Australia Market

The rise in globalisation has resulted in the international trade in services growing during the past two decades from approximately 18 per cent of world trade to 23 per cent.

In most countries, the contribution of services to GDP is well over 50 per cent - in Australia’s case, it is 76 per cent of GDP (Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics).

 

The professional service sector is an important contributor to the Australian economy both in terms of employment and productivity improvement. It includes businesses such as lawyers, management consultants, architects, town planners, engineering consultants, accountants, recruitment consultants, human resource management consultants, market researchers, PR consultants, events managers and many more.

 

Statistics for individual components of business and professional services sectors unavailable, but in 2003-04 the business management services industry (which includes PR consulting, management consulting, marketing management and human resources management consulting services and market research services) generated an estimate $75 million in exports. (Source IBIS World)

 

Australia has a strong capability in business management services and the industry as a whole has grown in recent years mainly due to many companies outsourcing business management services.

Key areas of expertise in management consulting include:

Institute of Management Consultants
The Institute of Management consultants represents and promotes the management consulting profession in Australia. It provides standards for the industry via its Certified Management Consultant program, which is an internationally recognised competence-based career qualification for practising consultants.

 

Australian Human Resources Institute
AHRI is the national association representing human resources and people management professionals. It sets standards for the HR profession and provides a range of professional development opportunities.

 

Public Relations Institute of Australia
The Public Relations Institute of Australia represents the interests of public relations professionals, communications practitioners and consultancies. It sets standards, and offers accreditation and ongoing professional development.

 

Australian Marketing Institute
The Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) represents professional marketers throughout Australia, including practitioners from all marketing functions and industries. AMI has the Certified Practising Marketer (CPM) accreditation as a practicing benchmark and a Code of Professional Conduct. It is developing practicing standards for marketers and marketing metrics for organisations.

 

Australian Institute of Management
The Australian Institute of Management (AIM) is Australia's largest professional body for managers, and supports, develops and promotes the practice of the professional management at all levels. The Institute is best known as Australia's largest private provider of management training and consultancy services.

 

Australian Market and Social Research Society
The Australian Market & Social Research Society Limited (AMSRS) is a professional membership body for market research professionals who are dedicated to increasing the standards and understanding of market and social research in Australia.