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Kampala: Uganda Marketers Society(UMS)today is proud to announce that the Chartered
Institute of Marketing(CIM)has granted the Mat Abacus Business School ,Accredited Study
Centre status. This development provides marketers in Uganda looking to advance their
professional marketing careers with new options including CIM’s internationally recognized
qualifications.
Uganda now has three CIM Accredited Study Centres–MAT Abacus Datamine Technical
Business School and Uganda Management Institute. CIM has a global network of accredited
centreswhichpromotedevelopmentofmarketingcompetenciesandskillsthrougha
portfolioofprofessionalqualifications.TheagreementwillseeMatAbacusabletoteach
CIMLevel4and6qualifications.
Commenting on the accreditation, Sharon Kiggundu (MCIM)-UMS President said: “We are
delighted to see these leading institutions in Uganda joining us to advance the marketing
practice in our country so that it matches world-class standards. We hope that regardless of
thestagemarketersinUgandaareatintheircareer,theywillbeabletotakeadvantageof
the alternative study centers for their career growth.”
ShefurtherdenotesthatthisisyetanothermilestoneinachievingtheUMS’mandateto;
Supporttheenhancementofthehighprofessionalstandardsofthemarketing
professioninUgandaandpositionCIMasthemarkofprofessionalmarketing.
● Encourage the adoption of the CIM Professional Marketing Competencies to
establish best practice in Uganda.
● EncouragepracticingmarketersinUgandatobecomeCharteredMarketersbytaking
up CIM qualifications and the CIM Continuous Professional Development(CPD)
Programme.
Discussingtheagreement,IanMarshall,HeadofInternationalRelationsatCIM,added:“We
aredelightedtograntAccreditedStudyCentrestatustoMatAbacusBusinessSchool,
providingmarketersacrossUgandawiththeuniqueopportunitytofurthertheircareersby
gaining a CIM professional qualification.
“Marketingisthecriticalfactorindrivinglongtermorganisationalperformance,andsoitis
moreimportantthaneverthatmarketersandbusinessesalikedeveloptheirprofessional
advantage.
“WelookforwardtocontinueworkingwiththeUMS,MatAbacusBusinessSchoolandour
othertwoaccreditedstudycentrestopromoteprofessionalmarketingstandardsacrossthe
country.”
Thispartnershipisakeystepinprovidingmorestudyoptionstomarketingpractitionersand
professionalswhoarelookingtodevelop,drivetheircareerprogression,andapplyworldclassmarketingleadership.
About UMS
The Uganda Marketers Society(UMS) is the leading organization for marketing
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professionals in Uganda. It is responsible for
professional skills development, promotion of
professional marketing standards and practices(i.e. Individual, Corporate and SMEs
membership categories)and finally market research and consultancy.
For UMS enquiries, please contact
admin@ums.co.ug
About CIM
Forover100years,CIMhassupportedthemarketingsector.Withover20,000membersin
morethan100countries,CIMstrivesforbusinessleadersandopinionformerstorecognise
thepositivecontributionprofessionalmarketingcanbringtotheirorganisations,the
economyandwidersociety.Wesupport,developandrepresentmarketers,organisations
andtheprofessionallovertheworld.OurabilitytoawardCharteredMarketerstatus
recognisesamarketer’scommitmenttostayingcurrentandabidingbyaprofessionalCode
ofConduct.Whileourdiverserangeoftrainingcoursesandworld-renownedqualifications
enablemodernmarketerstothriveintheirrolesanddeliverlong-termsuccessfor
businesses.FindoutmoreaboutCIMbyvisitingwww.cim.co.uk
For CIM enquiries ,please contact
James Delves.
CIM Head of PR and External Engagement
james.delves@cim.co.uk
Corinne Lavictoire
PR Executive
corinne.lavictoire@cim.co.uk