The Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) - NIM, Nigeria

NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (CHARTERED) – NIM

The NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (CHARTERED) – NIM - is the largest multi-disciplinary, trans-sectoral professional Institute in Nigeria. It is also the largest body of managers and management practitioners, grouping both private and public sector professionals as Individual and Corporate Members. The Institute’s strategic position is that of being a prime driver of management values, standards, professionalism and a veritable change agent in the strategic transformation of Nigeria.

The Institute was established in 1961 and became chartered in 2003 by the Act No. 14 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with the following objectives: 

·         Determine what standards of knowledge and skills are to be attained by persons seeking to become members of the Management profession and raising those standards from time to time as circumstances may permit.

·         Regulate and Control the profession of Management in all aspects and ramifications.

·         Secure, in accordance with the provisions of the NIM Act 2003, the establishment and maintenance of registers of members and the publication from time to time of a list of its members.

VISION

To be the SOURCE and SYMBOL of MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE

MISSION

To Promote Service and Excellence in Management Practice

WHY JOIN NIM?

Membership of NIM is ideal for professionals looking for innovative and affordable ways to develop their career. NIM membership status provides recognition of competency and commitment to management development as a professional manager. You can join the NIM if you are committed to making a difference in your personal development, organization, or team. This brings a great opportunity to network with like-minded professionals, while benefiting from a wide range of resources, support services and career enhancement alongside professional recognition.

COURSE STRUCTURE

The Professional Diploma in Management (PDM) course into three parts with different subjects each and a fourth path in which a project work is undertaken.

Part I	Principles of Management Business Insurance and Risk Business Mathematical Methods Communication Skills for Managers Principles of Economics Introduction to Accounting
Part II	Introduction to Computer Use Management Theory Organizational Behaviour Business Law: Principles and Contracts Financial Accounting Micro Economics
Part III	Research Methods Human Resources Management Financial Management (Elective) Marketing Management Production Management (Elective) Strategic Management Macro Economics
Part IV	Project Work/Project Defence

In each part of this programme, candidates are expected to take all the subjects at a sitting and cannot proceed to the next part unless they pass all the subjects of the lower parts. The Professional Diploma in Management course is run by NIM through its Management Examination Co-ordinating Committee

The Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) supplies students with the list of recommended textbooks according to the syllabus for each subject. These are supplemented by NIM periodicals, reading and preference lists and teaching aids to keep pace with the times.

NIM MEMBERSHIP

Membership of the Institute is open to all professions within and outside the country that can be found in executive positions in both public and private sectors of the economy. The membership embraces all professions within and outside the country.

Membership of the Institute is divided into two categories - Individual and Corporate Membership.

Individual membership grades are divided into 4

Affiliate Members - Affiliate members are companies or individuals with functional working relationship with the Institute.

Full Members - Full members are individuals that have been admitted into full membership of the Institute after staying in associate membership for a minimum of four years and are not less than 35 years of age with a minimum of eight years as head of department or its equivalent.

Associate Members - Associate members are individuals that have been admitted into associate membership of the Institute after staying in graduate membership for a minimum of five years and are not less than 30 years of age with a minimum of three years as a functional manger or specialist.

Graduate/Student Members – These are graduates and students registered for training who become conferred with professional managers’ membership after satisfying the requirement stipulated for such members by the Institute in its Bye-Laws.

Corporate membership is classified into four categories, A – D   

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP GRADES 1. FELLOW - F.N.I.M - A candidate for consideration for Fellowship shall: ·     Be a person of eminent achievement in the practice of management as evidenced by his/her achievement of a prominent and/or by outstanding contributions to management knowledge. ·     Has been a full member of the Institute for a minimum period of five years. ·     Be up-to-date in the payment of his/her annual membership subscription and Management House Development Levy. ·     Be involved in the activities of the Institute at the National or Branch Level, including attendance at meetings, Annual National Management Conference or Annual General Meeting, service on Committees and Council, and service as Guest Lecturers or facilitators. Election to this grade is by Council of the Institute on the recommendation of the Board of Fellows. Members in this grade are entitled to use the initials F.N.I.M. after their names. 2. MEMBER - M.N.I.M - An applicant must not be less than 30 years of age. In addition he/she must satisfy one of the following conditions: ·     A minimum of 4 years in Management position after election as an Associate Member. ·     He must have 15 years management or specialist experience from reputable appropriate qualification as stipulated in the Associate Membership grade. ·     Must be a Head of Department or its equivalent in the Public Sector, for a minimum period of 8 years and should have an appropriate educational background from reputable schools as stipulated in the Associate Membership grade Membership in this grade are entitled to use the initials M.N.I.M 3. ASSOCIATE - A.M.N.I.M - An applicant must not be less than 30 years of age. In addition, he must satisfy one of the following: ·         Five (5) years post - election as a Graduate, provided he had continuously been employed as Functional Manager or Specialist. ·         He must possess a University degree or appropriate professional qualification obtained from a recognized institution of higher learning, plus a minimum of three (3) years as a Functional Manager or Specialist. ·         He must possess NCE, NRN plus five (5) years’ experience as a Functional Manager or Specialist ·         A WASC or equivalent obtained not later than 1970 with 10 years’ experience as a Functional Manager or Specialist. ·         A qualification obtained from a recognized professional body, e.g. ACA, NIM Dip., AIPM e.t.c. 4. GRADUATE - An applicant must possess a university degree or a professional qualification obtained from a recognized institution of higher learning. Note: All new members are required to attend the membership induction programme to be organized by the Institute. MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS Professional Recognition • NIM membership gives you distinctive edge, making positive impact on members’ confidence, marketability and career progression. • As a member, you will be entitled to use NIM’s post-nominal letters on your correspondence, business cards and CV, confirming your status symbol as a professional manager. You can use the acronym AMNIM, MNIM or FNIM after your name as Associate, Member or Fellow respectively.  Extend Your Network Fellow professional managers are unique sources of knowledge, advice and inspiration and the NIM platform provides invaluable opportunities to share ideas and experiences with like-minded professionals. By becoming a member of NIM, you will be able to: • Attend a variety of human capital development programmes organized by the Institute at reduced rates • Network with other professional managers, face to face and online • Contribute to policy debates and national issues which enable your voice to be heard. • Be part of a local chapter Access to Resource Centre • Access to Publications that cover wide range of management issues, plus Think Pieces and Fact Sheets that will expose your mind and knowledge in the field • Our exclusive quarterly magazine – Management in Nigeria – with the latest management thinking, issues and trend, ensuring the currency of your knowledge and expertise • A well-stocked reference (Digital) e-library – with e-books and e-journals essential resources for learners and professional development. • Continuous Professional Development. The dynamic work environment has necessitated the need for Continuous Professional Development. The NIM development programmes, MCPEP and trainings at national and international arenas enable you to keep your knowledge and skills up to date. With expert facilitators and a wide range of training courses, your professional development is guaranteed. Career Progression The institute is protective of its members providing career progression through support services in the areas of mentoring, career development, coaching and career pathway. Corporate Membership Corporate establishments can also access cost-effective management development support for their organizations through NIM corporate membership. Corporate members will enjoy the following value-added benefits; • Capacity building and training support for your employees at reduced rates ensuring that your work force is always up-skilled • Research and consultancy services on current and perceived future organizational issues with a view to improving organizational competencies and productivity. • Opportunities for your employees to attend seminars, conferences and workshops at reduced rates, exposing and enabling them to learn and contribute to leading thoughts in your sector and industry •   Six months’ free advertisement of your products and/or services on NIM’s web site, exposing you to over 100,000 ‘opportunity to see’ our potential clients/customers • Allocated advertisement spaces for your organization’s products and/or services in our quarterly professional journal – Management in Nigeria – at discounted rate • Opportunities for your products and/or services to reach a wider audience via advertisement in the Institute’s special programmes such as the Annual National Management Conference (ANMC), Distinguished Management Lecture (DML), Women-In-Management (WIM), Young Managers’ Competition etc • Access to a well-stocked Reference (Digital) e-library of the Institute and ample supply of copies of our quarterly journal of Management in Nigeria. • A single voting right at the Institute’s Annual General Meetings (AGMs). To register your organization as a corporate member of the Institute, kindly pay N10,000 to the Institute's UBA or Zenith bank account stated below. To become an Individual member, kindly pay N5,000 into Nigerian Institute of Management UBA Account with Account number:1005111092 or Zenith Bank Account with Account Number: 1010341253. INDUCTION Induction programme is normally conducted for newly elected members. This is done on quarterly basis. The Induction programme is meant to formally accept the new members into the Institute and make them understand how to get along as members of the Institute and what benefits and privileges await them. Elected members are also presented with Membership Certificates which authenticate their membership of the Institute. Other features of the Induction Programme include: ·          Management Lectures – Lectures from distinguished members of the Institute ·         Group Photograph and Lunch ·         Display of the Institute’s Souvenirs (for sale)    GUIDELINES FOR MEMBERSHIP UPGRADE Membership upgrade is applicable to those members seeking for a rise in membership grades. This can be from GRADUATE to ASSOCIATE, and/or from ASSOCIATE to MEMBER. The following are the requirements for membership upgrade: 1. The member must have spent at least three (3) years at the lower grade to become eligible for consideration for upgrading. 2. The member (irrespective of the membership grade) must accumulate at least 15 credit points within the period by attending functions organized by the Institute, one of which must be the Mandatory Continuing Professional Education Programme (MCPEP). You can visit the Institute’s website – www.managementnigeria.org (click on credit point details) for more information about the Institute’s programmes and the accruable credit points 3. The member should pay the amount of N10,000.00 for membership upgrade and any other outstanding indebtedness to the Institute. Please note that the fee is subject to change at the instance of the Institute. 4. The member who has satisfied the above listed requirements, should send the necessary documents as attachments to the email – upgrading@managementnigeria.org stating their membership number in the subject/title heading. The documents should include certificate of attendance of the relevant NIM programmes. 5. The Membership Services Directorate shall notify the member the Upgrading Date and the Venue of the next Upgrading Ceremony where the member will be given the new membership certificate. 6. The member shall be expected to pay any difference between the Development Levies of the new and the old membership grades. 7. The member is now eligible to formally use the acronym AMNIM or MNIM on his/her name as applicable. 8. For treatment of your application for membership upgrade, please ensure you send the supporting documents to the above stated e-mail. Note that membership upgrade to the status of “Fellow” is by the recommendation of the Board of Fellows to the College of Fellows through agreed criteria and ratified by Council. REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR EXAMINATION Management Professional Examinations - MPE 1. The applicant or aspiring member will pay the form fee of N1,500 into any of the underlisted Bank Accounts: First Bank Plc – 24342010006455 Guaranty Trust Bank – 1091404110 Please note that the fee is subject to change from time to time at the instance of the Institute. Kindly check the institute website for the latest updated information on fees - http://www.managementnigeria.org/ 2. The applicant will approach any NIM office with evidence of payment (i.e teller) and collect the application forms along with other information necessary for him/her to complete the forms properly e.g Syllabus, exemption requirement, etc 3. The applicant will take the forms to complete and return directly to the Institute. A clean copy of the evidence of payment for the form fee must be attached to the forms. Forms submitted without this evidence will not be processed. 4. Students interested in registering with the tuition centres providing lectures are then free to do so 5. The submitted forms will be examined and assessed for exemptions eligibility on the merit of each applicant and will be informed of the outcome of his/her application. 6. Applicants who need to do only Management Case Analysis/Special Project will be required to submit a proposal for discussion/amendment and subsequent approval. Six months will be given within which to write and submit their project for assessment, defense or presentation at an appropriate forum. 7. Applicants who need to write the examination will do so in May and November of each year. Being a professional examination, candidates can decide to study for the examination on their own but they must register for the examination through the Institute. 8. Applicants/Students who pass the examination would be so informed and would have satisfied the necessary requirements for admission to membership of the relevant grade. A copy of this letter will then be forwarded to the Membership Directorate for further processing. 9. Successful candidates will be required to make relevant payments to confirm their admission. Such payments will include: o   Subscription Fee o   Development Levy o   Branch Levy o   Induction Fee At the end of this process, the applicant would have satisfied the sufficient requirement for confirmation at the applicable grade. 10. The Institute will then write to inform the applicant of the date for the Induction ceremony where the membership certificates are given out. NIM-NYSC EXAMINATION REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS (Please Read Carefully) 1.      You must use a valid email address and must upload a clear passport photograph (Failure to attach a valid passport may lead to disqualification. 2.      You are to select your preferred Exam Center during the registration (Note that no change will be entertained after registration.) 3.      All Registrations, Payments and Complaints must be made before the closing date of the registration. No Registration, Payment, or complaint will be attended to after the closing date. 4.      Payments are to be made via Debit Card (ATM) or through the INTERSWITCH PAYDIRECT at any of the following banks: ·         First Bank ·         Fidelity Bank ·         Eco Bank ·         Diamond Bank ·         UBA ·         Skye Bank ·         Heritage Bank ·         Access Bank ·         Keystone Bank ·         Stanbic IBTC ·         Union Bank ·         Unity Bank ·         Wema Bank ·         Sterling Bank ·         Zenith Bank ·         Quickteller  (No payment will be accepted except those done via the methods stated above.) 5.      Note the registration closure date. Confirm information from the Institute’s website NOTE: You are expected to check your Examination Number and print your Photocard immediately after payments as it remains the only evidence of payment. THE STUDENTS’ SCHEME INTRODUCTION In pursuit of its Charter – mandate “to propagate ‘best professional management practices’ in Nigeria”, NIM is running a STUDENTS’ SCHEME adopting a strategy of “Catching them young” with a view to inculcating best management practices in the youths starting with those in the tertiary educational institutions who can understand and assimilate the professionalism in management. The Scheme gives students the opportunity of professional membership which, in several tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria, is pre-requisite to the completion of the student’s academic work. In agreement with the school authorities, NIM has commenced a Students’ Scheme in some Universities and Polytechnics/Colleges of Technology where 300 – 400 level (or HND I and II) students are registered to undertake tuition and write an examination leading to the GRADUATE membership and the PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATE IN MANAGEMENT of the Institute. Ultimately the Scheme will be run in ALL Nigerian Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology that graduate students at BSc/BA/HND/Post Graduate Diploma levels. The Operation of the Scheme The Scheme operates in three (3) stages: (i) The Training Process - students receive lectures in their schools in preparation for the examinations. Tuition can be any of the following forms: a. The school organizes week-end lectures for their students in conformity with the Institute’s syllabuses. b. The school builds the Students’ Scheme syllabuses into the ‘General Studies’ curriculum so that interested students who register for the Scheme can attend lectures as with their normal courses. c. The school can organize lectures for interested students during school vacation periods. There are Study Packs for the Scheme; students can purchase them to aid their studies. (ii) Writing the Examinations - examinations are written every May/June and November/December at designated Examination Centres located at conducive places all over the country, under the invigilation of appointed persons. Answer scripts are marked by appointed examiners and results are collated and announced by the Institute. (iii) The Induction Process - Successful students are required to attend INDUCTION PROGRAMMES organized for them upon successful completion of their University/Polytechnic academic programmes and certified by their school authorities. At the induction programme, each student will obtain the Institute’s PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATE IN MANAGEMENT and the GRADUATE MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE. APPLICATION FORM Every student who is interested in the Scheme is required to obtain the Institute’s prescribed application for =N=500.00 (Five Hundred Naira only), complete and return it with required documents of proof of studentship, to the Institute through the Head of Department and/or Students’ Scheme Coordinator. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHEME University undergraduates at minimum 300 level and Polytechnic students at minimum HND 1 (i.e. 400 level) are registered to take special tuition arranged for them in their schools and write the Graduate Membership Examinations when ready. The Scheme is open to ALL students, but we suggest that your school starts first with Management Science students and later include other students who are interested in the Scheme. SYLLABUS & STUDY PACKS The Syllabuses and Study Packs for the courses of the Scheme will be made available to students through their Heads of Departments or the School Coordinator of the Scheme. EXAMINATIONS Management Professional Examinations (MPEs) of all grades, including that of the Student’s Scheme, are written in MAY and NOVEMBER every year. Examination Centres and invigilators are approved by the Institute. Registration for examination costs =N=850.00 per subject. Re-sit courses are at the same rate but will include =N=1,000.00 administrative charges. BENEFITS TO THE STUDENTS Students who write the exams under this Scheme enjoy the following benefits: 1. Possession of the Institute’s Proficiency in Management and GRADUATE Membership Certificates (as additional professional qualifications) while still in school. 2. The Scheme accords students the opportunity of professional membership, especially in schools where students are expected to belong to at least a professional body as a pre-requisite to the successful completion of their academic works. 3. The possession of these professional certificates enhance their employability. 4. They have knowledge and skills of establishment and management of small scale businesses and can be self-employed, thus gaining an earlier start in life. 5. As members of the Institute, they enjoy ALL membership benefits and can flaunt their association with major decision-makers in government and business industries. 6. Students enrolled in the Scheme can be engaged as Industrial Attachees with Corporate Members of the Institute where vacancies exist. 7. Upon graduation and completion of the NYSC programme, they stand good chance of being absorbed into corporate organizations as Management Trainees. 8. The Overall Best Student in the Scheme will be given an award by the Institute. 9. Students enrolled in the Scheme can enjoy the benefit of the Entrepreneurship Training of the Africa Leadership Form (ALF) with a soft grant by CBN to start their own businesses . BENEFITS TO THE UNIVERSITY/POLYTECHNIC Under this Collaboration, the University /Polytechnic will enjoy the following benefits: 1. Enhanced product quality. Your students have added professional qualifications which will help them in securing employment OR becoming self-employed. These positively impact the image and quality of the students it has a multiplier-effect. 2. A reliable source of drawing your undergraduate students for Industrial Attachment, and your graduates as Management Trainees in reputable organizations. 3. Enhances possibility of collaboration with the Institute and its network of international organizations with increased benefits to your University/Polytechnic 4. Your students can participate in the Institute’s Annual Best Management Student Award, which is also a plus to the quality of your graduates. 5. An avenue for your University/Polytechnic to optimize its Corporate Membership of NIM. NIM CONTACTS Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) Management House Plot 22, Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island P. O. Box 2557,Lagos Enquiries / Reception e-mail: info@managementnigeria.org Telephone: 01-4617148 President's Office e-mail: president@managementnigeria.org Telephone: 01-2705940 Protocol / PA to President Mobile: 08052597247, 01-2701436  08168945566 (SMS Only) Registrar's Office e-mail: registrar@managementnigeria.org  Mobile: 08052597226, 01-2705286 Fax: 01-2701418 Secretary, Registrar's office Telephone:01-2701418 NIM - NYSC Partnership Programme e-mail: nimnysc@managementnigeria.org Mobile: 08052597219, 01-2705939 Directorate of Capacity Building (DCB) e-mail: training@managementnigeria.org Mobile: 08052597213, 01-2704045 Secretary to DCB Mobile: 08028335525, 01-2705367 Directorate of Membership Services (DMS) e-mail: membership@managementnigeria.org Mobile: 08052597212,  08052597206, 01-2705283, 01-4610904 Human Resources and General Administration e-mail: admin@managementnigeria.org  01-2703498 Management Education e-mail: mgtedu@managementnigeria.org Mobile: 08052597217, 08034299629,01-2701017 nimexams@managementnigeria.org  01-2705928 nimmpe@managementnigeria.org Mobile:07028477214, 01-2705928 Accounts e-mail: accounts@managementnigeria.org Mobile: 08052597222, 01-2700804 Internal Auditor e-mail: audit@managementnigeria.org Telephone: 01-2703751 Field Operations and Corporate Affairs Mobile: 08052597208, 01-4610509 Management Center, Abuja 4, Kaltungo Street, Off Egbedi Close,  Off Ladoke Akintola Boulevard, Garki 2 (Near Treasury House) P. 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Box 4469 Garki, Abuja, FCT. e-mail:nimabuja@managementnigeria.org Telephone: 08052597220, 08052597234 Management Center, Port-Harcourt 6B, Rumuadaolu Road (Off Aba Road, by Lifemate Furniture/Everyday  Super Market) Rumuola Port-Harcourt e-mail: nimph@managementnigeria.org Telephone: 08052597216 Management Center, Benin 7, Tony Anenih Avenue, Off Boundary Road, GRA Benin City, Edo State e-mail:nimbenin@managementnigeria.org Telephone: 052-464072 Management Center, Kano 79, Sani Marshall Road, Near Custom Area Office Bompai, Kano, Kano State e-mail:nimkano@managementnigeria.org Telephone:08035875324, 08052597230 Management Center, Ibadan Premium House, Jericho (Opposite Heinerman Book Publishers) Ibadan, Oyo State e-mail:nimibadan@managementnigeria.org Management Center, Gombe 13, Sharo Road, Opposite Conoil Filling Station New G R A, Gombe State e-mail:nimgombe@managementnigeria.org Management Center, Makurdi 28, Iyorchia Ayu Road, Wurukum, Makurdi Benue State e-mail:nimmakurdi@managementnigeria.org Management Center, Enugu 6B, Nteje Street, Upper New Haven, Enugu.  http://www.managementnigeria.org/