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CIPS LEVEL 7
Executive Diploma inPurchasing and
Supply Management
ANewOpportunity...to reach the top of the ladder
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The learning within this prestigious CIPS qualification will
require a demonstration of the high levels of specialist
professional knowledge expected from senior purchasing
and supply management professionals.
In practical terms, it will help purchasing and supply
professionals to develop the leadership and
management skills demanded of senior purchasing
practitioners. There will also be an opportunity to
develop advanced skills and improved competency inplanning, complex problem-solving and high-level
decision-making, including the intellectual power to
identify the need for decisions to be made.
This qualification is the final step on the CIPS
qualifications ladder and the recognition that the
Executive Diploma qualification will deliver to individual
candidates, as purchasing professionals, will be very
significant.
Organisations too will gain significantly as candidates will
work on a business project which could deliver sizeable
benefits to their employers.
The Executive Diploma has four elements:• a strategic learning contract
• a literature review
• a business project
• a self-review and evaluation.
StructureIntroduction to the CIPS Level 7
Executive Diploma in
Purchasing and Supply
Management
Our new Diploma presents an exciting opportunity for people who are currently MCIPS and want to undertake
further personal and professional development in the field of purchasing and supply management. It will help
them to develop and apply complex levels of knowledge, leading to the in-depth and original thinking needed
to devise truly innovative and effective business solutions to complicated and unpredictable problems.
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This qualification is the final step on the CIPSladder and the recognition this qualificationwill bring to individual candidates as apurchasing professional will be significant
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LearningWho is Level 7 Executive Diploma designed to serve?This qualification has been devised to provide an
opportunity for progression for full members who have
already earned their designatory letters, MCIPS. Theymay have achieved MCIPS recently or some time ago.
Indeed, entry to Level 7 is via MCIPS only, whatever the
route taken to achieve it - including the Graduate
Diploma, the PDP route, Accredited Degree, Corporate
Award, NVQ level 4 or any other specialist arrangements
approved by CIPS that lead to MCIPS.
How long does qualification take?
It is likely to be anywhere between eighteen months andtwo years, depending upon the centre of your choice. The
programme is designed to provide sufficient time for
learning, plus personal and professional development. It
maximises the opportunity to see projects determined
and fulfilled, and to successfully deliver a challenging but
realistic learning curve.
What learning methods are involved?The overall aim is to enable candidates to undertake a
“self-managed” learning approach - to analyse their
own aspirations and motivations in the context of theirown career, but also in the context of the organisations
within which they work.
In order to complete the CIPS Level 7 Executive
Diploma, individuals will be supported by personal
facilitation and tutoring, action learning sets and
mentors. This triad of support is designed to maximise
personal fulfilment of ambitions but also to deliver
powerful business and commercial benefits.
The overall aim is to enable
candidates to undertake a “self-managed” learning approach - toanalyse their own aspirations andmotivations
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This triad of support is designed tomaximise personal fulfilment ofambitions but also the delivery ofbusiness and commercial benefits
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Newperspectives
Taking you beyond your currentunderstanding of your chosenarea of learning
Climbing the learning curve with others:One of the major benefits of self-managed learning is
the opportunity to work and learn with other purchasing
professionals. This is formalised by the term: action
learning sets.
Action learning sets take joint responsibility for working
together to enhance and empower the self-managed
learning experience - acting as critical friends, honest
evaluators and a powerful support infrastructure.
Groups of learners who work together within the
programme are often better able to gain new
perspectives from their independence.
Learners are most challenged when working on unfamiliar
problems in unfamiliar settings. This is where it becomes
possible to unfreeze previous ways of doing things and to
develop new and productive ways of thinking.
By working co-operatively with others on real issues,
individuals can move to a higher level of learning and
experience, which will be beneficial on a day-to-day
basis, with opportunities to relate learning to different
organisational job roles.
What is self-managed learning?This learning approach is intended to be:
• Strategic – determining long-term strategies for
personal and professional growth in the context of the organisation.
• Self-structured – with content designed on an
individual needs basis and determined by
individuals to meet their own learning needs. The
learning plan and syllabus content will also be
designed to meet individual needs, but in the
context of high-level learning outcomes.
• Dependent on others – using a learning process
which requires individuals to integrate and interact
with peers who are also embarking upon the self-managed learning approach, thereby creating
action learning sets.
• Challenging – demanding and requiring significant
commitment on personal and professional levels.
An additional component of this learning style
involves undertaking literature research
methodologies designed to enable you to evaluate a
broader range of literature, taking you beyond current
understanding of your chosen area of learning. Thiswill deliver a deeper understanding of knowledge,
enabling you to challenge concepts and theories in
the context of your learning, but also to apply them to
your own personal and professional development.
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Action learning sets take joint responsibility for working together toenhance and empower the self-managed learning experience - actingas critical friends, honest evaluators and a powerful support
infrastructure
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Where do studies take place?CIPS has approved a
range of universities
specifically for the
delivery of this
qualification, as they
have the specialist
skills required to support self-managed
learning - and action learning sets -
along with the extensive resources
required. These universities will be
known as CIPS Executive Diploma
Centres (EDC).
Information on the initial list of
universities which will be Executive
Diploma Centres can be found on
www.cips.org Go to ‘where to study’
information.
What are the real business benefits of
gaining the Level 7 Executive Diploma?
CIPS has worked closely with an array
of organisations and universities todevelop the new Executive Diploma.
This has ensured that benefits for both
individual candidates and their
sponsoring organisations have been
carefully considered.
The benefitsEmployer benefits Employee benefits
Individuals with enhanced skills and
competencies designed to aid theperformance and effectiveness of
purchasing and supply
management activities.
Enhanced skills and competency
development, taking workactivities to new levels of
performance and vision.
Individuals with enhanced
leadership and management skills.
Development of leadership and
management skills designed to
enable individuals to act at board
level, influence key stakeholders
and shape strategic direction.
Individuals who are able to think
creatively, and innovatively, in
problem-solving.
The opportunity to expand creative
thinking and to develop new,
researched, justifiable, innovative
solutions to complex supply chain
problems.
Individuals with the ability to deal
with complex and unpredictable
challenges.
Ability to deal with complex and
dynamic problems responsively
and responsibly, managing conflict,
its implications and contingencies.
Individuals who are disciplined,
self-managers, but also strong-
minded team players.
Become a more astute team player
at senior and board levels, but also
able to lead, influence and
empower internal and external
supplier teams more effectively.
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CIPS has worked closely with anarray of organisations anduniversities to develop the newExecutive Diploma
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How does the assessment system work?The assessment includes four pieces of work directly
aligned with each element of learning:
• a strategic learning contract
• a literature review
• a business project
• a self-review and evaluation.
The assessment approach is supported by CIPS asthe Awarding Body seeks to:• Assess a combination of skills and the application of
knowledge linked to the development and
implementation of the project. This may be handled
through observational assessment, written project
documents, reviews and self-evaluation.
• Assess against a framework of generic learning
outcomes based upon academic learning combined
with a demonstration of innovative and effective
professional practice.
• Assess the continuous progression of candidates and
their willingness to be flexible, dynamic, versatile,
change-oriented and responsive to the views of the
action learning sets, in addition to candidate
participation in the action learning set as a peer
member.
An overall portfolio of work must be presented including
all four elements of assessment, final work and
supporting evidence. Candidates must complete and
succeed in each element in order to achieve the
Executive Diploma.
Next stepsIf you are interested in the Level 7 programme, go to
www.cips.org to see the Executive Diploma Centres.
You should then contact the centre of your choice for
further details of fees and course programme.
Next stepsHow much does it cost?• Centre fees, which are payable directly to the EDC.
These will vary dependent on the programme format
and delivery and will include a CIPS one-offassessment fee of £375.
• You must continue to pay your annual CIPS
membership fee
What will you gain as a result of your studies?The Level 7 CIPS Executive Diploma in Purchasing and
Supply Management. In some cases this could also
give direct access to the final stage of a range of
Masters Level programmes. However, this will vary
from centre to centre.
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