CIPS QUALIFICATIONS

CHARTEERED INSTITUTE OF PURCHASING & SUPPLY UK

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Introduction

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply is the globally recognised professional Institute for everyone working in purchasing, procurement or supply chain management. International members can study for the International Certificate in Purchasing and Supply and progress to the International Advanced Certificate in Purchasing and Supply and then to other levels. CIPS ‘ladder’ of qualifications provides benchmark education programmes for the purchasing and supply profession throughout the world. There are six levels of qualifications, ranging from Level 2 to Level 7.

Successful completion of our Level 4 Foundation Diploma, Level 5 Advanced Diploma and Level 6 Graduate Diploma provide a progression to degree level which results in full membership of CIPS and the designatory letters, MCIPS (providing you also have three years' experience in a purchasing and supply role). 

Introduction

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply is the globally recognised professional Institute for everyone working in purchasing, procurement or supply chain management. International members can study for the International Certificate in Purchasing and Supply and progress to the International Advanced Certificate in Purchasing and Supply and then to other levels. CIPS ‘ladder’ of qualifications provides benchmark education programmes for the purchasing and supply profession throughout the world. There are six levels of qualifications, ranging from Level 2 to Level 7.

Successful completion of our Level 4 Foundation Diploma, Level 5 Advanced Diploma and Level 6 Graduate Diploma provide a progression to degree level which results in full membership of CIPS and the designatory letters, MCIPS (providing you also have three years' experience in a purchasing and supply role). 

International Certificate in Purchasing and Supply

C1 Understanding Purchasing Principles
C2 Selecting the Right Supplier
C3 Effective Negotiation in P&S
C4 Managing Inventory
C5 The Business Environment for P&S.

International Advanced Certificate in Purchasing and Supply

A6 Analysing the Supply Market
A7 Introduction to Purchasing Strategy
A8 Preparing and Managing Contracts
A9 International Logistics
A10 Measuring Performance in P&S.

 Level 4 Foundation diploma in purchasing and supply

L4-01 Effective negotiation in purchasing and supply
L4-02 Developing contracts in purchasing and supply
L4-03 Measuring purchasing performance
L4-04 Managing purchasing and supply relationships
L4-05 Purchasing contexts.

Level 5 Advanced diploma in purchasing and supply

L5-01 Management in the purchasing function
L5-02 Risk management & supply chain vulnerability
L5-03 Improving supply chain performance

Plus any two units from the following options:

L5-10 Marketing for purchasers
L5-11 Storage and distribution
L5-12 Operations management in the supply chain
L5-13 The machinery of government
L5-14 Contracting in the public sector
L5-15 Sustainable procurement - from September 2009, with first assessment opportunity in November 2009.

Level 6 Graduate diploma in purchasing and supply

L6-01 Leading and influencing in purchasing
L6-02 Strategic supply chain management
L6-03 Supply chain management in practice - integrative unit

Plus any two units from the following options:

L6-10 Legal aspects in purchasing and supply
L6-11 Advanced project management
L6-12 Finance for purchasers
L6-13 Strategic public sector programme management
L6-14 Public sector stakeholders and governance.

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