The Institute of Research Management and Development (IRDM) is a private tertiary institution established in 2013 through the Companies Act of 2009 as a Management Consultancy and later registered with Swaziland Higher Education Council in 2017 (SH.04.17) as a Higher Learning Institute following the enactment of the Swaziland Higher Education Act of 2013. IRDM is also registered in South Sudan and South Africa as a consultancy Company.