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Index >> Procurement Skills Development >> A Fast-Track to Purchasing Best Practice A Fast-Track to Purchasing Best Practice Looking for a leading-edge development experience for your Purchasing people who have been identified for fast-tracking? You want them to be exposed to best practice and new ideas. The Graduate Diploma Programme of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply which PMMS Asia Pacific has been running for the past 7 years, is designed to meet these requirements. The need for greater cost efficiency, has led to increased recognition by successful organizations in Asia, of the importance of the Purchasing role in creating value and has made the need to improve the strategic management capability of its practitioners absolutely critical. The resulting rapid rate of change in the expectation of Purchasing demands new skills which encompass the tools and techniques necessary to enhance decision making and link Purchasing activities with business needs. As business management teams turn their attention to newly emerging Purchasing initiatives, the impact which these strategies can have on profitability and the importance of having people with the right skills sets to be able to implement them, is being realized. The CIPS Graduate Diploma Programme in Asia includes essential strategic supply chain management subjects which are studied using an intensive, multi-disciplined and modular approach. This practical study programme is designed to ensure that Purchasing specialists in Asia can acquire the competencies needed to implement leading edge Purchasing strategies in a way that is time-efficient, cost-effective and tailored to the environment within which they work. The 6 modules at both Foundation and Professional stage each cover an 8 week period and include a self-study assignment, a tutor-led workshop and a distance learning exercise as well as allowing time for revision. An examination is set at the conclusion of each 8 week study period. In this way, students can proceed through the course quickly and thoroughly. This programme has the further advantage of being taught by faculty members who are Procurement practitioners and understand the business environment in Asia. As a result of this 'fast-track' approach, the Foundation and Professional Stages of the Diploma programme may each be completed within as little as 12 months, subject to examination results. Enrolment is now open for the CIPS Graduate Diploma Programme and full details can be obtained at our website www.pmmsap.com or by contacting the Programme Administrator, Bonnie Wong at (852) 2801 6256, bonnie.wong@pmms.com.hk |
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