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Members receive 20% off course registration if registering 60 days prior to the course start date.
Streamline Your RFP Process and Attract Top Suppliers
Charting Your Course to Success
From foundational knowledge to advanced leadership skills, NIGP offers a wealth of tools and resources to help you navigate your professional journey and achieve your leadership goals.
Your Public Procurement Professional Development Guide
Get 20% off by registering 60 days prior to the course start date.
Assessment tools, prep courses, study groups and more.
Schedule your test today at your local Pearson VUE Testing Center
Thanks to the generous support of our government partner.
Start your job search in the field of Public Procurement.
A Network of 18,000+ Professionals working in the field of Public Procurement.
As volunteers serve the Institute, the Institute serves the profession, and the profession serves society.
Each year, NIGP recognizes members who have achieved hallmark status in the eyes of their peers.
Our Governing Board and Councils as well as Committees and Task Forces
Amplify Your Reach, Maximize Your Visibility.
In an effort to prepare candidates for the computer based written CPPB exam containing 190 questions, this course provides a review that addresses key information on topics identified in the 2013 UPPCC Body of Knowledge. Considered as a tool to help the student in assessing their own strengths and weaknesses as they relate to the subject matter, this course is only a part of the candidates overall study plan for preparation. Candidates authorized to test should enroll in the course well in advance of the selected test date. Participation in this class does not guarantee success on the examination.
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Upon successful completion of this course participants will be able to:
This course is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:
Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.
Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.
Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement
function.
Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.
In-Person (CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED VIRTUALLY)
In-Person (CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED VIRTUALLY)
15
Virtual Instructor-Led
24
In-Person (CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED VIRTUALLY) - 2 Day
Virtual - 7 weeks
Foundation
Designed for public procurement professionals who are new to the profession or have 1-5 of experience.
This format combines the best of in-person learning by offering live participation with instructors and peers.
Instructor led discussion style classroom setting for those who prefer focused learning with maximum in-person interactions with instructors and peers.
Participation in NIGP’s Prep Course will help you prepare to sit for the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (UPPCC) examination for the Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) or Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO). This Prep Course focuses your study on the ten areas of content (domains) within the UPPCC Body of Knowledge upon which the UPPCC examinations are built.
The Prep Course cannot overcome lack of experience and will not guarantee a pass rate on the final exam. The Prep Course will help you understand your areas of content strengths and weaknesses, assist in guiding study activity, and provide self-directed study questions and information.
NIGP Educational products are independent of UPPCC Certification. UPPCC certification is governed by the Universal Public Purchasing Council.