| Accredited purchasing practitioner certification | | | | apply for reaccreditation with the proper application |
| program is one of the special programs that is | | | | filled properly within 120 days before the expiry date. |
| administered from ISM (institute of supply | | | | Continuing education shall be done by following ways |
| management), USA. This certification will suit best to | | | | and they are: |
| the entry level professionals who wanted to seek a | | | | 1) Through college courses (whether it is persuaded |
| challenging career in the supply chain management | | | | or currently persuading). |
| field and this certification will also suit best to the | | | | 2) By taking the CPM examination in any of the |
| candidates who are working in the same field. | | | | modules. |
| Status of APP certification program: | | | | 3) Continuing education (whether it is persuaded or |
| ISM- institute of supply management, USA have | | | | persuading). |
| announced to the candidates that they can postmark | | | | 4) Contributions from the profession |
| their original APP lifelong application on or before | | | | As mentioned earlier, candidates can use this |
| February 28th 2007. So, candidates who have applied | | | | certification for up to 5 years and after that |
| the lifelong application before the date will be getting | | | | accreditation has to be done. Institute of supply |
| their life time validity in the APP certification. | | | | management (ISM) will provide 1 year grace period to |
| However, candidates who are applying newly for APP | | | | the candidates for applying. This one year grace |
| certification program will not get lifetime validity but | | | | period is just for applying the reaccreditation |
| instead they can use it for 5 years. | | | | procedures. Candidates cannot use the credentials of |
| Reaccreditation for APP certification: | | | | APP certification after the expiry date. This one year |
| Professionals who are seeking for reaccreditation | | | | grace period will not affect the next validity period |
| should accumulate with all processes at least 42 | | | | and the next validity remains with 5 years after |
| hours in continuing education. All candidates should | | | | recertifying. |