To begin a career as a management consultant, you will need to have a bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Examples of bachelor's degrees that are relevant to this career are degrees in management, business, economics and commerce.
If you are accepted into a consulting firm, you can expect to undergo considerable training in your first two years of employment. During this period of time, you will learn about consulting methods and tools that you will use in the remainder of your career.
After working for a consulting firm for a period of two years, you will usually be asked to complete an MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree. An MBA can take one or two years and can be obtained from a graduate business university. It is possible to enter the consulting field with this education if you have worked previously in another field.