Improve your soft skills with AIM

A Taste of our Soft Skills Courses

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86%

of our MBA Graduates now feel more competent
as leaders

*AIM Business School Graduate Survey 2016

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Encompassing competencies such as leadership, communication, people management or emotional intelligence, soft skills can be gathered under the interpersonal skills banner.

 As technology accelerates, the demand for soft skills has been increasing. They are crucial to managing complex workplace situations and building high performance teams, which is why 80.5% of Australian leaders now believe that soft skills development is very or extremely important (Source: AIM Soft Skills Survey 2019). 

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With an extensive portfolio of soft skill short courses, AIM has been developing the soft skills of Australian managers and leaders for over 76 years.

 Whether it's Leading with Emotional Intelligence, Advanced Communication, Negotiating Skills, Assertiveness Techniques or the Power of Influence, AIM has got a short course that will develop your ability to collaborate effectively and get things done through others.

Leading with
Emotional Intelligence 

“The quality of teaching was the reason I decided to study with AIM Business School. One of my goals following the completion of my qualification was to gain a senior position in my current employment and I have already achieved this.”

Cherry Ward  
 Talent Management and
 Development Manager 

“I would highly recommend the face-to-face delivery mode of AIM Business School. The opportunity to share ideas as well as learn new concepts in a practical contextualised way has been invaluable.”

John Driehuis  
  Director 

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Our MBA Graduate cohort is made up of a diverse range of experienced professionals from a wide variety of industries. We ensure that the individuals you are studying with have industry knowledge and experience that you’ll be able to leverage and form networks with.

Hear from Ben Foote, CEO of the Australian Institute of Management discussing the growing need for Soft Skills development within the Australian workforce with Leanne Jones on Sky News business program, The Ladder.

Future Proof Your Career

Soft Skills, Strong Impact

Learn to apply emotional intelligence through a range of tools and techniques.

Effective Communication

Learn strategies to develop and maintain successful workplace relationships.

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WHY AIM?

We're the trusted partner of leaders and managers at every stage of their career journey.

We train over 20,000 professionals each year

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Our high-quality short courses are ranked as excellent by participants

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Adelaide SA 
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Brisbane QLD
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Ground Floor, 
14 Childers Street
Canberra ACT 
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Melbourne VIC 
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Sydney NSW 
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Hear from Ben Foote, CEO of the Australian Institute of Management discussing the growing need for Soft Skills development within the Australian workforce with Leanne Jones on Sky News business program, The Ladder.

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4.66

of all jobs will be soft-skills intensive by 2030

Source: Deloitte Access Economics

of executives say that soft skills are equally important or more important than technical skills

Source: The Wall Street Journal

80.5% of Australian leaders believe soft skills development is very or extremely important.

Source: AIM Soft Skills Survey 2019 

of Australian leaders believe Communication is the most crucial soft skill, in front of Leadership (55.0%) and Emotional Intelligence (52.2%)

Source: AIM Soft Skills Survey 2019 

Prepare yourself for the future of work with our AIM Soft Skills Starter Pack 

AIM recently surveyed 360 Australian business leaders (178 HR leaders/182 Non-HR leaders) to explore their attitudes towards soft skills, including:

• The importance they place on soft skills within their organisation
• The soft skills that they see as most crucial for their organisation
  
• Their intentions for developing these soft skills through formal training
• The methods they believe are best used to develop and nurture soft skills 

Download our infographic or our white paper to learn more about how soft skills are going to impact the future of Australian organisations.  

THE 2019 AIM SOFT SKILLS SURVEY

The AIM Soft Skills Starter Pack includes:

- The 2019 AIM Soft Skills Survey white paper
- The 2019 AIM Soft Skills Survey infographic
- The AIM Soft Skills Course Guide 

Soft Skills Starter Pack

The AIM Soft Skills Starter Pack includes the 2019 AIM Soft Skills Survey White Paper & Infographic + the AIM Soft Skills Course Guide

Soft Skills Starter Pack

The AIM Soft Skills Starter Pack includes the 2019 AIM Soft Skills Survey White Paper & Infographic + the AIM Soft Skills Course Guide