{"id":3271,"date":"2013-11-27T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2013\/11\/27\/comparing-online-procurement-training-providers-part-iv-getting-your-questions-answered\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T07:52:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T11:52:20","slug":"comparing-online-procurement-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/comparing-online-procurement-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Online Procurement Training Providers, Part IV: Getting Your Questions Answered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m back with another installment in this ongoing series designed to help you understand the differences between providers of online procurement training.\u00a0 The quality of your experience can vary tremendously depending on which provider you choose, so it is important to understand all of the points you should be comparing.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s installment will focus on getting your questions answered.<\/p>\n<p>Now, obviously, the more clearly developed the material is, the fewer questions you will have.\u00a0 Ideally, you will learn everything within the scope of an online procurement course within the course itself.<\/p>\n<p>However, there may be situations where you will have questions about the material.\u00a0 That\u2019s not a failure of the training provider and that\u2019s not a failure of you.\u00a0 That\u2019s the way it is with learning.<\/p>\n<p>So, if and when you have questions, you need to know that you won\u2019t be left stranded.\u00a0 Therefore, you need to know these things about your procurement training provider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>If you have questions, can you submit them?<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Who will answer your questions?\u00a0 <\/b>This is important.\u00a0 You want your questions to be answered by someone qualified to answer them.\u00a0 The course\u2019s author would be ideal.\u00a0 And it should absolutely be someone who has experience working in a procurement department.\u00a0 An intern, customer service rep, or anyone other than a procurement trainer\/consultant\/practitioner\/company executive is unlikely to be of much help.<\/li>\n<li><b>How quickly can you expect your answers?<\/b>\u00a0 If you ask a question, is it acceptable to have to wait a week to get an answer?\u00a0 Or, even worse, an unspecified amount of time?\u00a0 It would be nice to know this up front, right?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, there you have it \u2013 another set of things to consider to make sure that your online learning experience in procurement is the best it can be.\u00a0 If you\u2019re interested in previous installments in this series, here are the topics and links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quality<\/li>\n<li>Cost<\/li>\n<li>Leadership Support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/new-online-course-how-to-take-charge-of\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cNew Online Course:  How To Take Charge of Your Procurement Career\u201d (Edit)\">New Online Course: How To Take Charge of Your Procurement Career<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/definitions-of-supplier-collaboration-development-management-rationalization\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cDefinitions of Supplier Collaboration, Development, Management &amp; Rationalization\u201d (Edit)\">Definitions of Supplier Collaboration, Development, Management &amp; Rationalization<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/free-eprocurementesourcing-webinar-this\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cFree eProcurement\/eSourcing Webinar This Wednesday!\u201d (Edit)\">Free eProcurement\/eSourcing Webinar This Wednesday!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/procurement-cultural-trends-crowdfunding\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cProcurement &amp; Cultural Trends:  Crowdfunding\u201d (Edit)\">Procurement &amp; Cultural Trends: Crowdfunding<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/tips-for-regret-free-supplier\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cTips For Regret-Free Supplier Communication\u201d (Edit)\">Tips For Regret-Free Supplier Communication<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m back with another installment in this ongoing series designed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.4 (Yoast SEO v19.13) - 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