The Association for Tertiary Education Management Inc (ATEM) was founded as the Australian Institute of College Administrators in 1975 originally under the direction of the Caulfield Institute of Technology Administrative Officers Association. Due to considerable interest from other states their focus shifted to the formation of a national organisation. At the first Annual General Meeting of the AICA held on 30 April 1976, the organisation's name was revised to the Australian Institute of Tertiary Education Administrators. In 1996 the organisation's name was changed to the Association for Tertiary Education Management Inc.