THE ASSOCIATION OF MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS (UK)

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Brief History – The Association and its objectives Background In the mid 1950’s following a major conference in western countries, the "WELL TRAIN & MANAGEMENT TEAM" consulting companies at the time, agreed to form a British grouping to be called the Association of Managers & Administrators Association. A year later, the industry also demanded a professional management body as opposed to the trade association, which the AMA was becoming. The Association was found in 1992, and established in 2005 as non-profit association who also helped fund it along with a many individuals. Most of the established management and administration consultancies encouraged their staff to join and contributed to their subscriptions. Objectives The Association’s immediate objectives were to establish management and administration support in training as a profession with defined training and qualifications. To this end there was to be a code of conduct, a body of knowledge, a procedure for admitting new members and a campaign to persuade clients that members were trustworthy and taught professionally in management study. The present Today, Association has its most of representative office and staff, over 2800 individual members, and over 50 corporate members. Budding management and administration consultants can access the Association's approved training providers and their courses..

Our Vision is To be the leader of the profession of management learning and training field, toward managers and administrators internationally. Our Mission is To promote excellence in managers and administrators by: • setting standards and certifying individual management & administrative practitioners; • regulating individual practitioners and, where appropriate, practices by providing codes of conduct backed up by disciplinary arrangements; • providing ways for good practice within the profession to be identified and access to good practice facilitated; • providing the principal source of comment on professional matters and other issues affecting the practice of training to management and administration skills; • and engaging with all stakeholders. Our Corporate Objectives are • To be acknowledged as the body which provides leadership and direction on all issues relevant to the profession. • To enhance the image of the profession. • To be the custodian of professional standards for the practice of management/administration and to establish the Certified Manager and Administrator (CMA) as the prime qualification for managers and administrators. • To deliver a high quality and professional service which provides value to members who will include all those with an interest in management and administrative task. • To provide advice and assistance to clients when choosing and using manager and administrators. • To represent, further and protect the professional interests of qualified members.