Business School Quality Assurance

Prepare your business school for accreditation

What is BGA Validation?

Validation is a highly effective Business School quality assurance process that is less resource intensive than accreditation. Validation assesses a Business School’s performance against BGA’s Charter principles, and is considered a great stepping-stone to achieving accreditation.

Validation is an efficient quality assurance process for business schools that doesn’t require extensive resources. It involves assessing a business school’s adherence to the BGA’s Charter principles, which encompass integrity, social responsibility, and continuous improvement. Achieving successful validation is a crucial milestone on the path toward accreditation, signifying a school’s commitment to upholding these principles and laying a strong foundation for the accreditation process.

Offering business schools the flexibility to reach higher standards

Offering Business Schools the flexibility to reach higher standards

Concentrated quality assurance​ for higher education

Validation serves as an excellent continuous improvement mechanism for business schools. It aims to ensure that the business school can demonstrate to external parties that it is reputable against independent, international quality standards.

The validation process is particularly useful for institutions that have never undergone an international accreditation process before, but who aspire to achieve it.

Offsite assessment

The validation process is handled entirely offsite, requiring no assessors to visit your campus or classrooms in person. Required materials are securely handled online using protected cloud-based technology, and assessments are held using the latest available software.

Participating institutions are provided with templates to guide the submission of documents that demonstrate the business school’s ability to meet the validation criteria.

Upon completion, highly skilled assessors will review the completed documents and provide a comprehensive report focusing on areas such as graduate employability, feedback loops, innovation, equality and diversity measures, links to social responsibility and ethics, and much more.

Stringent & efficient Business School quality check​

Validation’s low-cost and less intensive process means that it can be frequently reviewed to ensure the business school is meeting all the principles of the BGA Charter. 

Successful attainment of validation is dependent on an institution’s ability to provide the required materials, however the entire process can take as little as six months.

Silver status

Business schools that have successfully completed the validation process earn ‘silver status’ within the BGA network. Achievement of validation is an indication of the business school’s achievements and can be communicated to internal and external stakeholders.

Responsible management

BGA is a proud supporter of the United Nations’ Principles for Management Education (PRME). As such, business schools undergoing the validation process must clearly provide evidence of how they play a role in tackling at least five of the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Concentrated quality assurance​

Validation serves as an excellent continuous improvement mechanism for Business Schools, as it aims to ensure that the Business School can demonstrate to external parties that it is reputable against independent international quality standards.

The validation process is particularly useful for institutions who have never undergone an international accreditation process before, but who aspire to achieve international accreditation.

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Offsite assessment

The validation process is handled completely offsite, requiring no assessors to visit your campus or classrooms in-person. Required materials are securely handled online using secure protected cloud-based technology, and assessments are held using the latest available software.

Participating institutions are provided with templates to guide the submission of documents which demonstrate the Business School’s ability to meet the validation criteria.

Upon completion, highly skilled assessors review the completed documents and provide a comprehensive report focusing on areas such as: graduate employability, feedback loops, innovation, equality and diversity measures, links to social responsibility and ethics, and much more.

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Stringent & efficient quality check​

Validation’s low-cost and less intensive process means that it can be frequently reviewed to ensure the Business School is meeting all the principles of the BGA Charter. 

Successful attainment of Validation is dependent on an institution’s ability to provide required materials, however the entire process can take as little as six months.

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Silver status

Business School that have successfully completed the validation process earn ‘silver status’ within the BGA network. Achievement of validation is an indication of the Business School’s achievements and can be communicated to internal and external stakeholders.

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Responsible management

BGA is a proud supporter of the United Nations’ Principles for Management Education (PRME). As such, Business Schools undergoing the validation process must clearly evidence how they play a role in tackling at least five of the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Pathway towards BGA accreditation

Completion of the validation process serves as an excellent step towards achieving full BGA accreditation by preparing business schools in data collection, report-writing, and criteria compliance.

AMBA & BGA joint accreditation

Combine your AMBA & BGA accreditations into one cost-effective assessment visit by an experienced Faculty of Assessors.

Joint accreditations benefit from having both the MBA portfolio as well as the full business school accredited. 

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Pathway towards BGA accreditation

Completion of the validation process serves as an excellent step towards achieving full BGA accreditation by preparing Schools in the areas of data collection, report-writing, and criteria compliance.

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AMBA & BGA joint accreditation

Combine your AMBA & BGA accreditations into one cost-effective assessment visit by an experienced Faculty of Assessors.

Joint accreditations benefit from having both the MBA portfolio as well as the full Business School accredited. 

Eligibility criteria

The business school must be a BGA member 

The business school must have been in continuous operation for at least three years

The business school should possess degree-awarding powers or have a nationally/locally recognised degree

The business school must have graduated at least one student cohort from one of its programmes

The business school must have audited financial statements showcasing financial sustainability

BGA Validation Fee

BGA validation with a 3-year re-validation cycle
£ 3,000
  • £1,500 - Application fee
  • £1,500 - Assessment fee
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A membership designed to support, develop and enhance business schools around the world.

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A non-prescriptive, business school accreditation that is focused on responsible management, positive impact and lifelong learning.

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Please attach form alongside the other documents and send to:

bga-accreditation@amba-bga.com

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For questions about BGA membership, please contact:

Victor Hedenberg

Membership Director

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