Upgrade to MCIPS

To achieve MCIPS you must have completed one of the following within the last 5 years, determined by the date on the original certificate. After this date you will have to consider an alternative route to MCIPS:

• CIPS Qualifications (a minimum requirement of Diploma in Procurement and Supply, Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply and the Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply)
• CIPS Accredited Degree or Programme 
• CIPS Corporate Award Advanced Practitioner

In addition to either of the qualification routes above, you must also have a minimum of three years’ in one of the following roles:

• Responsibility in a post that covers procurement and supply related activity. Responsibility can include budgets, inventory, human and physical resources, policies, procedures, processes and information.
• Responsibility for the provision of an advisory or consultative service at a senior management level, that relates to procurement and supply activity.
• Responsibility for delivering learning to others that is related to procurement and supply activities, and positioned at a UK graduate level or equivalent.
• Made a contribution to higher-level learning, or research, related to procurement and supply subject matter. Higher-level is defined as being contained within a PhD, or through published work in eminent higher level publications.
• Have ultimate, but not necessarily direct, responsibility for the procurement and supply function in an organisation.

Please ensure your membership is up to date before applying, if your membership has lapsed or your renewal fee is due within the next month we will not be able to proceed with your application.

Information required by those holding the CIPS Qualifications or CIPS Corporate Award Advanced Practitioner:

• Details of your procurement and supply roles.
• And one of the following:
• Written confirmation from your line manager on headed business documentation or paper of your minimum of three years' experience in a post of responsibility in the procurement and supply profession (Template 2A).
• Or the contact details of two referees who can confirm your experience. 
  The option to provide two referees is available to those who are self-employed, taking career breaks or who are currently unemployed.

Information required by those holding a CIPS Accredited Degree:

If you are applying based on a CIPS Accredited Degree you will need to provide:

• The documents identified above for application with CIPS qualifications
• A copy of your original qualification certificate
• A copy of your academic transcript confirming the units that you have completed as part of the degree programme
• A copy of your dissertation (if applicable)

We will share your information with third parties such as universities you have attended as part of the process to validate your qualifications.

Submit application

An application to upgrade to MCIPS is free of charge: apply now.

For any queries please email the team at mcips@cips.org.

Notification of outcome

You will receive a confirmation of receipt within 3 working days. If you have been asked for further information then please note that each email you send in will be responded to within 3 working days. It can take up to four weeks for an application to be completed.

To make your upgrade to MCIPS process as simple and trouble-free as possible, we have set up three template letters to help members to apply, they are:

• Template 1: Document Checklist
• Template 2A: Line Manager's Letter

After Full Membership has been confirmed, you are able to use the designatory letters (MCIPS) after your name for as long as your membership remains current – should you fall in to suspense you will no longer be eligible to use them. Your new membership status will be referenced on CIPS Professional Register.

Chartered Professional status
Once you have achieved MCIPS, your designation will be recognised globally. MCIPS Chartered Procurement and Supply Professional status will provide assurance for your employer, peers and clients that you have continued to build on your academic achievements to stay relevant and up to date.