Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers Professional Certification

	Members Log-In	Professional Certification Purchasing has a strategic role in most organizations and the competency of it’s purchasing personnel can become the critical element and focus in the spending of tax dollars. Certification is the process by which the public purchaser demonstrates a standard of competency for the benefit of the public. Certification reflects established standard and competencies for those engaged in governmental purchasing, and attests to the purchaser’s ability to obtain maximum value for the taxpayers’ dollars. The trend in governmental purchasing is for mandatory certification of purchasing professionals. This designation communicates to the taxpayer that the public employee who manages tax dollars has reached a specific level of education and experience and is knowledgeable about government purchasing. Executive Certification Program UPPCC certification information. ISM certfication information.	COLLOQUIUM Procurement Professionals Registration Vendors Registration Government Contractor Certification Registration Get your Early Bird here....
Gayle Blankenship 2008 NIGP National Buyer of the Year Mark Hutchison, President of Co-OPP Barbara Johnson 2008 NIGP National Manager of the Year

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Professional Certification

Purchasing has a strategic role in most organizations and the competency of it’s purchasing personnel can become the critical element and focus in the spending of tax dollars. Certification is the process by which the public purchaser demonstrates a standard of competency for the benefit of the public. Certification reflects established standard and competencies for those engaged in governmental purchasing, and attests to the purchaser’s ability to obtain maximum value for the taxpayers’ dollars.

The trend in governmental purchasing is for mandatory certification of purchasing professionals. This designation communicates to the taxpayer that the public employee who manages tax dollars has reached a specific level of education and experience and is knowledgeable about government purchasing.

Executive Certification Program

UPPCC certification information.

ISM certfication information.

COLLOQUIUM

Procurement Professionals Registration

Vendors Registration

Government Contractor Certification Registration

Get your Early Bird here....

Gayle Blankenship
2008 NIGP National Buyer of the Year
Mark Hutchison, President of Co-OPP
Barbara Johnson
2008 NIGP National Manager of the Year