Timings – registration by surname will be from 09:30 in the Library. Your allocated time slot will be confirmed closer to the ceremony date.

On arrival at the venue, please make your way up the short set of stairs where you will be guided to registration. Please ensure you follow the one-way system in place and direct yourself to the desk where registration will take place in an alphabetical method by surname. Please have your confirmation email ready to show the registration desk where you will be given:

• Your registration card, which will state your allocated seat number for the ceremony. Please keep this card with you throughout the event and ensure you sit in the seat allocated – this is essential so that your name is called out at the correct time. 

• Please note, guests will be seated in a different area to graduates and that there are no specific seat numbers for guests. 

• Your Graduation Ceremony brochure.

Please collect your robe from Ede & Ravenscroft in the Aldersgate on the lower ground floor. There will be a one-way system to guide you to this area. We ask that only graduates enter the robing area itself to avoid any high traffic. 

After collecting your robe, if you would like an official photograph, proceed with your guests to the Ede & Ravenscroft photographer who will be located adjacent to the robing area. 

• The Great Hall doors open at 12:00. Please make your way to the hall on the first floor for seating and have your registration card ready to show the stewards. You will be guided to your allocated seat and your guests to the relevant area. 

• Ensure that your seat number matches the number on your ticket.

• Please be seated by 12:15 – you are required to wear your robe and mortarboard hat throughout the Graduation Ceremony.

• You must remain in the Great Hall until the ceremony ends. Expected finishing time is between 13:30 and 14:00.

• Depending on the qualification you have passed, in surname alphabetical order, the stewards will ask you to create a queue in preparation for you being called onto the stage. You will then need to return to your allocated seat.

All hired robes must be returned to Ede & Ravenscroft by 15:00.

We hope you will have enjoyed your Graduation Ceremony and wish you all the best for your future marketing career.

For any questions concerning international travel please refer to the United Kingdom border control website here. CIM is not able to offer advice, provide documentation or answer questions relating to these matters. 

Additionally, visa applications are the responsibility of the attendee. CIM is strictly unable to provide funding, visa letters, written documentation, or any involvement in applications.

If you wish to bring children to the ceremony, all children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Children 8 years and above will need to have a guest ticket purchased for them. Separate tickets will need to be purchased for children if they are younger than 8 years of age and are unable to sit on their accompanying adult’s lap.

Guest tickets are non-refundable after 15 October 2024. Refund requests should be emailed to events.organiser@cim.co.uk.

Graduates who deferred their ceremony space from 2023 or previous years and who are no longer able to attend the 2024 ceremony, or guests of those graduating, will not be entitled to a refund for any tickets bought as stated by terms and conditions agreed during the original booking process.

If you or your guests have any special requirements, you should inform the Graduation team of these during the booking process. Please note that graduates normally ascend and descend the stage via a short set of steps. If this is problematic, please email us at events.organiser@cim.co.uk.

Please note that the venue is fully accessible.

You will be able to purchase the hire of your gown and photography directly with Ede & Ravenscroft once you receive your Graduation Ceremony invitation via email. Further information on how to do this can be found in the ‘Other information’ section (above).

Academic dress is imperative if you are a graduate. Without a gown, you will not be permitted into the auditorium to take part in your graduation.

Mortar boards should be worn throughout the ceremony. CIM will not be liable for any injuries incurred when mortar boards are thrown in the air, so please be mindful if you wish to participate in hat throwing.

Photography is optional and can be purchased in advance of the Ceremony, or on the day itself.

The 2024 Graduation Ceremony will take place at Central Hall Westminster. The full address can be found below:

Central Hall Westminster
Storey’s Gate
London
SW1H 9NH

Any changes to the above timetable will be announced in October 2024. Any changes will be determined by how many graduates we have attending and how much registration time is required. You will receive an email confirming timings once bookings close.

Please note that you will not receive your diploma at Graduation – this will be issued to you digitally eight weeks after you have received the results of your final assessment.