Some call it work experience, but we prefer to call it “Competency Based Education”. Our MBA’s call it the best way to learn!

The MBA Standards Board is revolutionizing business education by offering a unique, competency-based approach to MBA certification. Our model focuses on verifying relevant skills and knowledge rather than merely counting time spent in a classroom, ensuring that our certified MBAs are prepared to tackle real-world business challenges.

In our competency-based certification program, professionals earn credit units by demonstrating their mastery of key business concepts and skills through rigorous assessments. This approach allows individuals to leverage their existing expertise and experience, accelerating their progress towards certification. Whether you’ve gained your knowledge through work experience, previous education, or self-study, our program recognizes and rewards your competencies.

By focusing on skills and learning outcomes, we empower professionals to showcase their capabilities to employers, using their demonstrated competencies as currency in the job market. Our certification process is designed to be flexible and adaptable, enabling learners to progress at their own pace while maintaining the highest standards of academic rigor.

At the MBA Standards Board, we are committed to fostering a skills-based ecosystem that connects professionals and employers through a common language of verified competencies. By aligning our certification with the needs of the modern business world, we are helping to bridge the gap between education and employment, ensuring that our certified MBAs are equipped with the skills that matter most.

As part of our mission to drive the future of skills-based education, we actively collaborate with the broader Open Skills Network (OSN) community. By contributing to this innovative movement, we aim to create a more transparent, efficient, and effective system for recognizing and rewarding professional competencies across industries.

With our competency-based MBA certification, you can unlock your full potential and differentiate yourself in a competitive business landscape. Join the ranks of our certified MBAs and gain the recognition you deserve for your hard-earned skills and knowledge.

Once enrolled in our MBA Certification Program, each enrollee is assigned a MBA advisor that will document your work credits as fairly and liberally as possible. They will also provide many options for you to choose from in providing you recommendations of accredited affordable online college courses to complete the remainder of your MBA curriculum.

Here are some our general guidelines and typical examples of competency or work experience credits awarded:

C-Suite & Founder Experience- 3 credits per year as a
leader up to 21 total credits. Depending on the type of experience, many specific
business core, or specialization courses can be waved with experience.  

Director Experience – 3 credits per year up to 21 total
credits as a director in various departments such as Marketing, Finance,
Operations, or Human Resources. Depending on the type of experience, many
specific business core, or specialization courses can be waived with
experience.

Vice President Experience – 3 credits per year up to 21
total credits as a vice president overseeing multiple departments or business
units. Depending on the type of experience, many specific business core, or
specialization courses can be waived with experience.

Senior Manager Experience – 3 credits per year up to 18
total credits as a senior manager leading teams, projects, or key initiatives
within an organization. Depending on the type of experience, many specific
business core, or specialization courses can be waived with experience.

Consultant Experience – 3 credits per year up to 18 total
credits as a consultant providing strategic advice and guidance to clients in
various industries or functional areas. Depending on the type of experience,
many specific business core, or specialization courses can be waived with
experience.

Employee or Self-Employed Experience- 3 credits per year up
to 12 total credits in providing specific services in an area of substitution
course competency. Depending upon work experience, many specific business core,
or specialization courses may be waived.

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