{"id":3136,"date":"2011-11-17T19:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2011\/11\/17\/free-procurement-training-budget-tool\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T09:17:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T13:17:40","slug":"free-procurement-training-budget-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/free-procurement-training-budget-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Procurement Training Budget Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ah, November and December. That wonderful time of year where procurement leaders have to put together their budgets for the next year.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>One of the budget line items that procurement leaders have traditionally struggled with is the procurement training budget. If you\u2019re like most procurement leaders at this time of year, you\u2019re asking yourself questions like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What training does my team need?<\/li>\n<li>Do I train everyone on the same thing or customize the plan for each individual?<\/li>\n<li>How much will that training cost?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Coming up with answers to these questions has always been challenging\u2026until now!<\/p>\n<p>The Next Level Purchasing Association has a solution for you. We are offering our \u201cProcurement Training Budget Planning Tool\u201d for free!<\/p>\n<p>Not only is it free and will help you quickly arrive at the answers you need to have when planning your procurement training budget, but it is easy to use! 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