Approvals & Recognitions

OTHM and London South Bank University

The Organisation for Tourism and Hospitality Management provides a programme of professional qualifications that are designed for Student Members to develop progressively the skills and knowledge that they will need to help them in their careers.

Holders of HDip OTHM from LCCM have direct entry to the final year of London South Bank University's BSc(Hons) programme in Tourism and Hospitality. Exceptionally, holders of the HDip OTHM who have substantial management experience in the tourism and hospitality industry may be accepted on MSc.

NCFE is a national awarding body. Awarding bodies design and award qualifications which recognise the skills, knowledge and understanding achieved by a learner at a particular level and in a particular subject.

Oxford Cambridge & RSA Certification

Through approximately 13,000 different educational establishments around the UK, OCR recognises the achievement of those people who know that qualifications can enhance their life, whether they be young people taking their GCSE's or older people returning to learning after many years' absence. OCR is responsible to the Government as one of the UK's leading awarding bodies providing qualifications to students at school, college, in work or through part-time learning programmes.

ABE has run a series of programmes primarily focused on business and management, which have been consistently reviewed every three to five years to meet the contemporary needs of the market. The latest review was carried out in 2001 when the current syllabus was launched for three programmes: Business Administration, Business Information Systems and Travel, Tourism and Hospitality.

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the largest and fastest-growing international accountancy body, with 320,000 students and members in 160 countries. ACCA has an extensive network of over 70 staffed offices and other centres around the world.

The Association of Computer Professionals (ACP) is an independent, professional examining body, set up in 1984, its Council Members working in both the education and commercial sectors of the computer industry. The Association's principal aim is to set and maintain standards of education, which reflect the constantly changing requirements of the computer industry, both in the United Kingdom and overseas. This is achieved through the provision of course syllabuses and examinations to our carefully vetted training centers around the world, which in turn provide the expert tuition

City and Guilds is one of the leading providers of vocational qualifications in the United Kingdom. Their qualifications assess skills that are of practical value in the work place. They are recognised for their quality and are valued by employers in every sector of business.

CIMA is the professional body for Management Accountants and it offers a pathway to careers in areas such as Treasury Management, Internal Audits, Systems Management and Company Secretaries.

The Institute for the Management of Information Systems (IMIS) is the leading international professional association devoted to the management of information systems within the business environment.

The “Syrian International Academy” has been established in Damascus as a specialized educational organization in the field of training and development in cooperation with elite group of experts who are specialized in the fields of high education and regular education.