Management | CIM Professional Postgratuate Diploma in Marketing | CAM Diploma in Marketing Communications |
