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 systems human resources communication information technology facilities training & development finance contents 1 history 1.1 present day 2 membership 3 current qualifications 3.1 qcf qualifications 3.1.1 diplomas 3.1.2 certificates 3.1.3 national vocational qualifications 3.1.4 apprenticeships 3.2 nqf qualifications 4 external links 5 references history edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit the iam progression chart for current qcf qualifications qcf qualifications edit the iam is accredited on the qualifications and credit framework qcf . they offer the following qcf qualifications . diplomas edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit level 2 intermediate apprenticeship level 3 advanced apprenticeship level 4 higher level apprenticeship level 5 higher level apprenticeship nqf qualifications edit the iam offers the following national qualifications framework programme . level 3 certificate in administrative management external links edit iam website catalogue of the iam archives held at the modern records centre university of warwick references edit a b 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 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title institute of administrative management & oldid 597044213 categories professional associations based in the united kingdomqualification awarding bodies in the united kingdomhuman resource management associationshidden categories use dmy dates 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