UPPCC is requesting input and participation from the public procurement community for its current Job Analysis process. A Job Analysis is a comprehensive evaluation of a professional role to identify the essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) important for competent practice. UPPCC routinely conducts this important project every 5-7 years to ensure that the certification exams and professional practice maintain their alignment.

On Monday, March 16th, UPPCC will distribute a link to the 2020 Job Analysis survey and invites all public procurement professionals to participate. UPPCC will distribute the survey via email, social media, and on the UPPCC website. Please consider sharing the survey link with your own public procurement contacts, social media, etc. to generate a diverse and high rate of response.

The results will be used to update the CPPO and CPPB examinations beginning in 2021 and will provide the public procurement profession with valuable insights and information regarding the work performed by practitioners at the buyer and officer levels.

Individuals who complete the survey will be eligible to receive 1 contact hour of certification/recertification credit and entered into a drawing to receive a $250 Amazon gift card for their participation. The survey will be available through May 1, 2020.

UPPCC Agency Certification Awards - Apply for 2020 Recognition Today!

Through its Agency Certification Award program, the UPPCC identifies organizations that have earned the distinguished and unique honor of achieving and/or maintaining a high percentage of staff that are UPPCC Certified. This program was developed to recognize those organizations that have made a concerted effort to achieve procurement excellence.

The UPPCC Agency Certification Award is an annual recognition for which qualifying agencies must apply every year for consideration.

The deadline to apply for 2020 recognition at the Annual NIGP Forum and Products Expo in Chicago is June 1. 

Visit the Agency Certification Awards page for more information and to apply.

Start Planning Now for CPPO/CPPB Testing this Fall

Fall Exam Application Window Opens May 1st

Fall Exam Window is Oct 19 - 31

Congratulations to

Sandy Dack, CPPO, CPPB!

UPPCC congratulates Sandy Dack, CPPO, CPPB, Procurement & Projects Analyst for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health in Guelph, Ontario as the winner of the recent MyUPPCC Campaign held from August through December.

Sandy updated her MyUPPCC account on October 26th and as a result was entered into a drawing to receive a new iPad from UPPCC. Sandy's name was drawn from a pool of over 1,400 individuals who either updated their existing MyUPPCC account or created a new account during the Campaign.

Be on the lookout for details on a new MyUPPCC Campaign to launch this spring!

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