Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

Chartered Institutue of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) is an international education and qualification body representing purchasing and supply chain professionals.

It gained a Royal Charter in September 1992, the year of its Diamond Jubilee. It is the largest organisation of its kind in Europe and a central reference point worldwide on matters relating to purchasing and supply chain management. Its Professional Code of Ethics is the model for the international code and the domestic codes of many countries.

The Institute acts as a centre of excellence for the whole profession of purchasing and supply chain management. In particular, it works to:

Arrow, 9x9, purple continuously to improve the professional standards of practitioners

Arrow, 9x9, purple raise awareness of their contribution to corporate, national and international prosperity

Arrow, 9x9, purple  to represent the interests of individuals within the profession

Qualifications

Purchasing and supply:
Certificate and Advanced Certificate programmes - suitable for those who are new to the profession

Foundation Stage - Graduate Diploma

Professional Stage - Graduate Diploma - degree level quliafication provides an advanced understanding of issues which affect the business environment and impinge upon the purchasing abd supply management function

The CIPS qualifications are modular and can be taken as freestanding subjects.

Resources

Much of the website is open to all users but only CIPS members are able to access the Forums and download key documents. Occasionally whole pages or parts of pages will also be available to members only. In addition, some other sites will give membership privileges/benefits to CIPS members who arrive via the CIPS site.

See the CIPS website for more details