BGA accreditation is designed to provide impact-driven quality assurance and quality enhancement mechanisms for institutions worldwide, in order to ensure 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.
BGA accreditation criteria are used as a benchmark for assessing the overall quality of an institution. BGA accreditation recognises the need to compare international standards while taking into consideration local legislative and cultural differences. Where the institution and its programmes are of genuine international quality, with career outcomes demonstrably equivalent to those seen at other accredited institutions, the BGA Accreditation Board (BAB) may apply compassionate consideration in awarding accreditation on a case-by-case basis.
The business school accreditation criteria 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. The criteria will be used to inform recommendations of accreditation by the peer review team (PRT), and the award of accreditation by the BAB. They are intended to be used holistically to assess the overall quality and values of an institution, rather than adopting a tick-box approach.