Course Accreditation

As an industry leader, we provide professionalism and industry relevance
to courses revolving around all aspects related to moving images.

About Us

Based at the world famous Pinewood Film Studios, The International Moving Image Society, and its predecessor, BKSTS – is a long established and respected professional body. It has an international professional membership employed in the craft, technical, operational and management grades of the moving image industries. As well as meetings, presentations, lectures, involvement with international conferences and special events, close links are forged and maintained with other like-minded organisations throughout the world. The Society also produces a number of publications and has an extensive archive. The Society has strong associations with many of the leading companies and organisations in the field.

IMIS is uniquely placed to assure, encourage and support industry relevance in moving image and media production courses. The Society offers a supportive, accreditation process for Higher Education courses longer than a year in length such as HND, degree and Masters programmes.

It provides an independent worthwhile and recognised kite mark and an assurance to students, staff, employers and parents of a course’s professional relevance. In addition course teams receive an independent consultation about their course, an independent report with possible advice and recommendations and a range of benefits to staff and students.

The Society offers approved course status to courses shorter than a year in length.

At IMIS, we do not attempt to rival the Accreditation scheme of any other major industry bodies or organisations within our industries, nor would we attempt to do so. We offer a very affordable and user friendly complementary scheme to be available alongside any existing other schemes that are on offer.

We also provide some easily accessible practical tangible benefits commensurate with what you might expect from a membership based professional body …… maintaining some contact and dialogue long after any initial application or accreditation visit has been completed.

In these…….

increasing financially stringent times,
a climate of competiveness in higher education, and the
increasing need to demonstrate a course’s relevance and engagement with industry,

the Course Accreditation scheme:-

has a range of tangible benefits for your students, your staff and you,
leads to an ongoing “critical friend and supporter” relationship with a professional body that has good links within the moving image industries,
has a user friendly application process, which is affordable and competitively priced,
provides a recognized kite mark – our Accreditation is included in the Key Information Set (KIS) for UK Higher Education courses.
will shortly be launching a student membership scheme for students on Accredited courses. Amongst membership benefits will be the ability for students to attend events for free and network with other “new entrants” to our industry, from courses of an equivalent standard, and in person, rather than just online.
can lead to graduates gaining the designatory letters MBKS

Applying for our Accreditation or Approval is both affordable and easy to manage at course team level

This website outlines all you need to know about the Society’s course accreditation and approval and includes downloadable information and application forms.

If you have any queries please address them to paul.whatton@societyinmotion.com.

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IMIS offers a bundle for accrediting up to four similarly-related courses for no additional fee. Please let us know of what course or courses you are interested in having accredited.
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Testimonials

Thank you. Very sagacious, perceptive and well written! I value our relationship with the BKSTS very highly.

Undergraduate Course Leader

Thank you for your BKSTS Accreditation Report. This report is extensive and carefully considered, and we are grateful for your observations, comments and advice. This process has been enlightening for all the staff involved with the four postgraduate courses, and has allowed us to positively reflect on the BKSTS panel’s findings.

Postgraduate Course Leader

The Higher Education Statistics Agency recognises & approves the Society as an accrediting body.

BKSTS Accreditation is included in the Key Information Set (KIS) for UK Higher Education courses.

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