CMI Awards of Excellence

HE Partner of the Year

Celebrating volunteering excellence amongst the CMI community

What is the HE Partner of the Year Award?

All around the world, higher education (HE) institutions equip students and learners with the skills they need to flourish in a changing economy. The CMI Outstanding HE Partner of the Year award celebrates outstanding HE institutions that can demonstrate positive impacts on student experience, professional development and employability as a result of their partnership with CMI.

Meet our HE Partner of the Year shortlist candidates

University of Exeter Winner 2023

2024 HE Partner of the Year Shortlist Announced

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Attract the best talent

Winning an award helps with recruitment and retention of students.

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Motivation and Reward

Celebrate your teams behind the success. Showcase your business and promote your team.

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Benchmarking

Prove that you are the best in the industry - benchmark yourself against your competitors.

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Increase your credibility

Stand out from the competition and endorse your company’s brand.

Our 2024 Shortlisted Candidates

Congratulations to our exceptional Higher Education partners for their positive impacts on student experience, professional development and employability.

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School of Business and Law at Buckinghamshire New University

We are thrilled and excited to be shortlisted! Colleagues have worked closely with CMI in the past couple of years, building relationships and adding value to the student experience, and it is wonderful to see our close relationship recognised in this way. It has given the whole school a boost!
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University of Hertfordshire (Business School)

We’re very proud of our longstanding partnership with CMI so being shortlisted is a very rewarding feeling for us at Herts Business School. CMI is the pre-eminent professional body we work with, and it has been an integral part of how we deliver our leadership and management apprenticeships.
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London School of Business and Finance

Being shortlisted for the CMI Partner Awards 2024 is an incredible honour. It is rewarding to see our commitment to professional development and educational excellence are being recognised. This acknowledgement not only validates our efforts but also motivates us to to do better.
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Award Process

The Awards process goes through multiple phases to determine our shortlist, longlist and winners. Each stage of the process is supported by our experienced judges against a set criteria.

Judging

The CMI Awards receive entries from a diverse range of organisations and individuals across various sectors and fields. To ensure that our judges are able to reflect this diversity, we carefully select individuals who are experts in their respective fields and have a wealth of experience.

Meet the Judges

Timeline

Nominations open

12th April 2024

Nominations close

12th July 2024

Shortlist announced

3rd September 2024

Winner announced

27th November 2024