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The Australasian Institute of Enterprise Facilitators (AIEF) was founded in 1997 as a result of the recommendations of the Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management Skills. In their report, entitled Enterprising Nation, the taskforce recommended that “a comprehensive accreditation process be established for small business trainers, educators, counsellors, mentors and advisers so as to upgrade the quality of small business advice.”The AIEF was largely the vision of Dr John Bailey who became the first President of the Association and now a Life Member.

To establish the high standard of skills required for enterprise facilitation, Members of the AIEF are required to undertake a training course in small business counselling and related business skills and complete over two hundred hours of structured counselling sessions.

A comprehensive accreditation process is in place to ensure that business owner/managers are being provided with a consistent and easy method of identifying suitably skilled trainers, educators, counsellors, mentors, advisers, and facilitators.

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Great Deal for Western Australian Small Business Centres

If the SBC joins the AIEF as an Associated Organisation before September 2010 it can join by paying $70, 50% of the annual fee. Being an Associated Organisation enables its employees and managers who want to become full AIEF members to waive the AIEF joining fee - usually $125. Application for WA Membership

2010 Small Business Development Conference
Incorporating the 15th AABI General Assembly, and the
APIN 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Business Incubation

12th - 15th September 2010
Pullman Reef Hotel and Casino, Cairns, Queensland

Registration now open!

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GFC Demands Higher Standards for Australian Small Business Advisors
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*Carol Hanlon and Peter Murray chair of BEC Australia signing the AIEF/BECA agreement, june 9th, 2009 view larger image...

Carol Hanlon Elected National President of Australasian Institute of Enterprise Facilitators
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Mission:

The purpose of the AIEF is to advance the profession of enterprise facilitation.

Values of the Institute

As AIEF member enterprise facilitation professionals we value the:

Pursuit of excellence in enterprise facilitation
Commitment to professional and ethical standards
Contribution of our members
The successes of our members
Sustainability of enterprise facilitation outcomes
Free exchange of ideas
Continuing professional development of members
Success of members

Aims of the Institute::

To establish and uphold professional standards of competence, responsibility, objectivity and integrity in enterprise facilitation.
To identify, promote or provide the required training for the maintenance of professional standards, and the continuing professional development of members.
To provide through conferences, seminars, meetings and publications, the necessary information to keep all interested parties up to date with the latest techniques and developments in the field of enterprise facilitation.
To promote the Institute’s goals and objectives to industry at large in order to ensure a maximum utilisation of the Institute’s services.
To encourage, undertake and support research into the art and science of enterprise facilitation and related topics.
To encompass all professions and professionals involved with enterprise facilitation and related support services who can uphold the Institute’s code and high standards of competence and quality.
To advise and inform government, industry and business at all levels on matters relating to the development of an enterprise culture in Australia.

Background of the Institute:

In 1995 the Australian Government published the Report by the Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management Skills headed by David S. Karpin. The Report is entitled “Enterprising Nation” - a report which provides the most comprehensive insight ever into the way Australia prepares its managers for work and leadership into the 21st century.

One of the formal recommendations made by the Task Force is that “a comprehensive accreditation process be established for small business trainers, educators, counsellors, mentors and advisers so as to upgrade the quality of small business advice.”

The Report states “Accreditation would establish a high standard for the skills required . . . and it would also provide small business owner managers with a consistent and easy method of identifying suitably skilled trainers, educators, counsellors, mentors and advisers.”

For further details of AIEF Membership Grades please click here.

Constitution
Click the link to view the AIEF Constitution [.pdf file] or right-click and select "Save Target As.." to save the document.

Why join the AIEF
When a business or enterprise owner or manager has a problem or an issue to deal with he or she needs to be able to quickly access supporting professionals. How does he or she know that the person has the experience and qualifications to deliver? Being an accredited AIEF facilitator provides this confidence to the client. Why join the AIEF? [.pdf file]

Professional Indemnity Insurance
The AIEF has secured a great offer to AIEF Members from Bruce Insurance (www.bruce.com.au) under which you can get great cover from $1,085 per annum. Click on the following document to see the details. Further Details [.pdf file]

AIEF Application Form [.pdf file]