Payments
12 months
Deposit
€118
Total Price
€1,582
Average completion time12 months
Support period18 months
100% onlinewith unlimited 1:1 tutor support
Start anytime& study at your own pace
Additional feesCIPS annual student membership fee, CIPS exam fees (8 exams)
Accelerate your professional growth and build on your existing expertise while shaping CIPS around your work, family, and life.
Through this industry-standard qualification, you'll gain the advanced knowledge you need to play a major role in the success of any company, offering expert guidance on the performance and improvement of operational procurement.
You'll master a wide variety of high-level skills including advanced financial management, risk reduction, and sustainable procurement.
You must have achieved your CIPS Level 4 Diploma before taking this course.
If you haven't completed Level 4, you can study it online with us before progressing to this advanced qualification.
Your course is fully online and is assessed through 8 in-person exams.
As this course involves in-person exams, you should find out where your nearest CIPS exam centre is before enrolling. You can search exam venues here.
You'll study and be examined on 5 core units and your choice of 3 elective units:
Core units
Elective units
For full details of what you’ll learn on each unit, download our CIPS Level 5 course guide.
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We’re a highly respected CIPS provider, with a Trustpilot rating of 4.8/5 from more than 4000 independent reviews.
We’re also the world’s most experienced online learning provider, having been pioneers in distance learning for 130 years.
Our flexibility, unlimited tutor support, and interest-free payment plans make it easy to shape learning around your life.
That’s why every year, thousands of students in Ireland and 90+ countries worldwide advance their careers with us.
There are 5 levels of CIPS qualification.
If you're new to CIPS:
The CIPS Level 2 Certificate is ideal if you're a current or aspiring Administrative Assistant, Contracts Administrator, Stock Controller or Merchandiser. It'll help you understand the key transactional processes of procurement.
The CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate is perfect if you want to excel as an Administrator, Assistant Buyer, Assistant Contract Officer, Contract Analyst, or Stock/Inventory Controller/Planner. You'll learn to handle key operational procurement tasks.
The CIPS Level 4 Diploma is ideal if you're a current or aspiring Buyer, Contract Officer, Procurement Executive/Specialist, or Supply Chain/Inventory/Logistics Planner or Analyst. You'll learn to advise key stakeholders on the performance of procurement procedures and processes.
This course, the CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma is your next step after Level 4. It'll help you excel as a Senior Buyer or Contract/Supply Chain Manager, and develop your ability to guide business decisions from a procurement perspective.
The CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma is the final step in your CIPS education. This prestigious qualification will enable you to excel in strategic senior roles such as Head of Commercial, Head of Logistics/Transport, Senior Procurement Manager, Supply Chain Manager and Operations Manager.
It will also allow you upgrade to CIPS Chartered Membership (MCIPS) once you have 3 years' experience managing or teaching procurement.
Right away! When you enrol, you’ll be able to log in to your course and get started within an hour.
There are no set start dates or schedules – everything is shaped around you.
As this course involves in-person exams, you should find out where your nearest CIPS exam centre is before enrolling. You can search exam venues here.
You'll sit 8 in-person exams, consisting of your 5 core exams:
Plus your three elective exams from the following list:
Get in touch with our CIPS Advisors by email, live chat, or by calling +44 141 404 6595.
They’ll talk through your experience, education and ambitions to make sure you’re choosing the right course, then get you enrolled with an interest-free payment plan.
If you have any disabilities which you think might affect your studies or assessments, please tell your Course Advisor before you enrol so we can advise you on whether reasonable adjustments can be made to accommodate your needs.
Your payments will be charged in GBP. The monthly payments listed in your local currency are an estimate based on the current exchange rate from xe.com.
This means that the amount you’ll pay each month in your local currency may vary based on the current exchange rate.
Your bank may use a different exchange rate from the one listed here, or charge a fee for converting your payments into GBP; we’d advise that you speak to your bank directly for more details.