AIIM+ Launches

I noted last month that AIIM announced a new approach called AIIM+ that introduces a couple of significant changes. First, Professional membership has been replaced by a subscription model. 

AIIM+ is available in two tiers - AIIM+ and AIIM+ Pro. The latter includes unlimited access to AIIM's training offerings for an extra $33/month. AIIM+ is live as I type this. 

It's not super-intuitive how to access the updated AIIM+ training content - when I click Education/My Courses from the AIIM home page, it takes me to the prior learning portal with all my old course content. I did see an AIIM tweet announcing AIIM+ and taking me to this page: https://www.aiim.org/aiim-plus. From there, there is a button that says Browse the Training Library; clicking that takes me to the new course listings. 

I got the email announcement around 10 am Mountain time, but it was pretty brief and left me with a number of questions I don't yet see addressed. I did check the FAQ at the bottom of the landing page as well. 

What happens to the long-form courses like MRMM and FIIM? They aren't listed on the website anymore, but I still have access to them in my current (old) learning portal account, which isn't surprising given the need to transition. Maybe there will be future communications that address an end of life date for the old portal and content, and how non-Pro or even non-AIIM+ persons will gain access to their transcripts and CIP status. I'm also curious as to the impact AIIM+ will have on existing training partners. 

Related, for FIIM in particular, I wonder what this means for CIP, given that FIIM was *the* prep course to prepare for the exam. The newly launched content covers some of the same topics, but it does not cover 100% of the exam content as FIIM did. AIIM+ may come to cover all of CIP at some point, but I can state with confidence that it does not at present. 

What happens to the external courses developed by AIIM partners like Practical AI and Confident Change Management? They aren't listed in the updated course listings either. 

When students complete AIIM+ courses, will there be some sort of certificate, or badge, or credential? What happens to the legacy Specialist and Master designations? 

How does CIP interact with AIIM+? So far I'm not seeing any changes; on the new landing page, there is this benefit of AIIM+: "Prove to your boss, co-workers, and yourself that you know your stuff by getting certified." 

I continue to wish AIIM success with AIIM+. Full disclosure - as an AIIM Fellow I was granted a free AIIM+ (not Pro) subscription in perpetuity, but I don't currently plan to get the Pro subscription so I won't know what that content actually looks like.