ABE offers free Affiliate membership to ABP students

We are pleased to announce that through our partnership with sister organisation ABE, students registered with ABP on certificates or diplomas can now benefit from one year’s free ABE Affiliate membership.

This is normally worth £30 for the first year and the benefits include;

• Free electronic copies of Student Focus, ABE’s quarterly student magazine
• Access to the services available in the ABE Members’ Area which include the Student Focus archive, book discounts, NUS Extra Card (for UK-based students) and ABE study support resources.

To take advantage of this offer simply fill in the Affiliate membership form and post it to ABP. We will then verify your application and pass it to ABE, who will contact you with details of your membership once the application has been processed.

ABE and ABP will endeavour to process your application as quickly as possible but please allow four weeks for confirmation of your membership.

Click here to complete the Affiliate membership form

Click here to learn more about ABE

ABP to attend Going Global 2012

Going Global is a series of international educational conferences hosted by the British Council. It offers an open forum for policy makers and practitioners from around the world to discuss issues facing the international education community. It attracts over 1,000 delegates from across the further and higher education sectors and other industries with perspectives on international education.

ABP is attending the event and seeking to forge new progression agreements with universities worldwide.  If you are planning to attend Going Global please come and visit us on Stand F2 in the Fleming Hall.

For more information about Going Global go to: http://ihe.britishcouncil.org/going-global

Going Global 2012 will take place in the UK at the QEII Conference Centre, London from 13-15 March 2012.

If you are a training provider and not accredited with ABP take the first step by completing and submitting the ABP application form

Islamic finance MIHE distance learning MA top up awarded by the University of Gloucestershire

Students who take the Level 6 Diploma in Applied Islamic Finance and Banking (Graduate) which includes the Level 7 unit the Essentials of Islamic Finance and Banking are eligible for advanced entry with 105 credits onto the Markfield Institute of Higher Education (MIHE) Distance Learning MA in Islamic Banking Finance and Management awarded by the University of Gloucestershire.

This represents outstanding value for ABP Islamic finance students, particularly those outside the UK, who wish to go on to gain a UK university awarded Master’s degree. MIHE is an esteemed provider of Islamic finance education and its distance learning students benefit from a wealth of online support.

There are many benefits to this route for higher education students from outside the UK. Students can succeed by doing distance learning, this will give Students abroad the chance to get a top qualification within their country. Also the chance to gain UK University awarded Master’s degree. MIHE are highly recognised and an esteemed provider of Islamic Finance education. Distance learning students will benefit from MIHE's online support and experience.

For more information visit Markfield Institute of Higher Education or the ABP website.

If you are a training provider and not accredited with ABP take the first step by completing and submitting the ABP application form.

New UK university progression route for Level 7 (Postgraduate) Diploma holders

ABP understands the importance of professional and academic development while closely monitoring developments in International Finance.
 
Therefore, ABP is pleased to announce that holders of Extended Level 7 qualifications (listed below) are now eligible for entry with 75 credit exemptions on the Markfield Institute of Higher Education MA in Islamic Banking, Finance and Management awarded by the University of Gloucestershire.

This agreement relates to the qualifications below

•  Level 7 (Postgraduate) Extended Diploma in Marketing Management
•  Level 7 (Postgraduate) Extended Diploma in International Human Resource Management
•  Level 7 (Postgraduate) Extended Diploma in International Finance Management
•  Extended Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management

For more information visit Markfield Institute of Higher Education on the ABP website.

If you are a training provider and not accredited with ABP take the first step by completing and submitting the ABP application form.

ABP Qualification Information sheets developed for centres and students

If you are a training provider researching qualifications with pressures on your time or a student looking at various qualifications but overwhelmed by information you will often find yourself unclear of the best direction.

ABP is working hard to improve the support we provide centres and learners. ABP have developed and produced a range of concise information sheets for our Level 7 (Postgraduate) Qualifications. Information sheets are precise and the information is focused on relevant content specific to the qualification which can be read at a glance.

The Level 7 Postgraduate information sheets contain:

1.  Ofqual info
2.  Key points of the qualification
3.  Qualification description
4.  Unit structure of the qualification
5.  Entry requirements
6.  Full learning outcomes

The information sheets will assist centres in promoting qualifications effectively. Furthermore, students will benefit from Information sheets being able to have a 'quick glance' view or concise reference to the individual qualification.

 

They have been designed to:

1. Provide fast understanding of the qualification
2. Key qualification information at a glance
3. Help centres promote qualifications to learners 
4. Give students a clear understanding of the qualifications

If you have any feedback regarding the information sheets please do not hesitate to contact us.

If you are a training provider and not accredited with ABP take the first step by completing and submitting the ABP application form.