The Chartered Management Institute is the only
UK professional awarding body with a prestigious Royal Charter
In partnership with the CMI as the Awarding Body carrying the King’s Royal Charter, we’ve created the world’s first professional qualifications for the automotive industry. They’re regulated by the UK Government for international recognition, and accepted at the highest levels throughout the world.
As CMI Executive, Michelle Jarvis, brilliantly states: “The CMI qualifications are the pizza base, and the Jeff Smith International Business Academy has created the perfect topping to craft a truly exceptional automotive education programme.” This is where world-class qualification structure meets with ground breaking innovation, creating a transformative learning experience like no other.
It’s certainly not been easy to achieve. It’s taken 15 years of careful development to create these programmes, and the secret to success is that we’ve retained the CMI’s robust qualification framework, and created dynamic, automotive-specific learning to go alongside it. This means that you get the same internationally recognised Professional Qualifications without the need to study other industries, or unrelated case studies that might not be immediately applicable to your business.
The automotive industry is driven by experience and practical knowledge
and now our qualifications are too
Our powerful learning journey intelligently harnesses the years of experience you’ve gained throughout your career and draws upon your practical knowledge to be the catalyst for growth and impact. What sets us apart is that your organisation becomes the heart of your learning, your real-world case study. This means that every assignment is a hands-on, work-based project, delivering immediate, tangible results where it matters most: driving measurable success to your company’s bottom line.
Our transformative style of learning empowers you to achieve more in less time. By integrating work-based assignments, you’re not just studying, you’re actively applying new skills and strategies directly to your role during your normal working day. This approach allows you to focus more on achieving performance gains, with every moment of learning directly contributing to measurable improvements in your company’s results. It’s a dynamic method that delivers exceptional value and creates an immediate, lasting impact from day one.
The first and only Automotive qualifications
you can use to prove what you know
This isn’t just a breakthrough; it’s the global recognition the automotive industry has long fought for because there are many exceptional individuals who possess extensive practical knowledge together with many years of experience, but they have lacked the formal recognition to match their skills, and their career has been held back, or even completely blocked.
Our Professional Qualifications change everything. They unshackle all those ties because we’re enabling everyone from Service Advisor to CEO to unlock their full potential and showcase their expertise to the world.
We recognise this unique opportunity is not for everyone, it’s only available for those who see the benefit of investing in themselves, and taking control of their future in the automotive industry.
