CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations

Everyone learns at a different pace, and you’ll have your own personal circumstances to consider before deciding to start a qualification. Our approach to your learning is completely flexible, we won’t set a start or end date for your first exam, simply book your exam when you’re ready! Our exams are available five times a year, March, May, July, September (OR exams only) and November and you’ll be able to enter for these exams up to eight weeks before, giving you lots of time to study. Take a look at the typical amounts of time required to achieve this qualification below.

The Total Qualification Time (TQT) is 300 hours, this indicates the overall number of guided learning hours, additional self-study and assessment time that is required.

TQT consists of the following:

• Guided learning time is 200 hours
  The definition of guided learning hours is: ‘A measure of the amount of input time required to achieve the qualification. This includes lectures, tutorials and practicals, as well as supervised study in learning centres and workshops.
• Self-study requirement is 90 hours
  Additionally, we recommend that you also commit to at least 90 SSR hours. This includes wider reading of the subject areas and revision to give yourself the best preparation for successfully achieving the qualification.
• Total exam time is 10 hours
  All the modules in CIPS qualifications are assessed by computer-based exams.

We have lots of study and exam resources for you to prepare for exams. This includes study guides, eBooks, eLearning and eRevision. As well as links to our Intelligence Hub for knowledge and guidance linked to learning outcomes in the syllabus. There are also lots of freely available exam resources along with sample exam questions and answers and marker reports.

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