Fully accredited in Australia and internationally recognised

Australian Institute of Business, known to many as AIB, is a registered higher education provider that has an array of high quality tertiary programmes for busy working adults, including Australia’s most popular MBA, the AIB MBA.

We may have over 30 years of history and we are one of the most established private education institutions in Australia but we are future focused and dedicated to continuous improvement.

AIB is a globally recognised institution that caters specifically to working adults. AIB higher education programmes are accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) within the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) and internationally recognised.

Furthermore we are recognised by a number of international government departments, agencies and registries. So when you are going for that next job or business deal, planning to move overseas, or looking to enrol in your next qualification – you can be assured that our degrees are fully accredited and internationally recognised.

Accredited AIB higher education courses currently on offer

Courses: Qualifications (recognised with the AQF) Annual enrolment numbers (2018 EFTSL)~ Accreditation Status Location of delivery CRICOS Registered*
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Graduate Certificate in Management
  • Graduate Diploma in Management – Exit award only
  • Master of Business Administration
  • Master of Business Administration (Entrepreneurial Management)
  • Master of Business Administration (Finance)
  • Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management)
  • Master of Business Administration (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)
  • Master of Business Administration (Marketing Management)
 Grad CertMgt – 517.00
MBA – 1239.63		 All accredited Online via AIB Adelaide only. No
Master of Management (MMgt)
  • Master of Management
 MMgt – 0.00 All accredited Blended via AIB Adelaide No
Research Courses
  • Graduate Certificate in Management (Research) – Exit Award only
  • Doctor of Business Administration
  • Doctor of Philosophy
 DBA – 6.75 PhD – 0.00 All accredited Blended via AIB Adelaide No
Total Enrolments
(2018 EFTSL)~		 1763.38

~ EFTSL included for currently offered courses only. Source: Department of Education, Skills and Employment.
* AIB withdrew its CRICOS registration in January 2019 and Student Visa holders are no longer eligible for enrolment in any of AIB’s courses.

Our degrees are practical

Business isn’t just theory. Neither are our degrees.

Practical learning has been embedded throughout the subjects we offer, to ensure we create effective business leaders and high performing managers.

Our degrees are flexible

AIB are responsive to the needs of the modern world and busy professionals with families, careers, commitments and demands of everyday life and our study and online learning options are flexible.

AIB’s history

AIB first began as a management consultancy incorporated in 1984 as Gibaran Pty Ltd (Gibaran) and obtained accreditation to deliver its first higher education course in 1995. On 1 July 2011, Gibaran rebranded as the Australian Institute of Business Pty Ltd and its constitution can be reviewed here.

We are the first private provider accredited to offer prestigious research degrees, including Master of Management, Master of Management (Research), Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Governance

Board of Directors

The AIB Board of Directors as the corporate governing body is collectively responsible for AIB operations and course delivery, and is comprised of:

  • Daren McKennay (Chair)
  • Joel Abraham
  • Sanjay Abraham
  • Michael Carpenter
  • Emeritus Professor Hilary Winchester
  • Murray Robinson

Academic Board

The AIB Academic Board oversees the development and implementation of our policies and procedures and ensures that the academic standards are at the highest quality level possible and that we benchmark ourselves against our peers in the industry. For further information, please see AIB Academic Board webpage.

Executive Management Team

The AIB executive management team oversees the daily operations of AIB and reports to the Board of Directors:

  • Paul Wappett – Chief Executive Officer
  • Prof Ingrid Day – Academic Dean
  • Jo Thomas – Chief Operating Officer

AIB’s organisation structure can be reviewed here.

Financial Standing

Australian Institute of Business Pty Limited (ACN 009 115 422, “AIB”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of AIB Education Group Pty Limited (ACN 604 951 162) and all of the trading activities of the group are conducted through AIB.

As required by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, AIB submits independently audited annual financial statements which represent the consolidated financial statements of AIB Education Group Pty Limited and all of the activities of AIB.

View AIB’s most current Statement of Financial Standing here.

The Commonwealth Department of Education and Training has granted AIB temporary exemption for Tuition Assurance for 2018 until a new national strategy has been developed. Please see the AIB Tuition Assurance Statement on the AIB policies web page for further information.