The Canadian Institute of Management is Canada's
senior management association. As a non-profit organization the Institute was
established in 1942(celebrating its 60 years Diamond Anniversary in 2002) and
is dedicated to the enhancement of managerial skills and professional
development. Currently there are 20 CIM branches coast-to-coast with the
National Office in Toronto. The
Greater China Branch in Hong Kong will be the first CIM branch being set up
outside of Canada.
Since its inception the Institute has helped over
45,000 managers to develop a broadly-based education in management skills with
a rich and diversified offering of programs from individual courses to
professional designation.
The Institute's programs are available through many
educational institutions in cities across Canada. The programs are also
available in a variety of forms and structures.
As a non-profit association, the Canadian Institute
of Management is Canada's senior management organization dedicated to
professional development. As a member or a program participant, CIM informs and
trains management professionals to be better prepared for the challenge of
global change.
The
primary purpose of CIM is to create and support a CIM designation that will be
both nationally and internationally recognized and a requirement to work in
management in all sectors of businesses.
CIM offers an extensive and flexible membership
structure to address all levels of management education and expertise. The
levels of membership are:
Accredited Member - C.I.M., P.Mgr., F.CIM
General Member (Non-Designated)
Corporate Member
CIM is affiliated with a number of Educational
Institutions and Non-Profit Organizations. Among them are:
Canadian School of Management: www.c-s-m.org
Professional
Courses:
CIM is aligned with a broad network of universities
and colleges across Canada.
The
participating educational institutions in Canada include following areas:
Calgary, Montreal,
Cape Breton, Newfoundland, Eastern Townships,
Niagara, Edmonton, Ottawa,
Hamilton, Sarnia, Halifax,
Dartmouth, Saskatchewan, Lake Simcoe, Toronto,
London, Winnipeg
Types of
Membership
Just
like an effective manager, CIM offers flexibility within its membership
structure by providing many options:
1. ACCREDITED
MEMBER - Accredited members are those who, having met the
Institute's requirements are entitled to use the professional designations,
C.I.M, P.Mgr. or F.CIM.
2. GENERAL
MEMBER - General members are:
a) Individuals who do not qualify
under other classifications but, by virtue of their background, education
and/or experience wish to hold membership for purposes of their own general
interest
b) Graduates of the Institute's 2-year
"Certificate in Supervisory Management" course requirements
c) Those who have generally met the admission
criteria for the Education programs(s) and are currently enrolled in those
programs
3. CORPORATE
MEMBER - This category will include persons within
organizations and groups that have paid the required membership fees.(See
Corporate Programs section)
In addition to the fellowship, social and
professional networking opportunities the Canadian Institute of Management
offers learning programs leading to professional designations and certificates.
Over the last 60 years, many
thousands of individuals from business, government, and a wide variety of
industries have enhanced their careers by meeting the academic requirements to
attain the professional management designations from the Canadian Institute
of Management. 3 types of professional designations are being offered:
Certified in Management
(C.I.M.) Program offers eight subjects study in Management
courses, including Managerial Communications, Finance Management and
Administration.
Professional Manager (P.
Mgr.) this designation recognizes individuals with
superior management competency who have met an established set of criteria.
Chartered Manager (F.CIM)
this designation is achieved through management competency by the successful
completion of 20 recognized courses or through accreditation by having MBA/MPA
or Ph.D with the required management experience.
C.I.M. Program (Certified in Management)
Over the years, many thousands of individuals from
business and a wide variety of industries have enhanced their careers by
meeting the academic requirements to attain the CIM Designation - Certified in
Management (C.I.M.)
Various departments at all three levels of
government have recognized the value of CIM management courses and have not
only approved them for their staff, but some have actually required new
managerial candidates to take one or more courses as a prerequisite to
qualifying for a management position.
Currently, alumni can be found at all levels of the
business community, including some company presidents. Enthusiastic responses
from service, technical, quality control, design engineering, industrial sales,
marketing, financial, and production planning organizations further confirm the
high calibre of CIM graduates.
To gain professional designation, completion of an
eight subject study course in effective management is required including six
mandatory and two option courses.
These courses are being offered at Universities and
Colleges affiliated with the Canadian Institute of Management, or can be taken
through distance learning program.
Course
Outlines (8
courses):
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Organizational Behaviour |
Financial Management |
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Managerial Communications |
Strategic Analysis |
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Business Law |
Marketing |
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Managerial Accounting |
Business Management |
Fees:
Applicant fees: CAD$50
Accreditation fee: CAD$50
Annual membership fee: CAD$200
P.Mgr.
Program (Professional Manager
Designation)
The need for a meaningful professional standard for
persons managing the services and resources of our economy was recognized as
early as 1942, and led to informal discussion involving business, government
and academic leaders. During the late 1950's these discussions developed into
inter-disciplinary studies, culminating in 1967 in an official report which
recommended the establishment of a "Professional Manager"
designation. The P.Mgr. designation denotes an academic and practical
experience background which will permit business to look at the holders of this
designation with reasonable confidence as to their management skills.
In
1972 the P.Mgr. programme was finalized and on January 25, 1975, received final
approval from the Board of Directors of the Canadian Institute of Management,
established under Federal Charter.
The P.Mgr. designation denotes an academic and
practical experience background which will permit businesses to look at the
holders of this designation with confidence as to their management skills.
National recognized professional management
organization
Recognition of academic and professional status
under federal charter
Source of continuing management development
The Canadian Institute of Management offers the professional
designation "P.Mgr." to managers who fulfill the following criteria
(guidelines only):
Fees:
Applicant fees: CAD$50.00
Accreditation fee: CAD$150
Annual membership fee: CAD$200
F. CIM
Program (Chartered Manager
Diploma/Designation)
Requirements:
1) Applicants must complete in total 20 courses from
the F.CIM program, of which 8 are the required CIM courses or the equivalents,
or
2) Applicants must have completed the 20 required
courses from the F.CIM program or their equivalents, or
3) Applicants with an MBA degree or a Ph.D. in
Management qualify for the F.CIM Diploma, or
4) The Admission Committee may recognize
applicants with extensive managerial experience to qualify for the F.CIM
diploma. The committee can, at its discretion, request the applicant to submit
to a qualifying examination.
Optional Courses for the Obtaining of F.CIM.
(Chartered Manager).
To
have completed the 8 CIM courses(or equivalent) and complete with success a
minimum of 12 courses among the following (or equivalent to the university in
your area), so as to have accumulated the 20 courses.
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Business Law Computer-based
Information Systems Ethics in Management Finance Financial Accounting Human Resources
Management |
Introduction to Financial
Accounting Introduction to Labour
Management Relations Project Management Introductory Management
Statistics Marketing Management Marketing Research
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Fees:
Graduation Diploma fee: CAD$250.00 for members in
good standing
Annual membership fee: CAD$200
For those who have not taken prescribed courses but
feel confident they can successfully pass qualifying exam, the fee is
CAD$200.00
The
Canadian Institute of Management offers a wide range of opportunities for
organizations and their employees to benefit from the activities and services
offered by the Institute.
In-house
Corporate Education Program - CIM
offers support for customized training courses that are conducted on-site in
the company work environment. Educational courses take advantage of the
company's unique workplace environment and the managerial needs of individual
organization, thereby reduces absences from the office for training programs.
Higher
Education Programs with Colleges and Universities - take advantage of the multitude of affiliations with
Canada's foremost colleges and universities across Canada by enrolling
employees in educational courses to improve management skills.
Management
Specialization Programs - CIM offers a variety
of management specialization
Programs, according to the business sectors or the
type of professional service, including :
CIM Distance Learning Programs for C.I.M. and F.CIM are
available all year round. Therefore, a student may begin a new course at a time
most convenient for his/her schedule through the local branch.
Courses are being offered in week-day evenings or
week ends.
Representative Office
for CIM (HK Chapter): Suite 1301 Asian House, 1 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong
Kong. Tel: 28661615 Fax: 22940255
CIM Homepage: www.cim.ca