How the IMS Certificate modules work

To study for the full IMS Certificate you must attend Modules 1, 2, 3 and 4. If you prefer, you can attend any of these Modules, except Option 2a, without committing to the certificate qualification.

Each of the four modules is subject to continuous lecturer assessment and has an examination on day 5. There’s some flexibility in the order in which you can take the modules but Module 1 must be taken before Module 2a. If you take all four modules and are successful, you can achieve a qualification: the IMS Certificate – the industry standard for productivity professionals.

Remember, if you prefer you can just study Modules 1, 3 or 4 as individual, stand-alone courses.

Membership of the Institute of Management Services

If you take the examinations leading to the IMS Certificate you must first become an annual member of the IMS. This membership is also required if you take only Modules 1 and 2a to become a qualified work measurement practitioner, as Module 2a is externally certified by the IMS. Institute annual membership will be £175. This membership is based on a rolling year, rather than a calendar year.

Life membership can be applied for at the point of final certification and will include the automatic upgrade from Affiliate to Associate Member (so you can add AMS after your name).

IMS life membership (as a one-off cost) is available at £335.

We can arrange appropriate membership for you and include it on your invoice.

The Institute of Management Services

The Institute of Management Services (IMS) is the primary body in the UK concerned with the promotion, practice and development of the range of methodologies and techniques for the improvement of productivity and quality, known collectively as “Management Services”. This embraces the disciplines of industrial engineering, work study, organisation and methods, continuous improvement, Lean and quality. The Institute is the qualifying body for the Management Services and industrial engineering professions.

Achieving excellence through people and productivity

IMS Student of the Year

The winner of the IMS Student of the Year 2016, announced in 2017, and the three runners-up were all trained by Scott-Grant. They came from Next Distribution ltd, Burberry Ltd, Shop Direct Group and ZF TRW Systems Ltd. Read more.

What to do next

If you need to improve capacity or reduce costs, or you need accurate data to determine how best to cope with change, we can provide the right way forward – cost-effectively. Remember that improving productivity is about making the better use of all your resources and vitally, making much better use of the critical ones.

Whichever business sector you operate in, the chances are we’ve helped people to address their productivity issues and improve the way they operate.

Scott-Grant can really help you improve your productivity and become more streamlined.