Open Waters International work with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) to bring you nationally accredited management qualifications.  When you enrol on one of our courses we register you with the CMI as a Student Member.

You can click on the Membership Benefits page to find out more about what this means,or read on to find out more about the Institute:-

The Chartered Management Institute is the pre-eminent professional body for management. As a chartered body they drive the mission to promote the art and science of management. By sharing the latest insights and setting standards in management development they help to shape and support the managers of tomorrow enabling them to deliver results in a dynamic world.

Established over 50 years ago the Institute has over 70,000 individual members and 400 corporate members.

They can offer:

Membership - support and guidance whatever stage you are at in your career
Management resources - including 2 million on line articles, journals and a range of diagnostic tools
Networking and events - over 600 events each year including the National Convention
Chartered Manager Award - the ultimate accolade for any professional manager
Management development - solutions to help individuals and organisations improve their management and leadership skills
Qualifications - ranging from introductory certificates to strategic diplomas to S/NVQs
Spokespeople, data and case studies - on management and leadership issues
Research - to improve understanding, behaviour and management practice
Policy work - to ensure that the views and needs of managers are represented at the heart of government.