Sep 11 - 12, 2024
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Instructor: Lynda Allair, NIGP-CPP, CPPO
Click the link below to register on NIGP's website.

In an effort to prepare candidates for the computer-based CPPB exam containing 175 questions, this course provides a review that addresses key information on topics identified in the UPPCC Body of Knowledge (BoK-C). 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. Participation in this class does not guarantee success on the examination.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the content of the six domains in the body of knowledge as it relates to the CPPB Examination.
• Describe the testing environment for the certification exams.
• Explain various methods of study that will help prepare for the exam.

Intended Audience

This offering 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.

Completion Requirements

• Attendance at all sessions of the entire course is required and will be monitored.
• Active participation in all self assessments is required
• NIGP will not issue partial Contact Hours.
• An evaluation form must be completed and returned to NIGP prior to the completion of the course
• CEUs are not awarded for attendance.

Competency Alignment

The CPPB course does not follow NIGP Pathways Competency framework.

Registration

Registration:  $315 USD - a 20% discount off the regular NIGP fee. Price valid until August 31, 2024. 

Register, in US Dollars, here. 

A minimum number of registrants is required for this session to run.