Our courses are accredited or endorsed by the following institutes and professional bodies.
BRITISH ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (BAC) /
Crown Agents is accredited as a short course provider (UK courses only) by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education. This accreditation is an independent mark of quality, demonstrating that we are a genuine education provider with sound teaching practices.
BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTE (BSI) /
Crown Agents operates a Quality Management System (QMS) which is registered with the British Standards Institution to the international quality standard BS EN ISO 9001:2015. The scope of this registration specifically covers Services in Economic Growth, Governance, Health, Humanitarian and Stabilization, Training, Professional Development, Procurement and Supply Chain Services including International Freight Forwarding and Verification Services and management of Quality Assurance and Inspection Services delivered from the UK, Bangladesh, India, Kenya and Singapore.
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY (CIPS) /
Crown Agents and CIPS have signed an agreement to work together as partners on training activities, international projects and business development activities.
THE CHARTERED GOVERNANCE INSTITUTE UK & IRELAND /
The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland supports Crown Agents’ specialist training in governance. They host study visits and offer course alumni complementary professional subscription.
A number of our leadership and management courses are approved by The Institute of Leadership. Using their expertise, the Institute quality assures these programmes, ensuring we provide clients with the highest standard of leadership development. Delegates who complete one of our Institute Approved courses also gain Associate Professional Membership status with the IoL and access to their latest online leadership development resources.
In order to ensure the highest learning standards for delegates, Crown Agents delivers Financial Management and Reporting on IPSAS and IFRS® Standards training courses using excerpts from the official IFRS® Standards under licence from the IFRS Foundation.
PM4NGOs /
Crown Agents offers training courses aligned to the internationally recognised certification programmes, Project DPro and Program DPro, developed by PM4NGOs. As a PM4NGOs Training Partner Organisation, Crown Agents has access to training resources and support developed by PM4NGOs.
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ICC) /
Crown Agents training course in Incoterms® (International Commercial Terms) is delivered by an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Registered Trainer in the Incoterms® 2020 rules. The trainer registration and certification are issued exclusively by the ICC Academy.
Crown Agents is an APMG International Accredited Training Organisation (ATO). We offer Agile Project Management training aligned to the syllabus of the APMG AgilePM® Foundation certificate and Public-Private Partnership training aligned to the APMG CP³P Foundation certificate, delivered by our APMG Certified Trainers. Delegates who pass the APMG exams gain the associated APMG qualification, a globally recognised leading credential.
ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS /
Crown Agents and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) partner on selected courses in the Financial
Management portfolio. By combining our training expertise with ACCA’s examinations and qualifications offer, we provide delegates with certifications recognised around the world.
We also have MoUs and work in collaboration with further prestigious organisations to deliver our capacity building services. These include:
Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria
We have formed a partnership with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) to deliver quality training services
together in Nigeria and West Africa, focussing on capacity building in the influential and growing banking sector within the
region.
Ethiopian Management Institute
In July 2018 we signed a MoU with the Ethiopian Management Institute in Addis Ababa. This partnership forms the basis
for our two organisations to explore opportunities to develop human resources and public sector management training together.
Public Service Institute of Nigeria
We finalised a MoU with the Abuja-based civil service training college in March 2019. Crown Agents’ international experience will complement the PSIN’s record of consultancy, training and research services within Nigeria. We are currently planning a programme of collaborative courses in-country