Management Consultants play a crucial role in the development of Australian organisations. By providing advice and assistance, consultants aid industry in determining and achieving their objectives.
The Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) is the professional body representing management consultants in Australia. The Institute's mission is to represent and promote the management consulting profession, set and maintain internationally recognised standards and develop members. Clients demand the utmost in professional competency and as a result seek out IMC management consultants. For this reason, upon joining the Institute, members agree to abide by the Institute's Code of Professional Conduct.
To maintain a high standard of professional competency, the Institute provides regular professional development programs.
The Institute's vision is for the IMC to be recognised by all as the leading organisation representing and servicing the management consulting profession. Members of the Institute participate in both National and Chapter activities. IMC has Chapters in:
the Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Tasmania,
Victoria, and
Western Australia.
The Institute is the awarding body of the Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation. CMC is the mark of competency for the management consulting profession and indicates that a management consultant meets certain requirements of character, education and experience. The CMC designation is recognised internationally. Institute members are part of an international network of professionals through the peak management consulting body - the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI). There are more than thirty member Institutes of the ICMCI and membership of the Australian Institute allows reciprocity of benefits with each member country without the need for further assessment or examination.
