FRANÇAIS 

• C.P.P. Accreditation
• Designation Change
• Why Become a C.P.P.
• Strategic Supply Chain Management Leadership Program
  • Program Requirements
  • Uniform National Standard
  • Competency Map/Content Map
  • Vision and Objectives
  • Admission
  • Schedule
  • Registration
  • C.P.P. Maintenance
• Accreditation Handbook
• Practical Experience Guide
• Supply Management Training

Admission Requirement

Prerequisite Business Management Knowledge

The nature and level of content in the new program requires that, prior to enrolment, candidates have: an insight into the functioning of people and organizations, the workings of the marketplace, and the accounting methods that enable an organization to effectively manage its revenues and expenditures.

This will ensure that those enrolling in the program have a common base level of fundamental business management knowledge in the supporting areas of supply chain management. The prerequisite knowledge positions candidates to derive maximum benefit from the program.

Individuals who have successfully completed a business degree program at a Canadian university, or a business degree or diploma program at a Canadian college or technical institute will be deemed to have met the admission requirement. Other individuals will be required to complete a minimum of six and a maximum of 10 courses at a post-secondary institution in the following business management knowledge areas:

• Introduction to Business
• Accounting
• Finance
• Business Communication
• Economics
• Marketing
• Organizational Behaviour

Please contact your PMAC Provincial Institute for more details, including a list of courses from your province’s post-secondary institutions that qualify for the business management knowledge prerequisite.

Advanced Standing

As a professional accreditation program, the Strategic Supply Chain Management Leadership Program is unique in its design, structure and content. However, some prospective candidates will have acquired similar knowledge in a full-time Canadian post-secondary degree program or equivalent foreign program. Such individuals may be exempt from select modules and workshops; some elements of the accreditation program will remain mandatory.

To safeguard the integrity of the professional designation, advanced standing will be granted on a “program-only” basis. Prior learning must have been acquired through a post-secondary degree program accredited by PMAC. Courses taken outside of accredited programs will not be evaluated.

Contact your PMAC Institute for a list of accredited programs and possible exemptions.

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