CMI Awards of Excellence
Winners
Higher Education Partner of the Year Award
Higher Education Partner of the Year Award 2024
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.
University of Hertfordshire (Business School)
"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!"
"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."
Higher Education Partner of the Year Award 2023
It's fantastic to get this recognition at the University of Exeter. We work really hard on developing responsible leadership through all education programs, and it really aligns with all of the work that the CMI do. So it's fantastic to get the recognition from the CMI for the work that we do.
Rachael Johnstone, University of Exeter
University of Exeter
"Becoming CMI's Higher Education Partner of the Year would mean a lot for Arden University, an institution dedicated to achieving our 2025 strategic vision – that everyone everywhere has the right to higher education. Through our work with the CMI, especially through our Faculty of Business and our degree apprenticeship programmes, we strive to create accessibility to marginalised UK and international learners, widen participation, and provide exposure to the transformative power of higher education. Being named Higher Education Partner of the Year would aide us in attracting new students and apprentices who may have been overlooked for whatever reason, or may have not previously considered higher education to be an option for them. This in turn would help our efforts to create leaders of tomorrow through our efforts to democratise education and ensure that everyone, no matter their background or location, is able to pursue their dream career."
"Winning this award would have a significant impact for both Gloucestershire Business School, its staff, and our students. Gloucestershire Business School has seen significant growth in recent years and this has in part been due to the nurturing of relationships with key partners such as CMI. Staff are very positive about our relationship with CMI and this is because of the wonderful individuals and teams we work with at CMI. This positivity pervades from staff to students and encourages their use of CMI resources and enhances their pride on receiving their dual accreditation."
"We are delighted to have been shortlisted for this award. Strathclyde is in the distinctive position of successfully delivering apprenticeship degrees for learners based both in Scotland and England in partnership with CMI. Winning this award is important to us as it helps increase awareness among employers and future learners of our success in delivering high quality programmes with impactful outcomes, not only for learners on an individual level but also at organisational and societal level. It’s important that we showcase the achievements of our learners and celebrate the success of our partnership with CMI in continuing to develop a pipeline of exceptional leadership talent for our employer partners."
Higher Education Partner of the Year Award 2022
We are delighted to announce that Solent University are our 2022 Outstanding HE Partner of the Year.
Solent Business School were delighted to be shortlisted for this award as it celebrates the long partnership that we have had with the CMI and the fantastic achievements we have made together in supporting and developing our students to be future leaders and managers.
Claire Hughes, Head of Undergraduate and Partnerships
Higher Education Partner of the Year Award 2021
The University of Huddersfield has been chosen as the Award winner for their development of their people managers and their student population, as part of a wider student employability agenda. This institution made the shortlist because they have shown a strategic attitude to Management and Leadership training in an extensive relationship with CMI. As a CMI Centre, the University has embedded CMI qualifications into undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and has integrated Level 5 and Level 7 programmes into their staff training.
Being shortlisted for this Award really shows our commitment to CMI through the development of our staff community and prospective students. The external recognition it provides will help us stand out within the HE sector during a challenging time for everyone.
Danny Benton, Head of People and Organisational Development
"This Award is very important to us. Whilst we are a recognised Higher Education provider, the apprenticeship market for higher level degrees is still new. Therefore, being shortlisted recognises and emphasises the quality of our apprenticeships."
Dr Dorota Bourne
Associate Professor
"We are delighted to be recognised for our relationship with CMI by being shortlisted for this Award. It is great to be appreciated for our work in Leadership and Management education by such a well-known Management Institution."
Trudy Spencer
Associate Professor
"We wanted to apply to reflect on what we have achieved over the last year. This Award shortlisting highlights the importance of the huge diversification in our student body that we have cultivated through the innovative delivery of our programmes."
Rachael Johnstone
Head of Department and Director of Degree Apprenticeships