{"id":3381,"date":"2014-12-19T20:48:26","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T20:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2014\/12\/19\/have-you-tried-the-procurement-training-certification-starter-kit-yet\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T08:38:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T12:38:08","slug":"have-you-tried-the-procurement-training-certification-starter-kit-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/have-you-tried-the-procurement-training-certification-starter-kit-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Tried The Procurement Training &amp; Certification Starter Kit Yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the last couple of weeks, the Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA) launched the \u201cProcurement Training &amp; Certification Starter Kit.\u201d\u00a0 This collection of tools, training, and resources is designed to help procurement professionals learn more about procurement and plan to take their careers to the next level by becoming certified.\u00a0 It is available at no charge.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>The Procurement Training &amp; Certification Starter Kit includes these components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to the first lesson of each of two online courses:\u00a0 \u201cMastering Purchasing Fundamentals\u201d and \u201cPowerful Negotiation For Successful Buying.\u201d\u00a0 By completing these lessons, you are actually fulfilling part of the requirements to become SPSM Certified!<\/li>\n<li>A Certification Planning Template.\u00a0 This is a really cool tool \u2013 it asks you three questions and, based on your responses, spits out a schedule for tasks you need to complete to become SPSM-Certified.\u00a0 You\u2019ll immediately have a personalized estimated date that you\u2019ll be certified!<\/li>\n<li>Case studies, so you can learn about other procurement professionals and teams that have earned their certifications.<\/li>\n<li>A basic membership in the NLPA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Never before has it been so easy to plan and get started on your procurement certification pursuits!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/minor-changes-to-whats-included-in-the-nlpas-course-certification-offerings-are-coming\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cMinor Changes to What\u2019s Included in the NLPA\u2019s Course &amp; Certification Offerings Are Coming\u201d (Edit)\">Minor Changes to What\u2019s Included in the NLPA\u2019s Course &amp; Certification Offerings Are Coming<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/supply-chain-social-responsibility-laws\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cSupply Chain Social Responsibility Laws:  Which Apply To You?\u201d (Edit)\">Supply Chain Social Responsibility Laws: Which Apply To You?<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/directworks-manufacturing-a-powerful-sourcing-tool\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cDirectworks \u2013 Manufacturing a Powerful Sourcing Tool\u201d (Edit)\">Directworks \u2013 Manufacturing a Powerful Sourcing Tool<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/the-2014-nlpa-conference-hit-home-run\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cThe 2014 NLPA Conference Hit A Home Run With Procurement Professionals!\u201d (Edit)\">The 2014 NLPA Conference Hit A Home Run With Procurement Professionals!<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/mine-untapped-opportunities-to-realize-p2p-roi\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cMine Untapped Opportunities To Realize P2P ROI\u201d (Edit)\">Mine Untapped Opportunities To Realize P2P ROI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the last couple of weeks, the Next Level Purchasing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3381","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) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Have You Tried The Procurement Training &amp; Certification Starter Kit Yet? 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