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.Â
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.
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.
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.
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.Â
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.
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.
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.Â
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.
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.Â
Eligibility criteria
The business school must be a BGA memberÂ
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
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£1,500 - Application fee
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£1,500 - Assessment fee
Apply for validation
Institutions will be invoiced the application fee once they've sent in the validation application form to BGA. Institutions must pay the assessment fee before receiving the final validation report.
Learn about BGA services
BGA membership
A membership designed to support, develop and enhance business schools around the world.
BGA accreditation
A non-prescriptive, business school accreditation that is focused on responsible management, positive impact and lifelong learning.
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Apply for BGA validation
Please attach form alongside the other documents and send to:
bga-accreditation@amba-bga.com
Want to get in touch?
For questions about BGA membership, please contact:
Victor Hedenberg
Membership Director
