We pride ourselves on our student support. We understand that learning can be hard work, particularly when there is a lot happening in your work or personal life. We can make a fundamental difference by giving a weekly structure to your studies, by providing advice and guidance to you as an individual, about how to progress through the syllabus content and by giving you the tools and understanding to enable you to learn with confidence. The aim of our training is to ensure you develop an excellent general business understanding and the right balance of technical and general procurement skills and personal skills for your current role and for the future.
The procurement and supply chain profession is increasingly more important in contributing to an organisation’s success. As a CIPS qualified professional, you are a valuable employee and can maximise your earning potential. APA Procurement Training courses focus on developing your ability to contribute added value to your organisation by understanding best practice and being able to apply it to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness.
The aim of our training is to ensure you develop an excellent general business understanding and the right balance of technical and general procurement skills and personal skills for your current role and for the future. At APA Procurement Training, we will make certain everything you learn is transferable to your work. This means you can use your new knowledge and skills to improve your personal performance, contribute more effectively to the goals of your organisation, increase the job satisfaction you get from your current role, and improve your potential for development.
CIPS is The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply and is a globally recognised industry standard qualification. APA Procurement & Supply are a CIPS Centre of Excellence providing the highest quality training. Procurement is our specialism; we are experts in this field. More and more employers are looking for their procurement team to be accredited with CIPS so achieving these qualifications enhances your career prospects and earning potential.
Completion of any level of the CIPS programme and Apprenticeships represents a prestigious qualification. Completion of the full programme to CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma enables you to receive the status of MCIPS which is the gold standard recognition of excellence in procurement and supply worldwide. Achieving this enables you to both operate and be seen to operate with the highest professional standards and at a level of quality and aspiration that identifies you as at the forefront of your profession.
Key Benefits:
Our weekly lessons are delivered through our live online classroom which is fully interactive and provides opportunities to work in smaller break-our groups. There are huge benefits in the weekly structure of tuition and in being able to discuss and explore practices and ideas with other professionals and our expert tutors. We find these to be invaluable not only in assisting with the course material but also in providing structure and motivation to the learning process.
We understand that work commitments mean sometimes it is possible to attend some live lessons and all our sessions are recorded should you need to catch up on a missed lesson. We also offer flexible Distance Learning where the student studies in their own time, with the benefits of tutorial recordings and access to tutors and course coordinators.
All tutorials are flexibly provided according to individual requirements.
APA Procurement Training is committed to helping you pass your exams. We run a dedicated revision session at the end of each module, one week before the exams, to help you to prepare as effectively as possible. We also provide essay-writing coaching throughout the duration of each course.
As a CIPS Centre of Excellence, we have an exceptional record of enabling students to achieve CIPS qualifications at all levels with above average exam results. If you are not able to sit an exam, or you are not successful first time, we guarantee to work with you until you achieve a pass.
For CIPS courses, classes are weekly for approximately 3-4 hours. Tuition for each of the 5 modules at all levels consists of 6-7 class study sessions plus one final revision session at the end of the module to prepare you effectively for the exam.
Each person is different, and the learning activity that best suits you and the number of hours of study required outside of class for each module may vary significantly. As a general rule, we think that about the same time studying outside of class as learning inside it will leave you very well placed for exam success. This may depend on a range of things including previous educational experience, work experience and your personal leaning style.
I would do Level 4 with APA one hundred percent. It’s been a positive experience, I wouldn’t want to do it with anyone else!
The tutor went through everything at the start, and how APA would support me. I’d recommend their support to anyone.
I came in with little knowledge of procurement. I’ve gained a huge amount of confidence, including in talking to other people; I’ve identified more appropriate ways of doing things – changing processes at work.
The Apprenticeship with APA has given me a higher profile in my work department. It’s a good foundation to progress, and gives me the confidence that I’m doing things the right way
I started level 3 with minimal confidence in my knowledge of procurement but have finished equipped with a good set of tools that I know will help me grow in both my current and future roles.
Buyer
Peterborough City Council
It has been so interesting to work with you and the other students, as I only have public sector experience and the course at times felt like a little taster of how the private sector works!
Buyer
Peterborough City Council
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