Course Overview
This qualification is an ideal starting point in the purchasing and supply profession and is made up of 5 separate units covering a range of fundamental topics – including purchasing situations, supplier relationships and the need to control supply. Your final assessment tests you on everything you’ve learned through highly relevant tasks.
Pre-requisites
The certificate is open to anyone aged 18 or over, you do not need any specific qualifications or experience, although it helps if you are working in, or have worked in, purchasing and supply.
Key Topics
- Understanding the Purchasing Environment
- Purchasing Operations
- Client and Supplier Relationships
- Securing Supply
- Purchasing in Action
Qualification
CIPS Level 3 Certificate in Purchasing and Supply
Support
As an ICS student you will have your very own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.
What's more, you'll have access to the ICS online Student Community, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.
Assessment
For each of the five units you study, there is an examination to be taken, set by CIPS. The examination for the final, integrated unit must be taken last as it draws on all the learning you have gained throughout the qualification.
What Our Students Say
"Working from home is ideal as I'm not constricted to night classes or college schedules. The Course Advisors are a breath of fresh air, very down to earth and practical – much more helpful than other people I've encountered in other institutions. Also, the tutor support has been very useful and I was very surprised at how quickly the tutor came back with really useful advice." Sam Yates, ICS Graduate.
Your Future Prospects
One of the most beneficial things about a career in purchasing and supply is that a well-qualified purchasing professional can walk into a wide range of environments where they can use their skills to buy a whole variety of products and services.