Certificates issued by private schools
  
     
 

Private schools issue certificates for attendance and/or completion of courses. In some instances, schools also issue certificates to students who have been successful at internal examinations/performance assessments conducted by the individual school concerned. The results obtained at internal examinations such as those taken upon completion of a course are normally viewed as students’ preliminary performance prior to his attempting external examinations, eg Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE), London Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), National Computing Centre (NCC), City & Guilds (C&G), etc.

Singapore does not have a central authority that accords recognition to qualifications and courses of study. The Ministry of Education is not an accreditation authority on qualifications. Recognition and/or acceptance of certification is entirely at the discretion of the individual prospective employer. When considering suitability for appointment to a post/job vacancy, employers take into consideration a whole host of factors, including the character and conduct of the applicant; his academic track records; reputation and academic standing of the educational institutions where the applicant studied, relevance of the applicant’s qualifications, experience, etc, in relation to the position/job applied for, etc.

  
     
 
*Source: Ministry of Education (MOE) website,
under education system, Private School - Course information
  
   
 
  Exemption granted by other professional bodies and universities to holders
of IPMA Qualifications
The Society of Business Practitioners • Exemptions from SBP Diploma in Business Administration
  - for IPMA Diploma in Management
• Exemptions from SBP Advanced Diploma in Business Administration
  - for IPMA Advanced Diploma in Management
• Exemptions from SBP Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration
  - for IPMA Graduate Diploma in Management
• Exemptions from SBP Diploma in Marketing Management
  - for IPMA Diploma in Marketing Management
• Exemptions from SBP Advanced Diploma in Marketing Management
  - for IPMA Advanced Diploma in Marketing Management
• Exemptions from SBP Postgraduate Diploma in International Marketing
  - for IPMA Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management
The Institute of Cost & Executive Accountants • Exemption from Level 1 and Level 2 (total 8 subjects)
The Institute for the Management of Information Systems • Exemption from Higher Diploma H17 Management of Information Systems
The Institute of Administrative Management • Direct entry Diploma with subject-for-subject exemptions
The Managing & Marketing Sales Association • Exemption from MAMSA Higher Diploma examination
University of the State of New York, US • Entry to Bachelor degree with credit transfer
Hawaii Pacific University, US • Entry to Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with credit transfer
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, New Zealand • Direct Entry to Year 2 of Bachelor degree in Commerce (8 out of 20 subjects)
University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Direct entry to Year 2 of Bachelor of Business major in
• Administrative Management
• Applied Economics and Resources Management
• Computer Software Development
• Human Resource Management Practices
• Information Technology Management
• Logistics and Operations Management
• Marketing
• Strategic Human Resource Management

Direct entry to Year 2 of Bachelor of Commerce major in
• Accounting
• Banking
• Finance

Entry Postgraduate degree such as
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Professional Accounting
University of Abertay Dundee • Entry to MBA with case-by-case basic
University of Lincoln (Formerly University of Lincolnshire & Humberside) • Diploma holder: entry Year 1 - Bachelor degree in business
• Advanced Diploma holder: entry Year 2 -Bachelor degree in business
• Graduate Diploma holder: entry Year 3 (Final Year) -Bachelor degree in business
Henley Management College (UK) • Direct entry onto MBA programme and grant exemption from
  'Foundation of Management'
  (Henley Management College was granted a Royal Charter in 1991)
University of Central England (UK) • Diploma holder: entry Year 1 - BA(Hons) Business Administration
• Advanced Diploma holder: entry Year 2 - BA(Hons) Business Administration
• Graduate Diploma holder: entry Year 3 (Final Year) - BA(Hons) Business Administration