Central Business School Apprenticeships

The Level 3 or 4 Procurement Apprenticeship is made up of the CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate or the CIPS Level 4 Diploma course followed by a case study report and End Point Assessment. Employers can use the levy to pay for their purchasing, supply chain, contract management and buying teams to study for the Procurement Apprenticeship. This effectively means they can offer the CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate or Level 4 Diploma without cost.

Employers fall into one of two categories: levy payer, or non-levy payer. For employers that are a levy payer, (which means they have a turnover of more than £3million) funding for apprenticeships will be taken from their monthly levy contribution. If they are a non-levy employer, they will have to make a 5% cash contribution to the cost of the apprenticeship and the government will cover the rest.

Central Business School tutors the CIPS Level 3 and 4 elements of the apprenticeship through a range of face to face and virtual delivery options including weekly daytime classes and intensive whole day classes. If you have a group of 7 or more staff registered for the Apprenticeship and your office is in the South East of England then usually we can deliver the course on site for you.

It is expected that the CIPS Level 5 and Level 6 apprenticeship standards, which are currently being developed, will be approved in 2021. Employers are therefore likely to be able to use their levy to pay for all levels to enable their procurement teams to progress all the way through to MCIPS (Level 6). The CIPS Level 4, 5 & 6 course is equivalent to a three year degree.