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Founded as a professional society in 1964 by graduates of Britain's earliest business schools, IMCA launched its own action learning programmes in 1982. It did so in partnership with senior business school teachers and business managers. IMCA's specific goal ever since has been to embrace the philosophy of action learning pioneered by Dr Reg Revans since 1944.

In 1994 IMCA became the first business school to offer action learning programmes worldwide, using the internet as the main medium for information dissemination, delivery and communication.

Today, IMCA can boast almost 20 years' experience of management development worldwide, its unique learning programmes designed and implemented within a network of academic partners around the world, supported by leading management schools and universities.

IMCA's mission is unique. We are wholly committed to the use of action learning processes to enable career development. Furthermore, it is required that programme participants be in employment, which can offer a rich and effective source of issues and challenges calling for action based learning. Assignments require Associates to confront a workplace problem, analyze it, draw conclusions and take action based upon their information and data.

Effectiveness and development are key concerns for professionals at all levels, and an increasingly competitive global economy means that individual managers must address the need to be effective. IMCA's learning program are uniquely and completely relevant to the business agenda as they address the business imperatives and challenges of the present and future.

Although Associates may complete their studies in their own language, all virtual library resources are provided in the English language. Competency is an admission requirement.

Please note that IMCA's Action Learning programmes are not accredited by the Department of Education.