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Our CIMA Operational Level programme provides the essential foundations for a successful career in finance, accounting, and business management. This qualification is designed to equip you with strong technical knowledge, practical skills, and a clear pathway into the CIMA Professional Qualification.
- Management Finance in a Di
Our CIMA Operational Level programme provides the essential foundations for a successful career in finance, accounting, and business management. This qualification is designed to equip you with strong technical knowledge, practical skills, and a clear pathway into the CIMA Professional Qualification.
- Management Finance in a Digital World (E1)
- Financial Reporting (F1)
- Management Accounting (P1)
12 months
To start studying for the CIMA Operational Level, you must be qualified to university entrance level or hold an equivalent qualification.

The CIMA Management Level builds on your existing knowledge and experience, developing strong, broad, and practical finance and business management skills. This level focuses on how organisations use accounting and financial information to support decision-making, performance management, and strategy execution.
- Management Perf
The CIMA Management Level builds on your existing knowledge and experience, developing strong, broad, and practical finance and business management skills. This level focuses on how organisations use accounting and financial information to support decision-making, performance management, and strategy execution.
- Management Performance(E2)
- Advanced Financial Reporting (F2)
- Advanced Management Accounting (P2)
12 months
Upon successful completion of the Management Level, you will be eligible to progress to the Strategic Level, the final stage of the CIMA Professional Qualification.

The CIMA Strategic Level represents the final and most advanced stage of the CIMA Professional Qualification. These exams are a step up from the Management Level and require a more strategic, integrated approach to both study and exam technique.
- Strategic Management (E3)
- Financial Strategy (F3)
- Risk Management (P3)
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The CIMA Strategic Level represents the final and most advanced stage of the CIMA Professional Qualification. These exams are a step up from the Management Level and require a more strategic, integrated approach to both study and exam technique.
- Strategic Management (E3)
- Financial Strategy (F3)
- Risk Management (P3)
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Upon successful completion of the Strategic Level, candidates will be eligible to submit their practical experience for assessment as part of the final steps towards becoming a CIMA member (CGMA).
12 months
Successful completion of the previous level (CIMA Management Level)
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