{"id":3382,"date":"2014-12-22T17:04:50","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T17:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2014\/12\/22\/how-to-plan-your-procurement-certification-process\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T08:37:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T12:37:01","slug":"plan-procurement-certification-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/plan-procurement-certification-process\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Plan Your Procurement Certification Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHow long will it take me to earn my procurement certification?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat are all of the steps involved in the procurement certification process?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s the best way for me to stay on track with my procurement certification plans?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve asked yourself any or all of these questions, there is finally an easy way to get personalized answers in one fell swoop!<\/p>\n<p>Included in the Next Level Purchasing Association\u2019s free \u201cProcurement Training &amp; Certification Starter Kit\u201d is a procurement certification and training planning template.\u00a0 This thing is cool!\u00a0 You simply answer three questions and it spits out for you a customized schedule with every single step required for you to earn your SPSM Certification.\u00a0 It will give you an estimated date by which you\u2019ll be certified based on the amount of time you can dedicate to your studies.\u00a0 And you can save it as a PDF document or print it so that you can keep yourself on track.<\/p>\n<p>Never before has it been so easy to chart your course for procurement career success!<\/p>\n<p>To get your procurement certification and training planning template \u2013 and all of the other goodies in the Procurement Training &amp; Certification \u2013 simply sign up on the NLPA\u2019s home page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/\">https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/how-apple-balances-procurement-marketing-for-financial-success\/\">How Apple Balances Procurement &amp; Marketing<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/sourcedogg-takes-bite-out-of-eprocurement-marketplace\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cSourceDogg Takes a Bite Out of eProcurement Marketplace\u201d (Edit)\">SourceDogg Takes a Bite Out of eProcurement Marketplace<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/what-makes-one-procurement-certification-a-better-choice\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cWhat Makes One Procurement Certification A Better Choice Than Another?  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