Alumni benefits
Even after you’ve graduated we’ll continue to support your career. Alumni benefits include free CPD credits, free training and a range of other privileges to boost your professional and personal development.
CPD discounts
Constantly revised to reflect the latest industry trends, our huge range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses cover law, finance and management professionals. We also offer advanced leadership and personal development courses suitable for professionals in any industry.
As a member of the alumni community you can receive free CPD credits. One hour is equivalent to one credit.
Events
Our alumni events are designed to keep you up to date with ‘what’s hot and what’s not’ in your industry. Featuring expert advice and insights, they cover everything from how to control your career trajectory to managing your personal brand in the marketplace.
As an alumni community member you’ll have unlimited access. Find out more in our events section.
Online library facilities
BPP Alumni members enjoy access to the very best research resources.
- ProQuest: The ABI/INFORM database offers full text access to over 4,500 journals from across the world, plus abstracts for more than 1,000 more. See the full listing of journals, including the Financial Times and The Economist. ABI/INFORM also provides fast, easy access to information on almost 200,000 companies.
- RefWorks: RefWorks is an online research management, writing and collaboration tool. It’s designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.
- Emerald Management First: Emerald provides easy access to a range of management journals, along with great resources to keep you up-to-speed with the business world without feeling overloaded:
- 300+ ‘Guru interviews’ with today’s most prominent and influential business figures
- 600+ executive summaries
- Independent Management Reviews – 200,000+ articles from over 400 of the world's leading management titles (including Harvard Business Review, Fortune, The Economist, Sloan Management Review and the Financial Times)
- Management Briefings on 'hot topics' – ideal preparation for interviews and meetings
QS Global–Workplace
QS Global–Workplace is an exclusive community of the world's best-educated professionals, leading business schools and employers.
Since 1999, it has attracted worldwide recruiters looking for candidates with global experience, multiple language skills and an advanced business education.
As a BPP alumnus you can be part of this online networking community of over 47,000 active members, with more than 600 live international MBA/Masters jobs available at any one time. Your ‘Lifetime’ membership will include:
- Unlimited email job alerts
- Networking database – separate databases for MBA/Masters students and alumni, enabling you to communicate with people from partner schools around the world (currently around 20,000 members)
- Monthly newsletters with careers related articles and interviews
- Online MBA Career eGuide – twice a year in spring and autumn
- Free job postings for alumni members
Careers advice
If you studied law or business with us less than a year ago, you can enhance your prospects with free expert advice, including:
- 45 minute pre-booked appointments throughout the week – including evenings at our London study centres
- 20 minute drop-in sessions from 2.30pm until 5pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Waterloo and Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in Holborn
- Email advice – from quick queries to a Careers Consultant reviewing your CV, cover letter or application form
- Telephone consultations at a time to suit you
- Pre-booked mock interviews for a training contract or pupillage
- Employer events and workshops – see the events section for details
- Find our more about our Careers Service.
