New President and Chairman of Council, Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), Olukunle Iyanda is hopeful that the curriculum for the professional examination will be reviewed before his expiration of his two-year tenure by 2019.
Iyanda, a former Director-General of the institute, and ex-Rector of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, was the deputy president until the election.
He was on Thursday decorated as the 21st President of the 56 year old professional examination body alongside new council members in Lagos.
Speaking in the midst of stakeholders and past presidents at the investiture ceremony, Iyanda said the curriculum used for the conducts of the professional examination was long overdue for a review to accommodate in specialised fields of studies.
To actualized the plan Iyanda said an assemblage of professional committee will be constituted without delay as his first call of duty toward repositioning the national body in tandem with other professional bodies.
He said, “As an example, we intend to review our professional examination curriculum, update the content, increase its relevance and rigour, and bring it up to speed with what obtains in similar institutes across the world.
“The implementation of this plan will be swift and immediate as a committee to be made up of seasoned professional management educators and practitioners will be set up soonest to carry out this assignment.”
The Nigerian Management Group was formed in 1961 as the first management institute in Nigeria. The organization was renamed the Nigerian Institute of Management in 1964 and incorporated as a non-profit company.
On 19 June 2003 the National Assembly passed the Nigerian Institute of Management Establishment Act 2003. This gave the NIM the formal authority to regulate the management profession in Nigeria.
