{"id":2279,"date":"2007-03-23T02:47:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-23T02:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2007\/03\/23\/government-or-private-sector-procurement-certification\/"},"modified":"2021-07-29T09:56:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:56:14","slug":"government-or-private-sector-procurement-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/government-or-private-sector-procurement-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Government or Private Sector Procurement Certification?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another question I get asked once in a while is whether one should pursue a government purchasing certification or a procurement certification more geared toward the private-sector.<\/p>\n

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I always personally recommend a procurement certification that is geared toward the private sector.<\/p>\n

The trend is for today\u2019s government agencies to attempt to apply purchasing best practices from the private sector in the government. Generally, the government is about 10 \u2013 15 years behind the private sector in purchasing. A private sector purchasing certification would be valuable in government, but a government purchasing certification is practically useless in the private sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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