Our History
The history associated with the activities of the International Association of Certified Professional Managers (ACPM) traces its origins back to the emergence of the first modern online learning and professional development technologies. Innovative technological solutions and e-learning have paved the way for harnessing the talents and professional skills of well-prepared individuals, irrespective of their geographical location, religion, physical capabilities, or other factors.From trying to address the consequences of a crisis in business with the help of the community, to working on a professional level of managers. After only a little more than ten years, we have transformed from a group of like-minded people into an Association that maintains the standards of the managerial profession at a consistently high level.
Name change
In March, the Academy of Certified Professional Managers is moving to a new level and officially changing its name to the Association of Certified Professional Managers (ACPM). The goal is to expand the scope of activities as well as the capabilities of participants and partners.
This is a new round of development, which will strengthen the influence, expand the partner network and create a strong professional community.
2025
2023-2024
New partners and projects
The Academy has expanded its area of influence. P.H.P. BUSINESS SUCCESS Professional Certification Academy LLP has become the official examination centre and regulator of ACPM partnership activities in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan). ACPM accreditation was granted to 7 training centres. A system of offsets under ACPM programmes with the national professional certification of accountants in Kazakhstan was also introduced.
In addition, the ACPM: HEI’. Its goal is to provide students with not only theoretical knowledge but also practical skills, confirmed by double diplomas: a higher education diploma and an international ACPM diploma.
We updated ACPM diplomas and started issuing paper versions. We added several degrees of protection to them: embossing, heat stamping, and a unique blockchain ID number that is included in a single system.
Dark times
This year, the Academy has dedicated itself to supporting the Ukrainian people and Ukrainian professionals who have been subjected to an unprovoked and brutal attack by the Russian Federation. The team has focused its efforts on developing programmes that could support the situation of Ukrainian professionals. Thus, the Academy's list of developments includes Polish programmes – online courses in Polish accounting and HR accounting. The success of the graduates of these programmes inspired new achievements and became the best reward for their work.
During this difficult time, the Academy opened the official ACPM examination centre in Ukraine. It became the Financial Academy Active.
2022
2021
Digital environment
ACPM continues its mission of training and developing managers to work effectively in companies in a digital environment. Academy members advise businesses and collect data to systematize new requirements for managers to develop relevant training programs.
The Honorable Richard Eric Lawrence Oliphant retires. The position of director of ACPM is taken by Anna Verba, CEO & Co-Founder of Aktiv Financial Academy.
New challenges
On 31 January 2020, the UK leaves the European Union. Academy members' meetings are disrupted by a pandemic. Global business has finally embraced remote working tools. It is also in need of managers with strong digital skills. Due to all the developments, ASRM decides to relocate and continue its activities exclusively online to show the world the true value of mobility and reaffirm the importance of one of the academy's principles. ASRM plans to form a global partner network.
2020
2016-2019
Digitalisation
During these years, the concept of ACPM functioning is being developed and partnerships are being established. The main topics are: methods of digitalisation of business, operation of the academy, and preparation of training and certification programmes.
The Academy of Certified Professional Managers was taken over by Richard Eric Lawrence Oliphant. UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP) 10086713.
Transfer
Britain has climbed to ninth place in the 2014-15 Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum. The study found that the European Union's efforts have not yielded quick results in addressing macroeconomic challenges.
These facts are pushing ACPM towards new decisions, one of which is the transfer of the academy into the hands of like-minded people from Eastern Europe. With them, ACPM members created a specialized web resource dedicated to the activities of a professional organization.
2015
2013-2014
Academy of Certified Professional Managers (ACPM)
The PMF community actively organises meetings, round tables and roadshows. In conversations with company owners, the importance of professional competences in top managers is increasingly mentioned: the ability to forecast the market, find a way out of the current situation, keep abreast of world events and calculate possible risks.
In the Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 from the World Economic Forum, Britain is ranked tenth. George Wharton, leader of the community, proposes to turn the community into a professional association in order to have more influence among colleagues and authorities. PMF Community becomes the Academy of Certified Professional Managers (ACPM).
Roundtable discussion
PMF community leaders initiated a roundtable discussion with representatives from web-based businesses to discuss the potential and profitability of high tech for business and the country. With the advent of Tech City in East London, PMF members used the neighbourhood to network and develop community ideas. With the advent of Campus London, they have been fortunate enough to participate in hackathons, training workshops and demonstrations from Google. Members of the PMF community have also taken part in the Digital Shoreditch festival. It revealed the many facets of digital technology development and application, and turned PMF's main thoughts and actions towards digitalising the work of companies and managers.
2010-2012
2010
New office
A community of professional managers needed a larger office to meet with members and like-minded people. The new office was found in East London, where there was an increasing concentration of web businesses.
UK productivity remained weak due to lack of investment, poor management, low interest rates supporting ‘zombie companies’ and a misjudgement of the tech and service economy. PMF participants identified an additional area of community development - co-operating with technology companies and learning from their managerial expertise.
Global recession
The world entered a global recession at the beginning of 2009, causing unemployment to rise, business and government revenues to fall in Britain. The world's fifth largest economy felt the blow.
A group of business owners and senior managers disapproved of the government and financial sector managers. After the release of the Digital Britain Final Report from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Business, they came up with the idea to unite. This is how the Professional Managers of Future (PMF) community came into being.
2009
2025
Name change
In March, the Academy of Certified Professional Managers is moving to a new level and officially changing its name to the Association of Certified Professional Managers (ACPM). The goal is to expand the scope of activities as well as the capabilities of participants and partners.
This is a new round of development, which will strengthen the influence, expand the partner network and create a strong professional community.
2023-2024
New partners and projects
The Academy has expanded its area of influence. P.H.P. BUSINESS SUCCESS Professional Certification Academy LLP has become the official examination centre and regulator of ACPM partnership activities in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan). ACPM accreditation was granted to 7 training centres. A system of offsets under ACPM programmes with the national professional certification of accountants in Kazakhstan was also introduced.
In addition, the ACPM: HEI’. Its goal is to provide students with not only theoretical knowledge but also practical skills, confirmed by double diplomas: a higher education diploma and an international ACPM diploma.
We updated ACPM diplomas and started issuing paper versions. We added several degrees of protection to them: embossing, heat stamping, and a unique blockchain ID number that is included in a single system.
2022
Dark times
This year, the Academy has dedicated itself to supporting the Ukrainian people and Ukrainian professionals who have been subjected to an unprovoked and brutal attack by the Russian Federation. The team has focused its efforts on developing programmes that could support the situation of Ukrainian professionals. Thus, the Academy's list of developments includes Polish programmes – online courses in Polish accounting and HR accounting. The success of the graduates of these programmes inspired new achievements and became the best reward for their work.
During this difficult time, the Academy opened the official ACPM examination centre in Ukraine. It became the Financial Academy Active.
2021
Digital environment
ACPM continues its mission of training and developing managers to work effectively in companies in a digital environment. Academy members advise businesses and collect data to systematize new requirements for managers to develop relevant training programs.
The Honorable Richard Eric Lawrence Oliphant retires. The position of director of ACPM is taken by Anna Verba, CEO & Co-Founder of Aktiv Financial Academy.
2020
New challenges
On 31 January 2020, the UK leaves the European Union. Academy members' meetings are disrupted by a pandemic. Global business has finally embraced remote working tools. It is also in need of managers with strong digital skills. Due to all the developments, ASRM decides to relocate and continue its activities exclusively online to show the world the true value of mobility and reaffirm the importance of one of the academy's principles. ASRM plans to form a global partner network.
2016-2019
Digitalisation
During these years, the concept of ACPM functioning is being developed and partnerships are being established. The main topics are: methods of digitalisation of business, operation of the academy, and preparation of training and certification programmes.
The Academy of Certified Professional Managers was taken over by Richard Eric Lawrence Oliphant. UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP) 10086713.
2015
Transfer
Britain has climbed to ninth place in the 2014-15 Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum. The study found that the European Union's efforts have not yielded quick results in addressing macroeconomic challenges.
These facts are pushing ACPM towards new decisions, one of which is the transfer of the academy into the hands of like-minded people from Eastern Europe. With them, ACPM members created a specialized web resource dedicated to the activities of a professional organization.
2013-2014
Academy of Certified Professional Managers (ACPM)
The PMF community actively organises meetings, round tables and roadshows. In conversations with company owners, the importance of professional competences in top managers is increasingly mentioned: the ability to forecast the market, find a way out of the current situation, keep abreast of world events and calculate possible risks.
In the Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 from the World Economic Forum, Britain is ranked tenth. George Wharton, leader of the community, proposes to turn the community into a professional association in order to have more influence among colleagues and authorities. PMF Community becomes the Academy of Certified Professional Managers (ACPM).
2010-2012
Roundtable discussion
PMF community leaders initiated a roundtable discussion with representatives from web-based businesses to discuss the potential and profitability of high tech for business and the country. With the advent of Tech City in East London, PMF members used the neighbourhood to network and develop community ideas. With the advent of Campus London, they have been fortunate enough to participate in hackathons, training workshops and demonstrations from Google. Members of the PMF community have also taken part in the Digital Shoreditch festival. It revealed the many facets of digital technology development and application, and turned PMF's main thoughts and actions towards digitalising the work of companies and managers.
2010
New office
A community of professional managers needed a larger office to meet with members and like-minded people. The new office was found in East London, where there was an increasing concentration of web businesses.
UK productivity remained weak due to lack of investment, poor management, low interest rates supporting ‘zombie companies’ and a misjudgement of the tech and service economy. PMF participants identified an additional area of community development - co-operating with technology companies and learning from their managerial expertise.
2009
Global recession
The world entered a global recession at the beginning of 2009, causing unemployment to rise, business and government revenues to fall in Britain. The world's fifth largest economy felt the blow.
A group of business owners and senior managers disapproved of the government and financial sector managers. After the release of the Digital Britain Final Report from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Business, they came up with the idea to unite. This is how the Professional Managers of Future (PMF) community came into being.
