How long does this certification take?

The programme is 11 Weeks and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

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Certified International Supply Chain Professional in São Tomé and Príncipe

Q: What is the Certified International Supply Chain Professional?

The Certified International Supply Chain Professional is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Procurement & Supply Chain.

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified International Supply Chain Professional

Certified International Supply Chain Professional: industry context, trends and professional standards
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
The procurement cycle and operating models
Procurement's contribution to organisational strategy
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Public versus private procurement
Supply markets and the enabling environment
Sustainability and responsible sourcing
Digital procurement and the future of the profession
Career pathways and professional development

Lead Time and Variability

Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Influencing and negotiation with stakeholders
Professional reporting and documentation
Presenting sourcing recommendations
Managing supplier communications
Leading procurement projects and change
Team leadership in procurement
Procurement transformation and operating models
Digital procurement roadmaps
Value and savings programmes
Category and supplier innovation
Agile and collaborative delivery
Professional ethics and codes (CIPS)

Supplier Capacity and Dependency

Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Supplier market analysis and competition
Contract performance, remedies and variations
Contract law fundamentals and formation
Terms, conditions and clauses
Service-level agreements and KPIs
Dispute resolution and claims
Supplier onboarding and due diligence
Supplier segmentation and relationship strategy
Supplier relationship management (SRM)
Performance measurement and scorecards
Innovation and value from suppliers
Managing underperformance and risk
Supplier diversity and local content
Collaboration and partnership models

Cost to Serve

Total cost of ownership versus purchase price
Freight, transport mode and route reliability
Warehouse operations and stock accuracy
Evaluation criteria and award
Probity, integrity and anti-corruption
Framework agreements and aggregation
Complaints, challenge and remedies
Contract oversight in the public sector
Internal customers and business partnering
Cross-functional collaboration
Integrity, transparency and fair dealing
Conflicts of interest and gifts
Governance of procurement decisions
Responsible and sustainable procurement
Compliance, audit and accountability

Disruption and Continuity Planning

Supplier dependency, development and continuity
Emergency, humanitarian and constrained procurement
Freight, transport mode and route reliability
System selection and implementation
Cybersecurity and data protection
AI, blockchain and digital supply chains
Supply chain risk identification and mapping
Risk assessment and prioritisation
Supplier financial and operational risk
Business continuity and contingency planning
Resilience and network redundancy
Geopolitical and disruption risk
Insurance, hedging and mitigation
Crisis management and recovery
Ethical and reputational risk

Demand and Requirement Planning

Demand management and controlling maverick spend
Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Supplier market analysis and competition
Negotiating with suppliers
Procurement fraud, collusion and bid rigging
Public procurement frameworks and principles
Competitive bidding and tender management
Transparency, fairness and value for money
Procurement KPIs and savings measurement
Total cost and value delivered
Process efficiency and cycle time
Continuous improvement and lean procurement
Supplier and category performance
Procurement maturity assessment
Driving measurable procurement value

Service Level Decisions

Inventory service levels and the cost of stockouts
Total cost of ownership versus purchase price
Demand management and controlling maverick spend
Supplier and contract management systems
E-sourcing and e-auctions
Supply chain visibility and control towers
Monitoring and early-warning systems
Ethical sourcing and modern slavery
Supplier codes of conduct and audits
Carbon, scope 3 and sustainable logistics
Specification writing and the specification trap
Capstone scoping: a real sourcing or supply challenge
Spend and situation analysis
Designing a sourcing or supply strategy
Business case and savings plan

Change and Improvement

Digital transformation strategy
Measuring digital transformation impact
Continuous improvement and DevOps metrics
Driving measurable IT improvement
Continuous improvement in delivery
Incident, problem and change management
Continual service improvement
Digital transformation roadmaps
Management accounts and dashboards
Goal setting and behavioural change in coaching
Continuous improvement of delivery
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Technology governance and change control
Foreign exchange and hedging
Change management and adoption

Safety and Continuity

Budget vs actual and variance
Health records, data and confidentiality
Telehealth and digital care delivery
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Cost and profitability analysis
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Risk assessment and safety planning
Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Brand safety and responsible marketing
Event risk, safety and contingency planning
Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
Forecasting and planning
Data visualisation for finance

Professional Standards

Ethics in communications
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
Ethics and professional standards in finance
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
Ethics, confidentiality and professional conduct in HR
Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Ethics and duty of care
Professional ethics and duty of care
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Ethics and responsible leadership
Ethics and professional conduct in security
Treating customers fairly and market conduct
Anti-corruption and financial-crime ethics
Data ethics and customer privacy
Bribery, corruption and conduct risk

Knowledge and Records

Complaint data and learning
Process and control documentation
Tender planning and documentation
Cognitive load and learning science
The learning and development profession
Learning strategy and business alignment
Learning cultures and the learning organisation
Blended and hybrid learning design
Motivation and self-directed learning
Training needs analysis and learning strategy
Knowledge management and capability building
Decision support and insight
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection

Performance Management

Logistics performance and cost control
Operations performance and throughput
Operational efficiency and channel management
Operational efficiency and cost-to-income
Sales performance and pipeline management
Social performance and outreach
System performance and reliability metrics
Performance and load testing
Measuring IT value and performance
Benchmarking against best practice
Performance management systems and cycles
Cost reduction and efficiency programmes
Performance measurement and KPI dashboards
Continuous feedback and performance conversations
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches

Procurement Practice

E-procurement and procure-to-pay systems
Spend analytics and dashboards
Implementation and contract plan
Spend analysis and demand aggregation
Global sourcing and international trade
Sourcing plans and go-to-market
Contract law and formation
Contract exit and renewal
Supplier development and innovation
Managing supplier risk
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Contracting and the three-way agreement
Employment relationship and the psychological contract
Talent sourcing channels and pipelines
Contractor and visitor safety

Supply Chain and Logistics

Logistics and distribution network design
Transport modes, planning and optimisation
Inventory management and optimisation
ABC analysis and stock optimisation
Manufacturing strategies: make-to-stock, make-to-order and batch versus flow
Regulation of transport: authorities, conventions and licensing
Service quality and the passenger experience in transport
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Logistics KPIs and cost control
Warehouse design and layout
Warehouse performance metrics
ABC analysis and stock policy
Warehouse management systems (WMS)
Livestock husbandry and productivity

Cost and Value

NGO financial management and budget-versus-actual discipline
How insurance works: risk pooling and the value chain
Claims investigation and fraud indicators
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Vehicle financing, insurance and total cost of ownership conversations
Costing production: standard costs, variances and the true cost of scrap
Non-revenue water, metering and cost recovery
Peer support and consultation
Preparing financial statements
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Interpreting financial statements
Prioritising experience investments
Cost, feasibility and impact analysis
Customer lifetime value
Growing value through service

Risk, Control and Integrity

Residual risk and ALARP
Risk registers and monitoring
Communicating risk to the workforce
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Compliance monitoring and enforcement
Duty of care and risk management
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Security governance and management systems
Likelihood, impact and risk rating
Risk treatment and countermeasures
Intelligence-led risk assessment
Project governance and assurance
Project governance frameworks
Compliance and regulatory projects
Change control and configuration

Legal and Regulatory

Legal, cost and feasibility analysis
Policy, planning and objectives
Legal and other requirements
Policy administration and customer service in insurance
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Tariffs, regulation and the economics of essential services
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Record-keeping and data protection
Advocacy and policy engagement
Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Managing refunds, disputes and goodwill
Regulatory compliance and central-bank rules
Regulatory reporting and audits
Regulatory liquidity ratios (LCR, NSFR)
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise

Data and Measurement

Data collection and analytics
Evidence-based improvement
Predictive safety analytics
Data quality and master data management
Sustainability reporting and disclosure
Risk registers and reporting
Comparable sales analysis and market evidence
Proposal development and donor reporting
Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Analytical techniques and bias
IT KPIs, SLAs and scorecards
Metrics, velocity and flow
Control monitoring and reporting
Data analytics in audit

Stakeholders and Negotiation

Relationship management and cross-selling
Wealth, SME and corporate relationships
Stakeholder communications
Mentoring, sponsorship and developmental relationships
Stakeholder mapping and engagement
Stakeholders and users of financial information
Stakeholders, agency and accountability
Shareholder and stakeholder rights
Stakeholder and investor engagement
Negotiation and conflict resolution
Negotiation strategy and planning
Relationship management and retention
Stakeholder mapping and collaboration
Managing difficult stakeholders
Stakeholder mapping in banking

Leadership and Decisions

Sanctions screening and PEP management
Liquidity and funding management
Scaling technology and teams
IT service management and ITIL
Configuration and asset management
IT project and portfolio management
Vendor, contract and asset management
IT financial management and value
Thought leadership
Category management and strategy
Managing risk and difficult cases
Organisational change management
Building project management maturity
Project management maturity assessment
Value and benefits management

Projects and Delivery

Demand planning and forecasting
Materials requirements planning (MRP)
Demand and supply planning (S&OP)
Capacity and production planning
Marketing planning and budgeting
Campaign planning and execution
Account planning and whitespace analysis
Leading campaigns and sales projects
Agri-enterprise planning and farm records
Team leadership in field and project settings
Designing and facilitating groups
Quality and delivery metrics
Driving measurable delivery improvement
Developing the project business case
Realising and measuring project value

Systems and Technology

Psychoeducation and workshops
Digital permits and inspections
Automation and safety technology
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Digital transformation and IT strategy
Bancassurance and digital insurance models
Designing an intervention or programme
Practice management systems
Ethics of technology in practice
Agile and digital transformation projects
Portfolio and resource management systems
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Digital and market transformation
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services
Traceability, recall and quality assurance systems

Operations and Quality

Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools
Process improvement and lean thinking
Quality management and standards
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
In-process quality control and inspection
Evidence-based practice
Mineral processing and beneficiation
Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects
Reporting quality and governance
Outcome and process measures
Quality planning and assurance
Design thinking for service
Service analytics and dashboards
Emerging service technologies
Leading service teams

Sustainability and Ethics

Sustainability and climate responsibility
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Continuous environmental improvement
Integration with quality and environment
Sustainable procurement principles and standards
Embedding sustainability in sourcing
Mine water, tailings and environmental management
Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Sustainability standards (GRI, ISSB)
Goal setting and contracting
Sustainability and environmental duty
Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)

Capability and Development

Leadership and management development
Competency framework development
Succession planning and talent pipelines
High-potential identification and talent reviews
Delegating for development
Managing resistance and capability building
Supplier development and improvement
Real estate development and project appraisal
Attachment and developmental theory
Lessons learned and development
Scaling delivery capability
Training and capability building
Message development and testing
Training needs analysis
Continuing professional development

Communication and Documentation

Communication and interpersonal skills
Influencing and presenting insights
Professional and persuasive communication
Transaction monitoring and suspicious reporting
Crisis communications
Communications strategy and planning
Internal communications
Corporate social responsibility communications
Presentation and public speaking
Voice, communication and delivery
Governance of ESG and reporting
Communicating financial results
Professional case study and presentation
Communicating with families and carers
Professional writing and reports

Strategic Context

Supply market analysis and Porter’s forces
Real options and strategic investment
Short-term financing and money markets
Sustainability strategy and materiality
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Reward strategy and total reward frameworks
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Vision, mission and strategic intent
Competitive strategy and positioning
Business model design and innovation
Setting strategic priorities and choices
Integrated marketing communications
Pricing strategy
Digital marketing strategy
Content marketing and editorial

International Trade

Traceability, certification and export requirements
Customs, clearing and compliance
Global sourcing and trade
Expanding into regional and export markets
Treatment planning and review
Transfer pricing and international tax
Cross-border data and transfers
Cross-cultural and global inclusion
Product and portfolio strategy
Go-to-market and channel strategy
Brand and reputation as strategic assets

Workforce

Customer and employee satisfaction
Employee engagement models and drivers
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
Workforce and shift management in retail
Workforce management and scheduling
Workforce planning and scheduling
Employee experience and engagement
Breeding, reproduction and genetic improvement
Herd and flock health planning and biosecurity
Data-driven decision support and analytics
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations

Customers and Demand

Voice of the customer and feedback
Vehicle specifications, trims and options in customer language
Customer retention in the vehicle ownership cycle
Demand, master scheduling and material requirements planning
Customer loyalty and repeat purchase in retail
Telecom products, tariffs and customer lifecycles
Client feedback and satisfaction
Customer personas and insight
The marketing concept and customer orientation
Growth strategy and demand generation
Forecasting revenue and demand
Customer experience transformation
Professional ethics in customer service
Customer service and CX strategy
Designing voice-of-customer programmes

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CISCP certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with CIPS, ISO and recognised procurement and supply-chain standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CISCP?

This certification is ideal for Procurement and Purchasing Officers, Supply Chain and Logistics Professionals, Contract and Category Managers and Warehouse and Inventory Managers, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in procurement, sourcing, contract management and supply chain operations with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CISCP certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 11 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CISCP internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CISCP certification?

The Certified International Supply Chain Professional is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 449 and Live Virtual at USD 649. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CISCP certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CISCP?

The Certified International Supply Chain Professional is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CISCP?

The Certified International Supply Chain Professional carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CISCP while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CISCP?

Graduates progress towards senior procurement, category and supply-chain leadership roles. The CISCP strengthens your expertise in procurement, sourcing, contract management and supply chain operations and positions you for advancement across corporates, NGOs, government and international organisations.

Certified International Supply Chain Professional