BGA Membership
A membership designed to enhance, support and develop business schools around the globe.
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BGA HOMEPAGE
BGA Accreditation
A non-prescriptive, whole-school accreditation that is focused on:
BGA accreditation is a consultative and non-prescriptive quality assurance achievement awarded to business schools that can clearly demonstrate an increasing impact on their students and communities over a measurable period.
Disruptive challenges and obstacles facing businesses include environmental, geopolitical and technological, as well as the traditional business and economic volatilities. BGA’s accreditation process ensures that institutions are equipped to prepare their students to become ethical and responsible managers, fit for tackling the world’s challenges.
The BGA Charter
Our business school accreditation is designed to provide both quality assurance and quality enhancement mechanisms for institutions worldwide. This ensures the value of the qualification for potential students, graduates, employers and society. Accreditation plays a key role in informing prospective students and employers about the quality of the institution and its programmes.
The criteria used for the accreditation of business schools are based upon the BGA Charter, and outline the standards that institutions are expected to meet in order to be awarded accredited status by BGA.
BGA Accreditation Criteria
Rigorous, Holistic Quality Assurance with Meaningful Criteria
BGA accreditation is a holistic and rigorous institutional accreditation for business schools with a focus on continuous improvement, positive impact, and responsible management.
We use BGA’s accreditation criteria as a benchmark for assessing the overall quality of an institution, it also recognises the need to compare international standards while taking into consideration local legislative and cultural differences.
Derived from BGA’s Charter, the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals inspired BGA’s accreditation criteria. From this, we have adapted the criteria to fit current and future employer needs.
All BGA accredited business schools use BGA’s Continuous Impact Model (CIM), which assesses the improvement in impact across a range of metrics that align with the institution’s own objectives.
Continuous Impact Model (CIM)
A cornerstone of BGA’s accreditation is its innovative 'Continuous Impact Model' (CIM)’, designed to help business schools systematically evaluate and enhance their stakeholder impact. The CIM tracks changes in impact metrics over time, using data-driven feedback loops to support continuous quality improvement and drive meaningful institutional progress.
Schools are required to undergo the CIM once they begin the accreditation process. The business school’s assigned Accreditation Director and academic mentor play a supportive role in ensuring a school’s development and measurement of its impact metrics are used to meet BGA’s accreditation criteria.
BGA Accreditation Process
Explore the Business Graduates Association Accreditation Process and discover how business schools can work toward achieving BGA Accreditation. The process is structured into four key stages—Application, Development, Assessment, and Post-Assessment—each designed to support eligible schools in meeting BGA’s quality standards and continuous improvement goals. Learn more about each stage and understand what is required throughout the accreditation journey.
Meet the Assessors
Fundamental to BGA’s business school accreditation process is the expert consultation institutions receive. That’s why we’ve selected the best assessors and mentors in the industry to support the enhancement of business schools and their programmes.
Assessors play a pivotal role in supporting accredited business schools by offering actionable feedback and tailored recommendations. They also prepare comprehensive accreditation reports that detail the institution’s strengths, areas for growth, and overall stakeholder impact, ensuring a clear pathway for continuous development.
Business schools that become BGA accredited achieve ‘Gold status’ within the BGA. This denotes the highest standard of achievement in business education, and can be communicated to stakeholders such as students, employers, and faculty with support from BGA’s communications and marketing teams.
The Value of BGA Accreditation
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Apply for BGA Accreditation
Find out if your business school is eligible for BGA accreditation, understand the associated fees, and follow the next steps to submit an application and initiate the process.
Contact Us
Our Accreditation Team is here to guide you through every step of the BGA accreditation process. Whether you have questions about eligibility, the application process, or accreditation standards, we’re ready to provide expert support and advice.
Contact us today to learn how your business school can achieve BGA accreditation and strengthen its impact in responsible management education.
