Your Future is Now

We’ve been listening to you

You want learning that is…

Affordable (my budget)

Accessible (my availability)

Customizable (my career)

Applicable & Relevant (my

roles)

Flexible (my timelines)

We’ve been listening to you

You want recognition that …

Integrates with Learning

Delivers Choice

Limits Barriers

Provides Clear Pathways

Introducing

Competency-based learning and credentialing pathways that can be personalized and customized for every phase and every stage of

your working life in public procurement.

Pathways: Learning and recognition you want

Career Guidance

I want control over my professional

development, but need a roadmap to

help me navigate

Affordable Pricing

Learning has to fit my budget

Relevant Learning

The learning has to be relevant and

meaningful to my unique career

aspirations

Flexible Formats

I need a variety of learning and

credentialing options to suit my

demanding schedule and learning style

Instant Recognition

I take pride in my achievements and

want recognition I can share with

others

Credible Backing

It has to be from a trusted source

and stand for something to me, my

entity and the profession

NIGP exists to serve our members: cultivate highly skilled, engaged and competent

public procurement professionals who are always in-demand.

Pathways: Learning to propel the profession forward

Develop More Capable

Leaders

Leadership development a

primary focal area for

developing robust pipeline of

procurement leaders for

succession planning

Build a Stronger Workforce

Provides all the critical and

relevant competencies needed

to become a top-performing

public procurement

professional

Elevate the Image of Public

Procurement

Competency-based learning

enables learners to become

value added strategic partners

who will make greater impact

Pathways comprised of four key components

Some background on competency research

Provided comprehensive research on public procurement

workforce competencies

Defined key competencies within the Public Procurement

Competency Model

Focused on Workforce Performance and Proficiency

• 7 focus areas

• Each focus area is comprised of a

number of competencies (total of 33)

• Taught in modular fashion using variety

of learning tactics:

Self-guided online courses

Group assignments

Case studies

Experiential activities

Comprehensive Guide

Public Procurement Competency Framework

The Framework: a comprehensive view

NEW Certificates Program

How it works

Get Competency Badge upon completion of any

competency

Get Core Certificate upon completion of select

groupings of competencies

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

Get Designation upon completion of select groupings

of certificates

LEVEL 3

When is it available?

Core Certificate: Strategy and Policy

August 2019 (NIGP Austin Forum)

Core Certificate: Planning and Analysis

October 2019

Designated Public Procurement Associate

November 2019

Core Certificate: Sourcing and Contracting

November 2019

NEW Specializations Program

How it works

Specializations are standalone – not predicated or stacked

on top of any prior certificates attained

Learner gets this Specialization credential by taking the

associated learning and passing the required assessments

Upon completion, learners receive digital badges to

showcase and share accomplishments

NIGP Specializations

enable learners to delve

deeply into a number of

specialty knowledge

tracks

When is it available?

Specialization in Technology Procurements

August 2019 – In conjunction with the NIGP Forum in Austin

Specialization in Public Construction Procurements

August 2020 – In conjunction with the NIGP Forum in Chicago

NEW Certification – NIGP Certified Procurement Professional

NIGP: Certified Procurement Professional

(NIGP-CPP)

Why a new certification

Impact: NIGP’s educational programs are growing but only 22% of

members are certified

Alignment: Integrate certificate, certification and specialization options

with learning strategies under one accountable, responsible organization

Focused and Comprehensive: Assess competencies and expand to

strategic, leadership and business skills needed to be successful.

Customer Centric: Provide a single portal for maintaining learning and

credentialing activities

NIGP: Certified Procurement Professional

(NIGP-CPP)

The next steps

Practice Analysis: Research process to determine the certification test

specifications, including domains and relative weightings, test formats and

delivery mechanisms (November 2019)

Standards Setting: Standard setting process overseen by NIGP’s testing

and measurement contractor to establish a passing score (February 2020)

Test Administration: Develop test questions under the guidance of

NIGP’s contracted testing and measurement specialists (February 2020)

The NIGP-CPP Becomes Available Late Spring 2020

In the interim

Foundation Courses: Continuing to prepare candidates for UPPCC

Certification; coursework aligns with the UPPCC Body of Knowledge

UPPCC Candidates: Continue to seek certification. CPPO and CPPB

holders have the option of an abbreviated exam to bridge to the NIGP-CPP

Certification Prep: Continuing to support candidates through in-person

and online Prep courses, study guides, assessment tools, flash cards

Exclusive offer

• FREE virtual prep courses for NIGP-CPP

• FREE application process

• FREE examination process

Available through June 2021

NIGP-CPP Program

Exclusively for CPPB and CPPO certification

holders

When is it available?

The Bridge Exam – (Transition to NIGP-CPP)

March 2020 – Certification Prep Guides and Courses

April 2020 – First Exams

The Comprehensive Exam

May 2020 – Certification Prep Guides and Courses

June 2020 – First Exams

For more information

Visit the Pathways Microsite

Rick Grimm, Chief Executive

rgrimm@nigp.org

Your Future is Now