LCCI Global Qualifications

LCCI Global Qualifications, a Nepal-based training provider, chose Qualifications Scotland's customised awards service to achieve international recognition for their qualifications.

About LCCI Global Qualifications: training provider in Nepal

LCCI Global Qualifications (LCCI GQ) offers a range of international, customised and locally relevant training programmes. Established in 2009, they have trained more than 30,000 students. They currently deliver qualifications from 16 training sites across Nepal, with expanded operations in Bangladesh, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

Their subject areas include management, hospitality, culinary arts, and computing and IT. The programmes help students develop soft skills such as communication and problem-solving, while supporting them with career decisions and understanding employer expectations.

Courses such as hospitality and culinary arts include hands-on industry experience through internships. This ensures that by the time students graduate, they are ready to enter employment.

Several LCCI GQ programmes have articulation arrangements with universities across Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. After completing their diploma, students can use credit transfer to pursue a bachelor's degree with a partner university. This enables them to continue their studies in Nepal or internationally.

The Opportunity: making Nepalese qualifications internationally recognised

LCCI Global Qualifications were successfully delivering their own qualifications, but they identified an important opportunity—to have their qualifications internationally recognised. This would unlock international work and study opportunities for their students.

Why LCCI GQ chose Qualifications Scotland as their awarding body

LCCI Global Qualifications needed a partner with the experience and expertise to complement their vision and support them in gaining international recognition for their qualifications.

Dr Roshan Rathi, Co-Founder of LCCI Global Qualifications, says: ‘With over 100 years of experience in quality assurance and qualification development, Qualifications Scotland quickly emerged as an ideal partner. Their professionalism and understanding were underpinned by Scotland's reputation for having one of the oldest and most highly regarded education systems. Qualifications Scotland's willingness to work collaboratively with LCCI Global Qualifications to develop a system adapted to our particular requirements was the best fit for us.’

Creating customised qualifications

Dr Rathi explains the approach LCCI GQ wanted to take: ‘We didn't want to merely import qualifications from an awarding body. It was important that our qualifications were jointly certificated, and Qualifications Scotland's customised awards service allowed us to do this.’

Before offering customised awards, LCCI GQ first needed to become an approved Qualifications Scotland centre. Dr Rathi describes the process: ‘The entire process was very structured—from initial discussion through to verification and approval. There were two main components: the systems approval and the qualifications approval process. Qualifications Scotland takes great care to ensure they are not simply selling qualifications, but building genuine partnerships based on quality and rigour.’

Result: internationally recognised qualifications

This partnership with Qualifications Scotland enabled LCCI Global Qualifications to offer internationally certified and recognised qualifications. These are benchmarked on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF).

Employers and the wider market now recognise the qualifications, students take pride in achieving them, and teachers value delivering them.

Benefits of working with Qualifications Scotland

A key benefit of the partnership has been the quality and rigour that Qualifications Scotland has brought to the process.

Dr Rathi explains: ‘As a government awarding body, Qualifications Scotland maintains rigorous quality standards—and that rigour has helped ensure LCCI Global Qualifications' own high standards are maintained and strengthened.’

For other organisations considering a similar partnership, Dr Rathi says: ‘Qualifications Scotland has met our expectations in terms of support, building awareness and qualification development. I would endorse Qualifications Scotland to all prospective centres who are serious about delivering quality education.’

Expanding the LCCI GQ and Qualifications Scotland partnership

Dr Rathi says the partnership with Qualifications Scotland is one they intend to build on: ‘We immensely value our relationship with Qualifications Scotland, and we will continue to embark on our journey of growth hand-in-hand with them.’

Since initially working with Qualifications Scotland, the partnership has continued to flourish. LCCI Global Qualifications has developed additional customised awards in hospitality and expanded their portfolio to include computing and IT qualifications. This has furthered their mission to provide internationally recognised, high-quality education across Nepal and beyond.

Visit the LCCI Global Qualifications website for more information.