Is UPPCC Certification in Your Future? Panelists: UPPCC
Governing Board & Staff Slide 2 Agenda Introductions UPPCC
Certification Programs Current Eligibility Requirements 2014
Eligibility Requirements Other Changes for UPPCC Questions Slide 3
2010-2015 Strategic Planning Process Name Changes Universal Public
Procurement Certification Council Certified Public Procurement
Officer Elevate the procurement profession New eligibility
requirements New recertification requirements Slide 4 UPPCC
Certification Programs Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO)
Supervisors of buyers OR Managers of public procurement function
First certification issued in 1964 Certified Professional Public
Buyer (CPPB) Perform public purchasing functions (buyers)
Non-managerial or supervisory First certificate (under PPB
certificate program) issued in 1979 First CPPB certification issued
in 1991 Slide 5 UPPCC Eligibility Requirements Formal Education
Experience Coursework/Training Slide 6 CPPO Eligibility Schedules
thru 2013 A: CPPB Certified 144 hours; 8 years total exp; 6 years
public; 3 years supervisory/management function B: Bachelors Degree
48 hours; 3 years total exp; 2 years public; 2 years
supervisory/management function C: Masters or Doctorate Degree 24
hours; 3 years total exp; 2 years public; 2 years
supervisory/management function Slide 7 CPPB Eligibility Schedules
thru 2013 A: High School/GED 96 hours; 5 years total exp; 3 years
public B: Associates Degree 96 hours; 4 years total exp; 3 years
public C: Bachelors Degree 48 hours; 2 years public exp D: Masters
or Doctorate 24 hours; 2 years public exp Slide 8 New Eligibility
Requirements Degree Required College Level Coursework Preferred
Coursework, Training & Experience completed within 10 years of
application New instructor-led requirement for all training Slide 9
CPPO Eligibility effective 1/1/2014 Bachelors Degree 3 credit hours
of public procurement coursework or 6 credit hours of
procurement-related coursework AND 72 contact hours procurement
training OR 174 contact hours of procurement training 5 yrs of
public procurement experience; 3 yrs of which are
management/supervisory. Slide 10 CPPB Eligibility effective
1/1/2014 Associates Degree 3 credit hours of public procurement
coursework or 6 credit hours of procurement-related coursework AND
56 contact hours procurement training OR 158 contact hours of
procurement training 3 yrs of public procurement experience Slide
11 Window of Opportunity Apply by December 31, 2013 application
will be considered under CURRENT eligibility requirements Apply
January 1, 2014 or after application will be considered under NEW
eligibility requirements KEEP YOUR CPPO/CPPB CURRENT - DO NOT LET
YOUR CERTIFICATION EXPIRE!!! you may not be able to earn it back 11
Slide 12 Other Changes for UPPCC Recertification Effective January
1, 2014 Continuing Education focused no longer earn points for just
holding a membership Lifetime Status Replaced with Retired Status
Examinations Based on recent Job Analysis study 10 Domain Areas to
6 Domain Areas Effective May 2014 testing window Slide 13
Questions? Your Certification Resource: uppcc.org More information
regarding: Eligibility Requirements, Application Process, Program
Enhancements, Body of Knowledge, Study Resources, etc.
