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CIPS LEVEL 7

Executive Diploma inPurchasing and

Supply Management

ANewOpportunity...to reach the top of the ladder



The learning within this prestigious CIPS qualification will

require a demonstration of the high levels of specialist

professional knowledge expected from senior purchasing

and supply management professionals.

In practical terms, it will help purchasing and supply

professionals to develop the leadership and

management skills demanded of senior purchasing

practitioners. There will also be an opportunity to

develop advanced skills and improved competency inplanning, complex problem-solving and high-level

decision-making, including the intellectual power to

identify the need for decisions to be made.

This qualification is the final step on the CIPS

qualifications ladder and the recognition that the

Executive Diploma qualification will deliver to individual

candidates, as purchasing professionals, will be very

significant.

Organisations too will gain significantly as candidates will

work on a business project which could deliver sizeable

benefits to their employers.

The Executive Diploma has four elements:• a strategic learning contract

• a literature review

• a business project

• a self-review and evaluation.

StructureIntroduction to the CIPS Level 7

Executive Diploma in

Purchasing and Supply

Management

Our new Diploma presents an exciting opportunity for people who are currently MCIPS and want to undertake

further personal and professional development in the field of purchasing and supply management. It will help

them to develop and apply complex levels of knowledge, leading to the in-depth and original thinking needed

to devise truly innovative and effective business solutions to complicated and unpredictable problems.



This qualification is the final step on the CIPSladder and the recognition this qualificationwill bring to individual candidates as apurchasing professional will be significant



LearningWho is Level 7 Executive Diploma designed to serve?This qualification has been devised to provide an

opportunity for progression for full members who have

already earned their designatory letters, MCIPS. Theymay have achieved MCIPS recently or some time ago.

Indeed, entry to Level 7 is via MCIPS only, whatever the

route taken to achieve it - including the Graduate

Diploma, the PDP route, Accredited Degree, Corporate

Award, NVQ level 4 or any other specialist arrangements

approved by CIPS that lead to MCIPS.

How long does qualification take?

It is likely to be anywhere between eighteen months andtwo years, depending upon the centre of your choice. The

programme is designed to provide sufficient time for

learning, plus personal and professional development. It

maximises the opportunity to see projects determined

and fulfilled, and to successfully deliver a challenging but

realistic learning curve.

What learning methods are involved?The overall aim is to enable candidates to undertake a

“self-managed” learning approach - to analyse their

own aspirations and motivations in the context of theirown career, but also in the context of the organisations

within which they work.

In order to complete the CIPS Level 7 Executive

Diploma, individuals will be supported by personal

facilitation and tutoring, action learning sets and

mentors. This triad of support is designed to maximise

personal fulfilment of ambitions but also to deliver

powerful business and commercial benefits.

The overall aim is to enable

candidates to undertake a “self-managed” learning approach - toanalyse their own aspirations andmotivations



This triad of support is designed tomaximise personal fulfilment ofambitions but also the delivery ofbusiness and commercial benefits



Newperspectives

Taking you beyond your currentunderstanding of your chosenarea of learning

Climbing the learning curve with others:One of the major benefits of self-managed learning is

the opportunity to work and learn with other purchasing

professionals. This is formalised by the term: action

learning sets.

Action learning sets take joint responsibility for working

together to enhance and empower the self-managed

learning experience - acting as critical friends, honest

evaluators and a powerful support infrastructure.

Groups of learners who work together within the

programme are often better able to gain new

perspectives from their independence.

Learners are most challenged when working on unfamiliar

problems in unfamiliar settings. This is where it becomes

possible to unfreeze previous ways of doing things and to

develop new and productive ways of thinking.

By working co-operatively with others on real issues,

individuals can move to a higher level of learning and

experience, which will be beneficial on a day-to-day

basis, with opportunities to relate learning to different

organisational job roles.

What is self-managed learning?This learning approach is intended to be:

• Strategic – determining long-term strategies for

personal and professional growth in the context of the organisation.

• Self-structured – with content designed on an

individual needs basis and determined by

individuals to meet their own learning needs. The

learning plan and syllabus content will also be

designed to meet individual needs, but in the

context of high-level learning outcomes.

• Dependent on others – using a learning process

which requires individuals to integrate and interact

with peers who are also embarking upon the self-managed learning approach, thereby creating

action learning sets.

• Challenging – demanding and requiring significant

commitment on personal and professional levels.

An additional component of this learning style

involves undertaking literature research

methodologies designed to enable you to evaluate a

broader range of literature, taking you beyond current

understanding of your chosen area of learning. Thiswill deliver a deeper understanding of knowledge,

enabling you to challenge concepts and theories in

the context of your learning, but also to apply them to

your own personal and professional development.



Action learning sets take joint responsibility for working together toenhance and empower the self-managed learning experience - actingas critical friends, honest evaluators and a powerful support

infrastructure



Where do studies take place?CIPS has approved a

range of universities

specifically for the

delivery of this

qualification, as they

have the specialist

skills required to support self-managed

learning - and action learning sets -

along with the extensive resources

required. These universities will be

known as CIPS Executive Diploma

Centres (EDC).

Information on the initial list of

universities which will be Executive

Diploma Centres can be found on

www.cips.org Go to ‘where to study’

information.

What are the real business benefits of

gaining the Level 7 Executive Diploma?

CIPS has worked closely with an array

of organisations and universities todevelop the new Executive Diploma.

This has ensured that benefits for both

individual candidates and their

sponsoring organisations have been

carefully considered.

The benefitsEmployer benefits Employee benefits

Individuals with enhanced skills and

competencies designed to aid theperformance and effectiveness of

purchasing and supply

management activities.

Enhanced skills and competency

development, taking workactivities to new levels of

performance and vision.

Individuals with enhanced

leadership and management skills.

Development of leadership and

management skills designed to

enable individuals to act at board

level, influence key stakeholders

and shape strategic direction.

Individuals who are able to think

creatively, and innovatively, in

problem-solving.

The opportunity to expand creative

thinking and to develop new,

researched, justifiable, innovative

solutions to complex supply chain

problems.

Individuals with the ability to deal

with complex and unpredictable

challenges.

Ability to deal with complex and

dynamic problems responsively

and responsibly, managing conflict,

its implications and contingencies.

Individuals who are disciplined,

self-managers, but also strong-

minded team players.

Become a more astute team player

at senior and board levels, but also

able to lead, influence and

empower internal and external

supplier teams more effectively.



CIPS has worked closely with anarray of organisations anduniversities to develop the newExecutive Diploma



How does the assessment system work?The assessment includes four pieces of work directly

aligned with each element of learning:

• a strategic learning contract

• a literature review

• a business project

• a self-review and evaluation.

The assessment approach is supported by CIPS asthe Awarding Body seeks to:• Assess a combination of skills and the application of

knowledge linked to the development and

implementation of the project. This may be handled

through observational assessment, written project

documents, reviews and self-evaluation.

• Assess against a framework of generic learning

outcomes based upon academic learning combined

with a demonstration of innovative and effective

professional practice.

• Assess the continuous progression of candidates and

their willingness to be flexible, dynamic, versatile,

change-oriented and responsive to the views of the

action learning sets, in addition to candidate

participation in the action learning set as a peer

member.

An overall portfolio of work must be presented including

all four elements of assessment, final work and

supporting evidence. Candidates must complete and

succeed in each element in order to achieve the

Executive Diploma.

Next stepsIf you are interested in the Level 7 programme, go to

www.cips.org to see the Executive Diploma Centres.

You should then contact the centre of your choice for

further details of fees and course programme.

Next stepsHow much does it cost?• Centre fees, which are payable directly to the EDC.

These will vary dependent on the programme format

and delivery and will include a CIPS one-offassessment fee of £375.

• You must continue to pay your annual CIPS

membership fee

What will you gain as a result of your studies?The Level 7 CIPS Executive Diploma in Purchasing and

Supply Management. In some cases this could also

give direct access to the final stage of a range of

Masters Level programmes. However, this will vary

from centre to centre.



By working co-operatively with others onreal issues, the group can move to ahigher level of learning and experience



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