We are consultants and trainers specialising in: - courses leading to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply qualifications - international procurement - commercial negotiations.
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Classes
We offer tuition leading to Foundation, Advanced and Graduate Diplomas of The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, and our centres are CIPS 'Centres of Merit' (previously known as 'Highly Commended' centres).
Our centre in Croydon offers daytime and evening classes for levels 4, 5 and 6; our London Bridge centre offers evening classes for level 4, and from Sep 2012, will offer evening classes for level 5 also. With us it is possible to complete one level within one year, and by combining studies at both Croydon and London Bridge, your studies can be completed even more quickly.
Our pass rate for the November 2011 examination results - published recently - is better than 89%, with a wealth of credits and distinctions. Owing to the quality of our tuition, and the level of customer service we offer, our student numbers are growing rapidly. Send for course information using the dialogue box below, or e-mail directly. And keep an eye on this website for details of our student prizewinners, who will benefit from cash prizes which we offer our highest-performing students.
Our value-for-money tuition fee rate is even better for genuinely self-funding students as we offer a substantial discount. Our tuition fees are, in any case, among the lowest in the South-East.
Our next intake is in March 2012. From March 2012 we will offer a level 6 programme in the subject of Legal Aspects, in addition to our other timetabled subjects - send for details.
Excellent Nov 2011 exam results! Well done everyone!
2011-2012 CIPS timetable for Croydon and London Bridge now available. E-mail for a copy.
Our CIPS Advanced Diploma students recently finished studying 'Marketing in Purchasing'. One public sector student said:
I found Marketing really interesting. I found it really useful. At first I thought I ought to study the Public Sector options, but having studied Marketing, I now use it every day at work. When I start to use Marketing jargon on my suppliers their jaws drop open. I can pretty roughly analyse my suppliers costs now, and I can talk about things like segmentation and USPs. The suppliers are gobsmacked - I never thought Marketing would help me so much - I love it.'
Website last updated: 6 Feb 2012
Our International Procurement Work
We have successfully delivered procurement-related consultancy and training in almost 30 countries. If you would like to know more about our history with this type of work, or of our capabilities, please e-mail us.
Job Vacancy: we are aware of a vacancy for a Head of Procurement in an international organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland - e-mail if interested.
Our Commercial Negotiations Work
We have been involved in commercial negotiations as negotiators, consultants and trainers for more than 20 years. If you are interested in learning more about our negotiation work, please e-mail us.
Ian Tait has been invited to present to an international audience in New York City at the end of February 2012. Ian will lead a half-day session on how to negotiate effectively with suppliers from across the globe. More than 50 organisations from around the world will be represented at the session.
Our trading address is:
Ian Tait and Co Ltd Suite 181 Maddison House 226 High Street Croydon CR9 1DF United Kingdom
To contact us by e-mail: please use the visitor box immediately above.
Or call us on Freephone 0800 0834 717.
Thank you.
A Private Limited Company. Registered in England at above address. Company Registration No. 04249628.
Approved Supplier to The United Nations Approved Supplier to London Development Agency Approved Supplier to Her Majesty's Government Highly Commended CIPS Education Scheme Provider
Current and Previous Clients include:
The British Council The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Cranfield School of Management The Crown Agents The Department for International Development The European Agency for Reconstruction The European Union Mission in Kosovo ICO Manchester Business School The United Nations
as well as a range of private sector organisations and Higher Education establishments in the UK
We have worked in almost 30 countries around the globe
