The Institute of Supervision and Leadership (ISL) was established under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) No.1, Cap 59 of 1990 as a professional body in Nigeria, with registration number RC 696852 to carry out, among other things, the training of men and women on effective supervision and leadership, to inculcate the tenets of good supervision and leadership and the necessary standards into members through constant seminars, workshops, conferences etc for the overall developments of their skills on the jobs, to provide useful information to individuals, organizations and the country as a whole on supervision and leadership matters and to issue certificates to those who qualify for its membership.