About the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, CIPS, is an international education and qualification body representing purchasing and supply chain professionals. It exists to promote and develop high standards of professional skill, ability and integrity among all those engaged in purchasing and supply chain management.
CIPS has awarded us "Highly Commended" status. They are one of the organisations which inspect our procedures and courses. There's a summary of our accreditations on our accreditations page.
CIPS is the largest organisation of its kind the World and a central reference point worldwide on matters relating to purchasing and supply chain management.
The Institute has around 40,000 members worldwide, including leading business people, professional managers, academics and those working in the purchasing and supply profession, and over 13,000 students. Its Professional Code of Ethics is the model for the international code and the domestic codes of many countries.
It provides many services to its members to help them in their study and work, as well as being a leading body in many industry and education sector groups. Its full members are recognised internationally by supply chain professionals as possessing one of the benchmark qualifications in their field, “MCIPS”. Once you’ve completed the Graduate Diploma you can apply for MCIPS.
You should obtain a full information pack from CIPS as soon as you can; what we’ve said about them here is only a summary. CIPS will provide more details if you contact them direct.
Register with CIPS as soon as you can, too, so as to gain access to their member services, and to join your local branch. If there is a branch near to you, it will give you an opportunity to meet other purchasing and supply professionals and discuss the issues that you will be studying.
Contact the membership department at:
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
Easton House
Easton on the Hill
Stamford
PE9 3NZ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1780 756 777
Fax: +44 (0) 1780 751 610
info@cips.org
You can also find out more about CIPS by visiting their own website.
