To advise the Honourable Minister in charge of National Planning on policies, plans and programmes for the enhancement of number, quality and effective utilization of the managerial manpower resources of the country in all sectors of the economy;

To formulate policies and guidelines for the coordination of management education and training activities throughout the country;

To develop and promote high national standards of management education, entrepreneurial development and supervisory training in line with international standards;

To accredit every Management Consultant, Trainer or Institution Operating within Nigeria;

To accredit every registered Management Training firm or Institution upon the fulfillment of criteria set by the Council;

To keep and maintain a register of all Management Consultants, Management Training Institutions, their training programmes, curriculum, location, standards, duration, type and cost;

To sanction or prohibit any Management Trainer, Consultant or Training Institution for commencing, undertaking, carrying on or engaging in training programmes without accreditation;

To assess periodically, the training programmes and management development training offered by the private and public institutions with a view to determining their competence; and

To perform any other functions as may be necessary to achieve the goal and objectives of the Council.

To provide to the Council, information and other technical data necessary for the Council’s policymaking and coordinating functions;

To undertake management development for small and medium enterprises in the country through the provision of relevant training and extension services;

Establish and maintain a world class library on management studies;

Undertake, commission and participate in in-depth research studies and consultancy services in relevant fields;

Publish journals, research papers and books on modern management and supervisory techniques;

Promote the development of programmes aimed at improving the performance of private and public enterprises;

Provide macro and micro economic training programmes to economic planners, budget and project officers in the public service of the federation or a state;

Undertake training programmes and promotion examinations for the employees of the public service of the federation and a state;

In collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps, provide regular trainings in National Youth Service Corps camps;

Act as a policy laboratory for vigorous and sustained development and promotion of highly specialized skills required for enhancing efficient and effective planning and management of the Nigerian economy;

Undertake the development of  executive professional postgraduate programmes and diploma courses for the development of professional managers in the economy;

Conduct examinations and grant certificates in areas of management to persons who have pursued a course of study approved by the Council and have satisfied such other requirements as may be prescribed by the Council;

Collaborate with similar management training institutions within and outside Nigeria in the execution of its mandate with a view to embracing international standards; and

Discharge other duties as may be necessary for the efficient performance of its functions under this ACT.

Policy Making, Promotion and Coordination of Managerial Manpower Development;

Accreditation and Registration of Management Trainers and Training Institutions;

Management Advisory and Consultancy Services;

Reference Library for Management Development;

Executive Postgraduate programme;

Publishing Journals, Research Papers and Books on Modern Management;

Quality Assurance and Benchmarking of Best Practice in Manpower Development;

Conducting promotion examinations for the Public Service; and

Training of NYSC members in camps

Office of The Director-General

Admin. & Human Resources

Accreditation & Curriculum

Info. Comm & Technology

Entrepreneurship & Business Dev.

Economic Management

Finance & Accounts

Research & Consultancy

Learning & Development