This course is designed to prepare students and applicants to take the Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM) examination. Similar to the CPP Exam Prep Course, this comprehensive CCPM certification course is also three weeks in length. The examination is taken during the last weekend of the CPPM Certification review course. This course covers topics that purchasing managers should be familiar with.

Syllabus for CPPM certification exam prep course:

Week 1

Monday - CPPM Exam Prep Part 1 - Policies and procedures, purchasing and the law, objectives of business, purpose and duties of management, organization structure

Thursday - CPPM Exam Prep Part 2 - Business, industrial and organizational psychology, human resources and the law, diversity, selection of buyers, training, supervision, ethics, job descriptions, managing quality

Week 2

Monday - CPPM Exam Prep Part 3 - Accounting, control of purchases, purchase or lease, payment methods, managing inventory, security issues

Thursday - Managing Quality - How to Get the Quality and Service You Want

Week 3

Monday - CPPM Exam Prep Part 4 - Dealing with suppliers, international issues, negotiating techniques, communicating, math needed, management tools, green purchasing, public relations, economics, what general management should know

Friday - CPPM Exam - (students have until Monday evening to complete the examination)

The different parts of this CPPM Certification course are self-running and online. They can be taken at any time of the day and whenever is convenient for the student. An instructor is available for questions, directions and guidance.