CIPS Purchasing and Supply courses
Purchasing and supply are the two aspects of making sure that the right thing is in the right place and at the right time for the right price, and to the right quality standards.
We run courses leading to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply's (CIPS) qualifications – the Certificate, Foundation Diploma, Advanced Diploma, and Postgraduate Diploma; the Institute awards qualifications that anybody involved in purchasing and supply (including procurement, distribution, storage, contracting, operations, and logistics), at any level and in any capacity can study.
You should be able to find all the information you need about our CIPS courses by downloading an information pack or by exploring our website. If you have any questions that we don't answer here, please contact us to discuss them.
Why you should study with us
There are many good reasons to talk to us about studying for your CIPS qualifications. You improve your chances of a pass – our most recent CIPS inspection visit in August 2010 noted that our 2009/2010 pass rate was 83.5 per cent across the entire CIPS programme.
We work hard to provide every CIPS option. We already offer:
- work-based assessments – we were one of the first CIPS centres to adopt this project-type alternative to taking exams.
- public sector options – we are accredited for the CIPS public sector options at Advanced Diploma.
CIPS have also awarded us “Centre of Excellence” status for the third time in a row, with the following comments in our 2010 visit report,
"This is a first class distance learning college, which understands that the issues facing students are different than those faced when being taught at a college or university. The quality of guidance given to the students is high and is backed up by sound administration systems."
It considered our strengths to be:
- "A long established provider
- Highly experienced and qualified tutors
- High quality and well adapted course material
- High levels of student contentment
- Good feedback process to stimulate improvements in training material
- Good administrative systems in place
- Results generally above the national average"
