Secure Procurement and Vendor Governance
Learn the essentials of embedding security into the procurement cycle. This course provides procurement professionals with the tools to assess vendor risk and ensure all third-party software and hardware comply with corporate security standards.
£320
Certified Secure Procurement Professional
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Secure Procurement and Vendor Governance: the short answers
- What is Secure Procurement and Vendor Governance?
- Learn the essentials of embedding security into the procurement cycle. This course provides procurement professionals with the tools to assess vendor risk and ensure all third-party software and hardware comply with corporate security standards.
- Who is Secure Procurement and Vendor Governance for?
- It is pitched at Foundation level for Procurement Officers working in Cybersecurity, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Secure Procurement and Vendor Governance take?
- Around 10 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Secure Procurement Professional, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £320 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Integrate security requirements into RFPs
- Conduct third-party risk assessments
- Manage vendor security contracts
- Monitor ongoing vendor compliance
- Mitigate supply chain security risks
Written by Linda Wu, Supply Chain Security Manager. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Secure Procurement Professional, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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