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Apprenticeships in procurement

Name: Kevin Hickman Date: 29 April, 2016

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What is an Apprenticeship?

An Apprenticeship is a real job with training so an individual can earn while they learn and gain nationally recognised qualifications.

Apprenticeships take between one and four years to complete and cover 1500 job roles in a wide range of industries, from engineering to veterinary nursing.

Employers value apprenticeships as those who come up through the apprentice route are more likely to stay with the same employer, often deliver to a higher level and pick up the sense of culture of the employer and the workplace quicker.

What?

How?

Why?

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Apprenticeships in Procurement

Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Procurement available in England / Wales and NI.

Level 3 Modern Apprenticeship in Procurement available in Scotland.

Support for CIPS Be a Buyer initiative, along with other routes such as the BTEC programmes

Level 4 Public Sector Commercial Apprenticeship

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What does an Apprenticeship contain?

Technical knowledge

Practical experience

Functional & personal skills

CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate in

Procurement & Supply Operations

Level 3 Diploma in Procurement & Supply (please note this is not a

CIPS qualification)

English Maths

ICT Employee rights and

responsibilities

Provides the underpinning knowledge for the

practical experience aspect of the

Apprenticeship

This is the ‘on the job training’ aspect of the

Apprenticeship that will assess application of

knowledge

This is the UK L3 framework

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Knowledge

Context of Procurement

Pre Procurement and Early Market Engagement

Sourcing and Contract Agreements

Contract and Supplier Management

Category Management

Gateway before moving to End

Point Assessment

Level 2 English and Mathematics Qualifications

(equivalent to A*- C at GCSE)

CIPS Diploma in Procurement and Supply (Level 4)

End Point Assessment

Case Study

1500 – 2000 words

Showcase Portfolio

(Candidates best work applying knowledge, skills and behaviours

learnt on programme)

Panel Interview (1 hour)

Public Sector Commercial Apprenticeship (L4)

18 months 6 months

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From Starter to Chartered

Your career pathway in procurement and supply

Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations

CIPS membership grade

Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations

MCIPS Professional licence

Chartered Status Advanced professional licence

Intermediate* Apprenticeships

Advanced* Apprenticeships

Higher Level* Apprenticeships

BTEC HND* BTEC First* BTEC ND* BTEC HNC*

Tactical Operational Managerial Professional Advanced professional

GCSE UK, NVQ 2 A Level UK, NVQ 3 First Year Degree, NVQ 4 Second Year Degree, NVQ 5

Bachelor’s Honours degree, NVQ 6,

Masters degree, post graduate certificate/ diploma, NQFL7, EQFL7

CIPS globally recognised programmes

CIPS Global Standard competency level

Level of competency

Studying member grade

Diploma in Procurement and Supply

Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply

Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply

Executive Diploma (in development)

Corporate Award Practitioner

Experiential - Chartered

Corporate Award Master Practitioner (in development)

* Only if specially selected units chosen

Highest entry level

CIPS Accredited MBA

CIPS UK recognised programmes

CIPS professional and vocational programmes

Corporate Award Advanced Practitioner

Experiential – Management Entry Route

CIPS Accredited University Degrees

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Career Development Institute – CDI

Supply Management

CIPS Study Centre network

Social Networks

Careers Fairs

Events

Marketing

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Apprenticeship providers

Dedicated website with links to providers and helpful funding links www.cips.org/en-GB/Careers/Apprenticeships-in-Procurement/