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The Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality (CTH) and the Association of Business Executives (ABE) sign a ground breaking partnership!
The Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality (CTH) and the Association of Business Executives (ABE) have signed a ground breaking partnership to mutually recognise each other’s awards. This will enable students at both awarding bodies to gain dual qualifications which will significantly enhance their career prospects.
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(Simon Cleaver - CTH Chairman & Lyndon Jones - ABE Founder Chairman)
Association of Business Executives (ABE)
The Association of Business Executives (ABE) is a professional membership body and examination body accredited by Ofqual in the UK as well as equivalent bodies elsewhere. Its qualifications are all on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). ABE’s core objective is to provide affordable high quality business qualifications worldwide.
The organisation was founded in 1973 by a group of senior academics, politicians and business people who were concerned about the lack of training in general management comparable to the training for their profession provided by other professional bodies. Now more than 50,000 students study for ABE business qualifications worldwide every year.
All ABE qualifications are offered at Diploma (Level 4), Higher Diploma (Level 5), and Graduate / Graduate Integrated / Extended Diploma (Level 6). ABE also offers a Postgraduate Diploma (Level 7) in Business Management. Its qualifications are taught by a global network of accredited colleges.
Students study for ABE qualifications to improve their career prospects or to go to university. More than 80 universities worldwide accept ABE qualifications for entry onto the appropriate stages of their Bachelor degree, Masters degree and MBA programmes.
Working together
CTH and ABE have entered into a collaborative partnership to provide enhanced services for their members and support their career development
The collaboration is formed with the view of achieving the following:
More flexible qualifications
- Current students of ABE's qualifications in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management will receive exemptions from CTH's portfolio of qualifications, enabling these students to gain a well-recognised award by CTH;
- CTH graduates will be able to gain exemptions from ABE's business, marketing and HR management qualifications, meaning that CTH graduates will be able to gain a well-recognised business qualification with ABE;
Exemptions
The following CTH and ABE units entitle you to an exemption from the equivalent unit from the other’s qualification:
| CTH unit | ABE unit |
|---|---|
| Tourism Industry (Level 4) | Introduction to Travel, Tourism and Hospitality (Level 4) |
| Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism (Level 4) | Introduction to Marketing (Level 4) |
| Finance for Hospitality and Tourism (Level 4) | Introduction to Accounting (Level 4) |
| Building Customer Relationships (Level 4) | Managing the Customer Relationship (Level 5) |
| Human Resource Management (Level 5) | Human Resource Management (Level 5) |
| The Financial Aspects of a Hospitality and Tourism Business (Level 5) | Management Accounting (Level 6) * |
| Managerial Accounting (Level 5) | Management Accounting (Level 6) * |
| Sustainable Tourism Management (Level 5) | Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development (Level 6) |
| Emerging Issues in the Tourism Industry (Level 6) | International Travel, Tourism and Hospitality (Level 6) |
| Strategic Management for Hospitality and Tourism (Level 6) | Corporate Strategy and Planning (Level 6) * |
| Business Strategy for Hospitality and Tourism (Level 6) and Strategic Management in Hospitality and Tourism (Level 5) | Corporate Strategy and Planning (Level 6) * |
| Plus CTH accepts ABE (but not vice versa) | |
| Understanding Global Hospitality and Tourism Industries (Level 4) | International Travel, Tourism and Hospitality (Level 6) |
Wider access to qualifications
- ABE centres worldwide will be able to apply to offer CTH qualifications without having to go through a lengthy accreditation process, as a result of ABE/CTH's joint centre accreditation framework plus will pay a discounted rate.
- CTH centres can apply to offer ABE's business management portfolio without having to complete ABE's accreditation process plus will also pay a discounted rate.
- For students, this represents wider access to both CTH and ABE's portfolio of qualifications. As a result, over 1000 centres worldwide will be offering CTH/ABE awards.
- Further by combining qualifications, CTH and ABE will be able to offer graduates more progression opportunities with their partner Universities both in the UK and worldwide.
- ABE’s centres can apply to offer CTH’s Hospitality and Tourism qualifications without having to complete CTH’s accreditation process.
Better career opportunities
- As a result of this collaboration, CTH and ABE will be able to share best practices, knowledge and expertise which will result in better qualifications and increased international recognition for them;
- Both organisations will be able to share academic expertise as well as industry links to enhance the employment prospects of their students;
- Students will receive access to the resources of CTH's Member Portal as well as ABE's Members Area to enhance their overall learning experience - meaning that graduates are well equipped to meet changing business needs;
What is next?
CTH and ABE are continuing to develop the partnership and we will be making further specific details available through this website in the near future.
Contact Us
If you are a student with ABE or a graduate of CTH, please contact us for further details as follows:
(Ian Pack - CTH General Manager & Lyndon Jones - ABE Founder and Chairman)
(Ian Pack - CTH GM, Simon Cleaver - CTH Chairman, Lyndon Jones - ABE Founder Chairman, & Steven Harris - ABE Director of Education)
ABE Webpage; www.abeuk.com/news/newsdetail/