Production, Supply Chain and Operations Management involves work at operational, tactical and strategic levels each of which requires demonstrable knowledge, skills, attitude and behaviors. The job of everyone or team is crucial to the success of an organization.

As part of its efforts to drive high standards of performance in industry the Nigerian Institute of Production Management (NIPM) has designed an enduring mechanism for testing competence based on a very comprehensive syllabus and curriculum, hinged on Industry needs.

Hence, intending members shall sit for examinations as from November 2020.

The examinations will be administrated in the following categories:

• Basic Production/Operations Certification for factory/farm/construction/mining/oil & gas, energy and allied service workers at the lowest operational level.
• Production/Operations Supervision Certification for persons to be engaged in supervising production/operations work at the group/team level
• Advanced Production/Operations Supervision Certification for persons to be engaged in the supervision and control of operatives at sectional or departmental level.
• Middle Production/Supply Chain And Operations Management Certification (ANIPM, MPSCOM) for persons to be engaged in overseeing the work team leaders, supervisors in production technical services/ R&D, quality control, environmental safety, engineering, maintenance, stores/ warehouse, planning, logistics, customer service and allied operations.
• Production, Supply Chain and Operations Management Certification (ANIPM, PSCOM) for persons to be engaged as managers to oversee functions across the organizations supply chain including production, purchasing procurement and materials management, logistics, HSE, material facilities maintenance, sales and operations planning, distribution and customer service.
• • Certified Production Manager (CPM), MNIPM
  • Certified Operations Manager (COM), MNIPM
  • Certified Supply Chain Manager (CSCM), MNIPM

For persons who wish to specialize at senior management level or those who work in production or operations environment where specialization is an inevitable feature of organizational development.

 

• Certified Production, Operations & Supply Chain Management (CPOSCM,MNIPM) for persons to be engaged as senior manager’s general managers, and directors of production, operations or supply chain management. MNIPM, CPOSCM is not just a prestigious title. It confers professional authority and status on professionals at the apex of all strategic operations. Building professional operations leadership excellence to drive competitive advantage and sustainable value for all stakeholders is what MNIPM, CPOSCM offers.

BENEFITS OF NIPM PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

NIPM professional certification provides a baseline standard of professional competence which applies to production, supply chain and operations management jobs in all industrial sectors. It also serves as benchmark for employee/management training and development in organizations.  If professional competency, fostering of a learning culture, performance goal – oriented skills development and behavioral change and more are off essence, then think NIPM  professional certification. Never underestimate the role of an NIPM Certified Manager in the training and monitoring of their subordinates. Improve your employee performance with the rich curriculum and expertise of NIPM Learning and development of workers, supervisors and managers in production, supply chain and operations without NIPM Professional certification amounts to wasting resources. You cannot build something on nothing. NIPM Professional certification of employees helps CEOs and HR Managers to optimize learning experience, reduce training costs, develop knowledge to increase capabilities faster and make the workforce more productive. NIPM professional certification helps the organization to meet its training needs in order to achieve its tactical and strategic goals.

LEARNING ADMINISTRATION

Learning administration will include policy and systems that will encourage employers participation, open/ distance learning, the engagement of approved study centers and purchase of study packs and decentralized mode of tests, examination and project defence.

OVERALL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

To promote and advance professionalism for career growth driven by knowledge.