From its creation in 1881, the London Chamber of Commerce recognised the need for improved commercial and technical secondary education alongside advanced foreign language courses. The Commercial Education Committee of the London Chamber of Commerce was appointed in 1887, and the first LCCI examinations were held later that same year.

LCCI held its first overseas exams in Bombay in 1898 and there are now more than 5,000 LCCI centres in over 100 countries. Over its long history, LCCI qualifications have become hallmarks of work-related performance and solid academic foundation for employers and educationists alike.

In December 2002, following a merger with GOAL plc (Global Online Assessment for Learning), LCCI became part of Education Development International plc (EDI), a leading provider of vocational qualifications and online assessment solutions.

In Asia, LCCI centres and students are well served by its offices in major cities such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Shanghai and many other Asian countries. LCCI qualifications can be studied at over 1,000 centres in Asia and students may choose to study a diversed range of subjects from Accounting to Management, Marketing to Business Administration, and Business English to Customer Service.