Ethical Procurement and Vendor Management
Designed for procurement professionals, this course addresses ethical sourcing, supplier social accountability, and supply chain transparency. Participants will gain the skills necessary to audit vendors against social impact benchmarks and refine purchasing policies for higher integrity.
£320
Certified Ethical Procurement Professional
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Ethical Procurement and Vendor Management: the short answers
- What is Ethical Procurement and Vendor Management?
- Designed for procurement professionals, this course addresses ethical sourcing, supplier social accountability, and supply chain transparency. Participants will gain the skills necessary to audit vendors against social impact benchmarks and refine purchasing policies for higher integrity.
- Who is Ethical Procurement and Vendor Management for?
- It is pitched at Intermediate level for Purchasing Managers working in hotel management, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Ethical Procurement and Vendor Management take?
- Around 20 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 Ethical 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
- Define ethical procurement criteria
- Conduct vendor social impact evaluations
- Identify potential ethical risks in the supply chain
- Develop code-of-conduct compliance checklists
- Implement sustainable sourcing alternatives
Written by Marcus Thorne, Supply Chain Compliance Expert. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Ethical Procurement Professional, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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