International Institute for Procurement and Market Research (IIPMR)

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OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

The International Institute for Procurement and Market Research (IIPMR) is a global leader in training and certification for Market Research and Supply Chain Management education. It is the developer of internationally recognized certification programmes.

IIPMR is the pioneer in creating the world’s first online business to business (known in short as B2B) E-commerce platform that has an inbuilt Market Intelligence/Market Research tool. To know more, you can visit this link: http://www.iipmr.com

IT OFFERS:

This company offers Market Research Training, Market Research Course and Market Research Certifications:

- Certified Research Analyst (CRA)
- Certified Research Expert (CRE)
- Certified Research Professional (CRP)

WHAT ARE THOSE COURSES?

Basicaly, there are three levels of Market Research Certification which are offered by IIPMR. 

Here’s little information about each one of them - who is it meant for and the level of the course. 

LEVEL 1: 

The Certified Research Analyst (CRA)

• It is meant for college students or anybody with any graduate degree who wants to start a career in Market Research.

LEVEL 2:

The Certified Research Expert (CRE)

• People with minimum 1 year relevant work experience are eligible to join the second level directly without having to undergo the first level.

LEVEL 3:

The Certified Research Professional (CRP) 

• It is meant for people who have minimum 3 years relevant work experience.

ARE THEY RELIABLE AND POPULAR?

Yes. The IIPMR is a well known company because it has  registered members coming from 54+ countries around the globe ranging from CEO’s, Procurement Managers and Analysts. These members are from leading companies such as IBM, Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, Cadbury, Bayer, Dow, who have enrolled for these certification courses.

HOW IT WORKS?

It’s not very difficult. Here’s the summary of how the whole thing is:

1. Be a member.
2. Pass the exam; they can then use the designation such as CRA, CRE, after their name as an accreditation just like a PhD.
3. Please take note that all certification are online only and members need to pass an online exam and score a minimum of 70%

DOES IIPMR OFFER OTHER COURSES?

Yes. They do. IIPMR also offers Certifications courses in Supply Chain Management focused in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Price Forecasting, Spend Management, Logistics, Warehousing, Six Sigma, Kanban, Kaizen etc. Following are the certifications offered in Supply Chain Management:

- Certified Supply Chain Associate (CSCA)
- Certified Supply Chain Specialist (CSCS)
- Certified Procurement Professional (CPP)

TO KNOW MORE:

Please visit their official website which is well updated with all the information that you need: http://www.iipmr.com/education/