Institute of Administrative Management

Institute of Administrative Management (IAM)

Founded	1915
Headquarters	London
Website	www.instam.org

The Institute of Administrative Management (IAM) is an awarding organisation and professional body for practising and aspiring administrative and business managers. They support students and members across 58 countries worldwide.^[1]

The IAM entered into liquidation and ceased trading on 20 November 2013.^[2]

Industry Qualifications (IQ) announced the acquisition of the name and assets of the Institute of Administrative Management (IAM) on 24 January 2014.^[3] Plans are in place to initially focus on re-establishing the IAM qualifications within IQ and re-engage with those that had been studying on IAM programmes. Students who were engaged in IAM award programmes will be able to complete their qualifications under Industry Qualifications.^[4]

Administration Management is concerned with the following areas:

History

The IAM was formed^[5] in 1915 when a group of executives from the private and public sector met at the London School of Economics with the intention of forming a self-development group aiming to share best practices in administrative management.^[1]

Present day

The IAM operates a number of branches across the UK, providing members with networking opportunities, as well as delivering qualifications which are recognised across England, Wales and Northern Ireland by Ofqual, DCELLS and CCEA respectively.^[6] IAM qualifications are delivered by around 250 IAM-accredited centres, offering campus-based and distance learning options to IAM students. In addition, the IAM offers independent study options to unattached students. The IAM has students working in business, commerce, industry, local and central government in the UK and abroad, for example in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Gulf, the West Indies and Southern Africa.

Membership

The IAM is the professional body for administrative and business managers. Members include administrators, personal assistants, virtual assistants, office managers, administrative managers as well as business leaders. There are currently approximately 17,000 members.

Membership levels and designations available from the IAM:

Technician (TInstAM)
Associate (AInstAM)
Member (MInstAM)
Fellow (FInstAM)
IAM Student
Non-IAM Student
Graduate (GradInstAM)
Tutor (AInstAM)
Companion (CInstAM)

Current qualifications

The IAM Progression Chart for current QCF qualifications

QCF Qualifications

The IAM is accredited on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). They offer the following QCF qualifications.

Diplomas

Level 4 Diploma in Business & Administration
Level 4 Diploma in Business & Administrative Management
Level 5 Diploma in Business & Administrative Management
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management
Level 6 Diploma in Business & Administrative Management
Level 6 Diploma in Business Management
Level 6 Extended Diploma in Business & Administrative Management

Certificates

Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business & Administration
Level 3 Certificate in Principles of Business & Administration
Level 4 Certificate in Business & Administrative Management
Level 5 Certificate in Business & Administrative Management
Level 5 Certificate in Governance, Leadership & Motivation

National Vocational Qualifications

Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Business & Administration
Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Business & Administration
Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Business & Administration
Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management

Apprenticeships

Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship
Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship
Level 4 Higher Level Apprenticeship
Level 5 Higher Level Apprenticeship

NQF Qualifications

The IAM offers the following National Qualifications Framework programme.

Level 3 Certificate in Administrative Management

External links

IAM website
Catalogue of the IAM archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick

References

1 2 Institute of Administrative Management (website accessed 19 March 2007)
↑ IAM website, www.instam.org, Retrieved 22 Feb 2014
↑ IQ Expands Management Provision, industryqualifications.org.uk/news-folder, retrieved 22 Feb 2014
↑ Insolvency News, www.insolvencynews.com, Retrieved 22 Feb 2014
↑ London School of Science and Technology (website accessed 19 March 2007)
↑ London School of Science and Technology (website accessed 19 March 2207)

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/25/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.