Level 2 Affiliate

For improved skills

● Show you are competent in your role

● Raise your confidence and performance at work

This level is for you if you want to improve your skills and gain recognition for your role.

Level 2 Certificate in Credit Management

To gain the ICM Level 2 Certificate in Credit Management you need to accumulate at least 19 credits. These can be achieved from any of the units below, the only stipulation is that at least 9 must come from credit related units.

Credit related units
Assignment units Examined units
Credit application processing (3) Credit management (10) (trade, export & consumer)
Credit risk assessment (3) Trade credit management (9)
Cash collections (3) Consumer credit management (9)
Debt recovery (3) Export credit management (9)
Telephone collections (6) Trade credit insurance (9)
Customer relations & cash collections (6)  
Negotiating & influencing (6)  
Rent collections (6)  

 

Other units
Assignment units Examined units
Business solutions through creative thinking (6) Business environment (10)
  Business law (10)
  Accounting principles (10)

You can complete units in any order. You could start with a small unit (worth 3 credits) to establish competency in your area of work, then continue to larger units. You will gain credit and a certificate for each unit you complete. (The figures in brackets show the unit credit value).

You will gain a Level 2 Diploma in Credit Management if you accumulate a minimum of 37 credits at Level 2 and include a credit related examined unit (9/10 credits).

 Where to start

  1. Decide which unit you would like to take first and how you will study (see unit detail and study options), in-company courses and supported distance learning are also available. Then Telephone 01780 722909 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   to discuss your options or to be put in touch with your chosen provider.
  2. Register with the ICM, either online or by phone 01780 722903 before you start your studies, see attached fee sheet.
  3. Purchase your study material, if it is not included in your tuition fee, either online www.icm.org.uk or contact the ICM bookshop tel. 01780 722901.


Assessment

Study options
Unit details/syllabus

CREDIT where credit's due

Press Release - 14 May 2013 The Institute of Credit Management (ICM) has won a prestigious industry award for encouraging better payment behaviour and raising the profile of professional credit...
Press Release - 8 May 2013 The Institute of Credit Management (ICM) and the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise Michael Fallon have published their monthly 'tip' for small businesses ...
Press Release - 3 May 2013 Figures from the Insolvency Service that show a fall in both company and individual failure are no cause for early celebration, says the Institute of Credit Managemen...
Press Release - 8 April 2013 The latest round of the ICM Credit Managers' Index (CMI - Q1 2013) has opened with opinions from credit managers being sought to help compile the most comprehensive...
Press release - 26 March 2013 MBNA and the Institute of Credit Management (ICM) have signed a ground-breaking new partnership aimed at up-skilling hundreds of employees working in the UK credit...
Press Release - 22 March 2013 The ICM has been recognised in a national Public Relations Award Programme for raising the profile of the credit management profession and highlighting the ongoing...
Press Release - 21 March 2013 The Institute of Credit Management (ICM) and the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise Michael Fallon have published their monthly 'tip' for small business...
Press Release - 4 March 2013
Press Release - 26 February 2013 The Institute of Credit Management (ICM) and the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise Michael Fallon have published their monthly 'tip' for small busin...
Press Release - 7 February 2013 The winners of the Institute of Credit Management's British Credit Awards 2013 were recognised at a glittering gala dinner at London's Hilton Park Lane last nigh...

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