New procurement qualification launched in Guernsey

Wednesday 11 May 2011

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Advanced Diploma in Purchasing and Supply Management will be running in the Channel Islands from 19th May 2011 with modules being held in both Guernsey and Jersey.

The qualification has been brought to the Channel Islands by Channel Islands Training & Development in partnership with Cambridge Professional Academy who have together delivered the entire suite of CIM qualifications in the Channel Islands for the past 10 years and are now adding CIPS qualifications to their portfolio of programmes.

Procurement professionals need a sophisticated skills and competence mix in order to rise to today's challenges and maximise their corporate value. The CIPS Advanced Diploma in Purchasing and Supply Management has five core units and each module will be taught over a 3 day period over the next 16 months.

Stephanie Bass, Managing Director, Channel Islands Training & Development said "We are delighted to be adding the CIPS Advanced Diploma in Purchasing and Supply Management to our portfolio of existing qualification programmes in the Channel Islands and especially to be delivering the module workshops in both Guernsey and Jersey. We have been working with Cambridge Professional Academy now for almost ten years and the partnership has been an extremely successful one. Students consistently attain pass rates way above the national average and we take great care to ensure students are well looked after. "

Anyone interested in enrolling for the CIPS Advanced Diploma in Purchasing and Supply Management starting 19th May 2011 should contact mail@citd.co.uk or, paul.owens@professionalacademy.com or telephone 01481 711446