Study Resources - Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply

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CIPS understands that how you want to study can depend on many things, such as your previous procurement experience, the time available to study and your own learning style.

Access the full range of CIPS study resources for this qualification including past papers, sample papers, course books, elearning and sample exam papers.

This qualifications is aimed at senior procurement professionals and heads of department. On successful completion you can apply for MCIPS.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The last opportunity to take an exam on this syllabus will be in May 2019, there will be no resit opportunities.

The full range of the additional learning resources for the updated Level 6 Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply will be available from the end of the May 2019 exam series.

Exam criteria

Learning outcomes, exam criteria and indicative content

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Course books and related resources

PLEASE NOTE:
The last exam opportunity for the current Advanced Diploma is in May 2019.
Current course books and elearning will not be suitable for studying the updated qualifications.

New study guides, ebooks and elearning for studying the updated qualification will be available from March 2019.

Course Books

eLearning

Recommended Reading

PD1 - Leadership in Procurement and Supply

Management and Organisational Behaviour
Laurie Mullins

PD2 - Corporate and Business Strategy

Exploring Strategy: Texts and Cases
Gerry Johnson, Richard Whittington, Kevan Scholes, Duncan Angwin and Patrick Regner

PD3 - Strategic Supply Chain Management

Strategic Supply Chain Management
Paul Cousins, Richard Lamming, Benn Lawson and Brian Squire

PD4 - Supply Chain Diligence

Multinational Enterprises and the Law
Peter Muchlinski
Smith and Keenan's Company Law
Wild and Weinstein
Financial Management for Decision Makers
Peter Atrill
Strategic Supply Chain Management
Paul Cousins, Richard Lamming, Benn Lawson and Brian Squire
Supply Chain Management
Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl

PD5 - Programme and Project Management

Project Management - a Managerial Approach
Jack R. Meredith

PD6 - Legal Aspects in Procurement and Supply (UK)

Smith & Keenan's Law for Business
Denis Keenan

Past papers

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Sample questions

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PD1 - Leadership in procurement and supply
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PD2 - Corporate and business strategy
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PD3 - Strategic supply chain management
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PD4 - Supply chain diligence
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PD5 - Programme and project management
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PD6 - Legal aspects in procurement and supply (UK)
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Help with your studies

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What next? Apply for your MCIPS

Completed CIPS Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply?

On successful completion of the Diploma, Advanced and Professional diplomas along with three years' experience in a position of responsibility in procurement and supply you can apply to upgrade to MCIPS.

As MCIPS you will have achieved an internationally recognised award which represents the global standard within the profession for a procurement and supply professional.

Apply to Upgrade to MCIPS