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New UPPCC Certification Eligibility Requirements - Effective January 1, 2014

In November 2010, the UPPCC announced new certification eligibility requirements that will go into effect for all applicants January 1, 2014. The new eligibility requirements will be based on minimum requirements that will apply to all applicants. These minimum requirements will replace the current eligibility schedules which are based on a sliding scale directly related to the applicants' level of formal education.

Highlights of the new eligiblity requirements include the following:

• A formal educational degree from an accredited college or university is required

• Accredited college/university level procurement coursework is required

• Only coursework and training completed and experience obtained within the previous ten (10) years of submitting an application for certification will be applicable toward meeting the minimum eligibility requirements. This ten year limitation does not apply to formal educational degrees earned by the applicant; formal educational degrees are applicable toward meeting the minimum requirements for certification regardless of the year in which they were earned.

Minimum CPPO Eligibility Requirements - Effective 1/1/2014

• Bachelor's Degree obtained from an accredited college/university in any field of study

• 3 credit hours of public procurement coursework OR 6 credit hours of procurement-related coursework. Coursework taken as part of a formal degree program may be applicable toward meeting this requirement. All coursework must be obtained from an accredited college/university and completed within the previous ten (10) years of submitting an application for certification.

• 72 contact hours of procurement training. Training includes attendance and participation at regional and national procurement conferences, seminars, webinars and classroom training events. All procurement training must have a completion date within the previous ten (10) years of submitting an application for certification.

• 7 total years of public procurement experience of which a minimum of 3 years must be in a management or supervisory position. All experience must be obtained within the previous ten (10) years of submitting an application for certification.

Minimum CPPB Eligibility Requirements - Effective 1/1/2014

• Associate's Degree obtained from an accredited college/university in any field of study

• 3 credit hours of public procurement coursework OR 6 credit hours of procurement-related coursework. Coursework taken as part of a formal degree program may be applicable toward meeting this requirement. All coursework must be obtained from an accredited college/university and completed within the previous ten (10) years of submitting an application for certification.

• 56 contact hours of procurement training. Training includes attendance and participation at regional and national procurement conferences, seminars, webinars and classroom training events. All procurement training must have a completion date within the previous ten (10) years of submitting an application for certification.

• 4 total years of public procurement experience. All experience must be obtained within the previous ten (10) years of submitting an application for certification.