PROFESSIONAL COURSES

Institute For The Management Of Information Systems(IMIS)  Programs

1. IMIS Foundation Diploma

The Foundation Diploma leads to IMIS Practitioner Grade.

Introduced in 1988 to provide a route for candidates to gain entry to our Diploma Course examination. This course is also suitable for young people who want to work with computers and need some entry level education. All modules defined within the course structure may be taken individually or collectively to form a Foundation Diploma.

Prerequisites :

There are no prerequisites to this course. Each module is designed to introduce the student to the basic elements of information systems practices.

Download the Foundation Diploma syllabus (PDF)

Duration and type of the course : 1 Year, Full Time.

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      2. IMIS Diploma

The Diploma Course leads to IMIS Licentiate Grade.

Continues on from the Foundation Diploma level although access at this level is also available to candidates who comply with the entrance requirements. Completion of these examinations awards a Diploma Certificate and the general standard equates to the National (ONC) Certificate.

Candidates having completed the Diploma Course are working at the equivalent level of early entry analysts.

Prerequisites :

Candidates may enter this course on satisfying one of the following requirements:

Completion of the Foundation Diploma;

Four GCSE/GCE/SCE ‘O’ levels, one of which should be in English and one in a numerate subject at grades A, B, or C (for overseas students grades 1 to 6 Credits/Distinctions are considered equivalent);

In exceptional circumstances candidates may be admitted under the following conditions:

Being 21 years of age and able to demonstrate over two years’ work experience relevant to computing or a related field;

Candidates 19 years of age or more at the time of sitting for the Institute examinations may be admitted at the discretion of the college; provided that they can satisfy the staff at the college that they are sufficiently well motivated as to enable them to cope with the demands imposed by the course of study and that they possess appropriate ability even if not measured by the acquisition of ‘O’ levels or equivalent.

Download the Diploma syllabus (PDF)

Duration and type of the course : 1 Year, Full Time.

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      3. IMIS Higher Diploma

The Higher Diploma Course leads to IMIS Associate Grade

Extends and complements the Diploma Course to give students a comprehensive knowledge of the entire field of operations, programming, systems analysis and design, and computer management.

A Higher Diploma award equates to the Higher National Certificate/Diploma (HNC/HND) and prepares candidates for work at the equivalent level of analyst/team leader.

Prerequisites :

One of the following is required:

Successful completion of the Diploma level examinations

• BTEC National Certificate/Diploma in Computing

• BTEC National Certificate/Diploma in a computing related subject with a significant computing element. For example, a Business and Finance Certificate which includes Information Processing 1 and 2

General Certificate of (Secondary) Education (or equivalent) with passes in 5 subjects normally including Mathematics and English at GCSE level (grade C or above), ‘A’ level in a computing subject and one other ‘A’ level. Two passes at ‘AS’ level may be considered in place of one ‘A’ level pass

Scottish Certificate of Education with passes (grades 1, 2 or 3) in 3 subjects at Ordinary or Standard Grade and passes (grades A, B or C) 6 in 4 subjects at Higher Grade one of which must be computing related

Other appropriate educational qualifications deemed equivalent to the IMIS Diploma level examinations

Candidates 21 years of age or over with four years’ appropriate work experience relevant to computing or a related field may also be considered for this course

Download the Higher Diploma syllabus

Download the Old Higher Diploma syllabus

Duration and Type of the course : 2 Years, Full Time.

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