Foundation Diploma:

This course is providing entry level education and suitable for young people who wants to work with computers and practice information systems. This course leads the candidates to IMIS practitioner grade.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course.

Diploma

After successful completion of Foundation Diploma students can have entry to Diploma level. This course leads students towards licentiate level. After successful completion IMIS diploma certificate will be awarded and the general standard of the certificate equates to the National Certificate (ONC).

Entry requirements

• Successful completion of the Foundation Diploma level examinations.
• GCSE (or equivalent) with passes in 4 subjects, including Mathematics and English at grades C and above (or equivalent).
• Candidates of 21 years of age and over with two years’ work experience relevant to computing or a related field will also be eligible. An employer reference will be required.
• Candidates of 19 years of age and over may be admitted on receipt of a letter, from the college where the student is registered to study for IMIS qualifications, attesting to their suitability to study at this level.

IMIS Membership fees

• Membership application
• Student/Practitioner £30.00
• Fellow/Full/Licentiate/Associate £45.00

Membership annual subscription

• Student £36.00
• Practitioner £47.00
• Licentiate – LIMIS £61.00
• Associate – AIMIS £84.00
• Member – MIMIS £104.00
• Fellow – FIMIS £135.00
• Retired £12.00

Higher Diploma

Higher Diploma leads to IMIS Associate Grade. It is an extension of theIMIS Diploma Level Course and provides a comprehensive knowledge of the entire field of operations, programming, systems analysis and design, and computer management to the students. 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.

Entry requirements

• Successful completion of the Diploma level examinations.
• BTEC National Certificate/Diploma in Computing.
• BTEC National Certificate/Diploma in a related subject with a significant computing element.
• GCSE (or equivalent) with passes in 5 subjects including Mathematics and English. ‘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.
• Other appropriate educational qualifications deemed equivalent to the IMIS Diploma level examinations.
• Candiates that are 21 years of age or over with four years’ appropriate work experience relevant to computing or a related field may also be considered.

University links

The following UK universities will consider IMIS Higher Diploma graduates for entry to a final year degree qualification. Please contact the Admissions department of the relevant university:

• De Montfort University, Leicester http://www.dmu.ac.uk (campus degree)
• Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk (campus degree)
• Southampton Solent University, Southampton http://www.solent.ac.uk (campus degree)
• University of Greenwich, London http://www.gre.ac.uk (campus degree)
• University of Greenwich, London http://www.gre.ac.uk (campus degree)
• University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire http://www.herts.ac.uk (on-line degree)
• University of Sunderland, Sunderland http://www.sunderland.ac.uk
• Alpha Meridian College http://www.meridian-it.co.uk