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Grow your skills with CIPS training courses & events

We provide an extensive range of training to suit purchasing and supply professionals at all levels. Our programmes are geared towards helping you deliver real strategic and sustainable value to your organisation.

Current Events

  • Level 5 - Improving supply chain performance

    (Non-Residential)

    22 March 2010 9:00 AM (4 days), Kettering

    Achieving success within the supply chain involves a complex range of variables, which can frequently be dependent on one another for the success of the supply chain.

    This unit is designed to enable students to use a range of techniques and strategies to develop and improve supplier performance in order to achieve competitiveness, efficiency and profitability within the supply chain.

  • Measuring purchasing performance

    (Non-Residential)

    23 March 2010 8:45 AM (1 day), London
    12 October 2010 8:30 AM (1 day), London

    This seminar is aimed at delegates who have responsibility for developing the procurement function to the point where it is making a strategic contribution to the business. Participants will be responsible for assessing, measuring and improving the performance of the procurement function.

  • Introduction to purchasing

    (Non-Residential)

    23 March 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Glasgow
    20 April 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Gloucester
    11 May 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Cambridge
    25 May 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Chester
    15 June 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Brighton
    29 June 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), London
    06 July 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Carlisle
    14 September 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Manchester
    21 September 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Bath
    12 October 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Hull
    26 October 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Chelmsford
    09 November 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Bristol
    23 November 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Preston
    07 December 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), London

    A toolkit of practical purchasing techniques for anyone new to the profession.

  • Buying successfully from the SME supply base

    (Non-Residential)

    23 March 2010 6:00 PM (1 day), London

    Branch: Central London

    This event will explore ways in which you can assist your organisation to engage with SMEs and how value can be delivered through using SMEs.

  • Introduction to negotiation

    (Non-Residential)

    24 March 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Glasgow
    21 April 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Gloucester
    12 May 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Cambridge
    26 May 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Chester
    16 June 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Brighton
    30 June 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), London
    07 July 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Carlisle
    15 September 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Manchester
    22 September 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Bath
    13 October 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Hull
    27 October 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Chelmsford
    10 November 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Bristol
    24 November 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Preston
    08 December 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), London

    Gain the skills needed to ensure a positive outcome in negotiation

  • Basic contract law

    (Non-Residential)

    25 March 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Glasgow
    22 April 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Gloucester
    13 May 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Cambridge
    27 May 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Chester
    17 June 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Brighton
    01 July 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), London
    08 July 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Carlisle
    16 September 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Manchester
    23 September 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Bath
    14 October 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Hull
    28 October 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Chelmsford
    11 November 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Bristol
    25 November 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Preston
    09 December 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), London

    The important basics of the law and how to apply them

  • Global vs Local: is the balance changing?

    (Non-Residential)

    25 March 2010 10:00 AM (1 day), Bristol

    Branch: Surrey, Sussex, South of England, Devon & Cornwall, Swindon, West of England, Birmingham, South Wales, West Wales

    This series of Regional Member Events will focus on the differences between global versus local sourcing.  The topic Global vs. local; is the balance changing? will focus on common sourcing strategies - global sourcing is without doubt one of the most popular methods for improving performance throughout the Supply Chain.

  • Wine tasting evening and AGM

    (Non-Residential)

    25 March 2010 5:30 PM (1 day), Darwen

    Branch: North Lancashire

    Join us to shape the branch and branch events for the coming year at our AGM and wine tasting in the stately surroundings of the Whitehall Hotel.  An informal dinner served in the hotel restaurant (MJ’s) follows the AGM.  The evening rounds off with the opportunity to sample a selection of local wines.

  • Thames Valley inaugral event & AGM

    (Non-Residential)

    25 March 2010 7:00 PM (1 day), Reading

    Branch: Thames Valley

    The new Thames Valley branch would like to invite you to it’s inaugural event.  We are delighted that Shirley Cooper, current CIPS President & Procurement and Supply Chain Director for Computacenter will join us to speak.

  • Strategies for measuring the value of procurement to your organisation

    (Non-Residential)

    31 March 2010 7:30 AM (1 day), Australasia – WA

    Procurement practitioners frequently seek to demonstrate the value of procurement within their organisation. This search for value is traditionally demonstrated through the achievement of cost savings. However as most of us know, cost savings carry a number of risks and there are other, often better ways of demonstrating the value of procurement.

  • Strategic procurement of consultancy services

    (Non-Residential)

    31 March 2010 6:00 PM (1 day), Chester

    Branch: Cheshire & North Wales

    This event will enable delegates to understand how to manage consultancy spend both at a strategic category level as well as on a tactical individual project buy level - and secure best value services for their organisation.

  • Level 4 - Effective Negotiation in Purchasing and Supply

    (Non-Residential)

    12 April 2010 9:00 AM (5 days), Kettering
    29 November 2010 9:00 AM (5 days), Kettering

    This unit is designed to provide students with the ability to apply a variety of theories to negotiation in respect of preparation, planning and participating in the negotiation process.

  • Level 5 - Risk management and supply chain vulnerability

    (Non-Residential)

    12 April 2010 9:00 AM (5 days), Huntingdon
    04 October 2010 9:00 AM (5 days), Huntingdon

    This unit is designed to enable students to undertake risk analysis and a variety of risk assessments relating to different aspects of purchasing and supply and to implement a range of appropriate risk management tools and techniques.

  • Group corporate and global travel

    (Non-Residential)

    12 April 2010 7:00 PM (1 day), Birmingham

    Branch: Birmingham

    Our next event is about corporate travel within the business environment.  This will be an interactive event led by our expert speaker Ms Jayne Nightingale, HRG Global and Corporate Travel Management.

     

  • Effective purchasing negotiation

    (Non-Residential)

    13 April 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), London
    18 May 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Birmingham
    22 June 2010 12:00 AM (1 day), Manchester
    29 June 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), London
    28 September 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Birmingham
    26 October 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Manchester
    30 November 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), London

    Sharpen your skills and improve your negotiations

  • Legal aspects of purchasing

    (Non-Residential)

    13 April 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), London
    23 June 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), Manchester
    29 September 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), Birmingham
    17 November 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), Manchester
    01 December 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), London

    Understand the role of law and how it affects purchasing and supply

  • Introduction to Procurement

    (Non-Residential)

    14 April 2010 8:45 AM (1 day), Australasia – QLD
    19 April 2010 8:45 AM (1 day), Australasia – New Zealand
    21 April 2010 8:45 AM (1 day), Australasia – New Zealand
    05 May 2010 8:45 AM (1 day), Australasia – NSW
    12 May 2010 8:45 AM (1 day), Australasia – VIC/TAS
    09 June 2010 8:45 AM (1 day), Australasia – WA

  • Tender analysis

    (Non-Residential)

    14 April 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), London
    17 November 2010 9:00 AM (1 day), Manchester

    The essential and highly practical guide to analysing tenders

  • Practical negotiation

    14 April 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), London
    25 May 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), Manchester
    15 June 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), Birmingham
    30 June 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), London
    21 September 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), London
    05 October 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), Manchester
    09 November 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), Birmingham
    07 December 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), London

    Turn theoretical knowledge into practical skills

  • Facilities management outsourced

    (Non-Residential)

    14 April 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), London
    16 November 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), Manchester
    24 November 2010 9:00 AM (2 days), Birmingham

    A practical, step-by-step guide to managing outsourced contracts for outstanding performance

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