 APICS CPIM
The ‘CPIM’ certification programme from APICS is an internationally respected qualification for th\e professional manager involved in:
- Production and Inventory Management
- Operations
- Supply Chain Management
- Purchasing / Procurement
- Materials Management
For certification, candidates must pass five modules
Hilf Supply Chain Solutions offers facilitated tuition sessions for these modules - conducted as an in-house study programme with your team at your facility this is the default method of delivery.
For 'individuals' a distance learning (guided self-study) approach can be offered - click here for more information. From early 2012 we will be commencing a re-write of our distance learning pack, therefore attendance at one of the open public courses below is recommended to individual candidates. For those who specifically wish to pursue an 'online' version of the course, we recommend the offering from USA based Fox Valley Technical College - refer to FVTC for more information.
UK candidates note - Examinations may be sat in an approved test centre in either Central London or Manchester. There are usually four sittings per year, during March, June, September and December (registration with APICS is necessary 7 or 8 weeks prior to the exam date). A fee is also payable (at registration) to APICS for each exam module sitting. Exam registrations would be managed by Hilf via the IOM (administrators for the UK) since January 2010 ( prior to this via Cork based IPICS )
For further details please contact us via email
For non UK candidates contact your appointed International affiliate for further details.
For an indication of the percentages of CPIM professionals by country click here.
Note, on occasion we will consider a buy back service of APICS documentation - click here for more information.
2010 announcement for CPIM qualified individuals who have not maintained their certification :-
"The APICS CPIM Recertification Exam is a one-time opportunity for individuals whose CPIM credentials have expired. You now can reclaim your credential. Instead of taking all five CPIM exams again, candidates are able to renew their certifications by taking only one exam.
The new exam, which only ran until the end of 2011, included 30 questions taken from the following CPIM Modules: DSP, ECO, MPR and SMR and will have a total of 120 multiple-choice items delivered in a three-hour exam."
In house delivery to a team of people at your facility is the default method of APICS tuition, this allows your team to discuss the issues raised within the material. However, for very small companies with a very small operations planning team this is not always feasible, to this end we occasionally offer open / public courses aimed at those who prefer face-to-face tuition as opposed to a distance learning solution. Our schedule is as follows :-
Note regarding the CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) programme recently introduced by APICS, we are currently offering this course as either a half day briefing session to proceed a distance learning programme, or as a facilitated programme of each of the four modules delivered to your team. An open public couse for CSCP is planned for late 2012. |
