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The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Workshop on Public Procurement 27th March 2009 Belgrade The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Professionalisation and Certification in Public Procurement (Great Britain) Presented by:- Brigideen McGuire CIPS Account Manager What is CIPS? CIPS is the Leading International Body serving and representing the Purchasing and Supply Management Profession CIPS is at the Centre of Purchasing and Supply Management issues CIPS seek to continually improve the professional standards of practitioners What Does CIPS Do? CIPS has 3 main activity areas Advocacy and Representation Practice Development People Development The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply What does CIPS do? Advocacy and Representation:1. Advocacy – Advocating the benefits of Professional Purchasing & Supply Management to organisations and governments, illustrating the contributions made to national and international prosperity The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply What does CIPS do? Advocacy and Representation:2. Representation – Representing the Institute and the Profession generally to appropriate, influential, opinion forming audiences and communicating CIPS’ and the Profession’s views on appropriate topics and issues The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply What does CIPS do? People and Practice Development In this area CIPS operates as a development centre providing a range of products, services and career support for both existing and potential Purchasing Professionals CIPS – People Development CIPS provides the key People Development benchmarks within international purchasing and supply management They recognise the attainment of various levels of PSCM knowledge, understanding, experience and competence There are two main benchmark areas: 1. Qualifications 2. Professional Status CIPS – People Development The key areas are: Set professional standards and test skills Extensive Ladder of Qualifications and Membership Vocational Academic Education Applied Learning Development Programmes – both Corporate and Open Programmes CIPS Centre for Procurement Leadership Careers Services Knowledge Dissemination Continuing Professional Development - CPD Membership 53,000 members total 25,000 members outside UK 160 Countries Founded 1932 Royal Charter 1992 CIPS Membership Membership 28,000 UK, 25,000 Rest of the World All business sectors All aspects of purchasing Branch network Governed by Council of elected members 8,000 Public Sector members 27% of total UK membership The CIPS Vision “The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply will achieve universal recognition that excellence in purchasing and supply management contributes significantly to organisational effectiveness and hence the public good.” CIPS & The Public Sector Countries CIPS trains within the Public Sector UK India Macedonia South Africa Cayman Islands Bangladesh CIPS & The Public Sector UK Public Sector total spend: £580bn total spend – 42% GDP Social protection £187bn – 13.2% GDP Health £100bn – 7% GDP Education £78bn – 5.5% GDP Public Sector Organisations CIPS work with: Department of Work and Pensions, Royal Mail Group, Local Government, Public Transport, Social Care, Health Care NHS, Oversight bodies, OGC, National Audit etc CIPS People Development External recognition of Professional Status with International Benchmarks: “MCIPS” – the designatory letters awarded to a purchasing practitioner who achieves a recognised level of P&SM knowledge, understanding and experience “FCIPS” – the designatory letters awarded to a purchasing practitioner who has both demonstrated a significant contribution to, and achieved a recognised senior status within the P&SM profession Qualifications CIPS Training and Qualification Products:- CIPS Qualification ladder – Graduate Diploma Levels 2 - 6 CIPS Corporate Award Programme – Practitioner Award and Advanced Practitioner Award Qualifications CIPS Qualification ladder consists of: Level 2 – Introductory Certificate in Purchasing & Supply Level 3 - Certificate in Purchasing & Supply Level 4 - Foundation Diploma in Purchasing & Supply Level 5 – Advanced Diploma in Purchasing & Supply Level 6 – Graduate Diploma in Purchasing & Supply Public Sector Specific Level 5 The Machinery of Government Contracting in the Public Sector Sustainable Procurement Level 6 Strategic Public Sector Programme management Public Sector Stakeholders and Governance CIPS Corporate Award CIPS Corporate Award is designed to support the development of your people in a practical and focused way Based on organisation’s objectives Based on development needs of your people Meets the organisations requirements and CIPS Standards CIPS Corporate Award Delivers core knowledge but focus on ability to apply that knowledge in the workplace Designed to challenge and stimulate creative thinking Programmes aim to deliver change in attitude and behaviours Provides the potential for tangible return on investment CIPS Corporate Award Programmes 2 Level programme Corporate Award Practitioner Level 70% Mapped from Core of Level 4 and 5 Graduate Diploma Corporate Award Advanced Practitioner Level 70% Mapped from Core of Level 6 Graduate Diploma Leads to MCIPS accreditation Delivery Method Business Schools, Colleges and Universities Distance Learning through e – Learning In house face to face tutorials Public training Events Seminars and Workshops Qualification MCIPS and the Public Sector In the UK Central Government promote the MCIPS qualification. A growing number of departments offer a procurement allowance per annum for staff who hold MCIPS qualification 80% of Procurement personnel are MCIPS qualified within the Department of Work & Pensions The Public Sector Procurement community encourages qualification Skills Training in the Public Sector CIPS delivers training on the following ‘Hot Topics’ Sustainability Social Issues Environment Economic Credit Crunch – Spending review E-commerce solutions Innovation within procurement Efficiency within tight budgets CIPS Public Sector Faculty Dedicated Public Sector Manager as procurement policy is a key driver within the Public sector The role is there to develop & support departmental objectives through capacity and capability building Supports a virtual Community within the Public sector Website and Quarterly newsletter Discussion forums Public Sector events ‘Hot topics’ Summary The public sector is the part of economic and administrative life that deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for the government, whether national, regional or local/municipal. CIPS is dedicated to raising the standard and status of Procurement through its Advocacy, People and Practice development Questions? Questions?