The Australian Institute of Management (AIM) is Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

's largest professional body for managers. The sole purpose of AIM is to promote the advancement of education and learning in the field of management

Management

Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...

 and leadership for commerce, industry and government. It is not for profit entity with branches in every Australian state and territory. AIM has over 35,000 members.

History

The AIM was founded in 1941 as the Institute of Industrial Management of Australia, changing to its current name in 1949.

It has five state divisions:

• New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory
• Queensland & Northern Territory
• South Australia
• Victoria & Tasmania
• Western Australia

Professional membership

There are four personal membership categories:

• Affiliate
• Member (AIMM)
• Associate Fellow (AFAIM)
• Fellow (FAIM)

External links

• http://www.aim.com.au AIM National Gateway
  • http://www.aim-nsw-act.com.au AIM NSW & ACT
  • http://www.aimqld.com.au AIM Qld & NT
  • http://www.aimsa.com.au AIM SA
  • http://www.aimvic.com.au AIM Vic & Tas
  • http://www.aimwa.com AIM WA
• http://www.aimbooks.com.au AIM NSW & ACT Bookshop
• http://www.managementbooks.com.au AIM Qld & NT Bookshop
• http://www.managementawards.com.au Management Excellence Awards (run by AIM Qld & NT)