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Special Executive Masters Programme (S.E.M.P) is an executive education programme. These programs are generally non-credit and non-degree-granting, but sometimes lead to certificates.

These programme are typically designed as a unique intensive refresher course for managers who cannot make out time for the regular masters programme.

The SEMP was first thought by the University of Huddersfield and colleges such as Metropolitan School of Business and management.

According to Financial times this industry is worth over $70bn a year. While Forbes Magazine describes it as an industry currently facing a whole lot of transition. These industry is growing rapidly as employers are beginning to recognise these certificates. The Business Week magazine suggest that executive education in the United States is worth so much.

As this industry grow rapidly school such as Harvard and Wharton University have an entire department dedicated to their executive education programmes.

Open enrolment programs also are available as part of university-based executive education offerings, which occur throughout the year on selected dates, and are available to participants from different companies and organizations. See References: 1.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_Businessweek 2.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_certificate 3.http://www.hud.ac.uk/ 4.http://msbm.org.uk/programmes/programmes-short-certificate-courses/special-executive-masters-programme/ 5.http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/896cfdc4-f016-11e4-ab73-00144feab7de.html#axzz3fGkbLPkf 6.http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamgordon/2013/05/09/executive-education-looks-at-its-future-and-shudders/ 7.http://www.bloomberg.com/bschools/content/may2011/bs20110519_149428.htm 8.http://www.exed.hbs.edu/about-us/Pages/emba.aspx 9.http://executiveeducation.wharton.upenn.edu/thought-leadership/wharton-wealth-management-initiative