Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM®)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) certification demonstrates that you have met NCMA’s highest standards for education, training, and experience, and have demonstrated your knowledge of the contract management competencies in the Contract Management Body of Knowledge.

A certified professional contracts manager (CPCM) shows that you are knowledgeable about all facets of contracts management, both within the government and the commercial arenas. To earn the CPCM, a candidate must take and pass the Certified Professional Contracts Manager module exam.

Certification is a mark of distinction. It sets the credentialed individual and his/her workplace apart from others in the same profession. A certified individual communicates that he or she has attained a certain level of expertise and is committed to maintaining the highest level of professionalism.

NCMA’s certification program, in particular, sharpens candidates’ focus. Certification provides a direct link between the individual in the workplace and the rest of the professional community. This link provides support, guidance, and opportunity.

Certification increases and enhances competition in the labor market. Employers also enjoy a level of assurance with respect to a certified individual’s knowledge, application of that knowledge, and continued professional development.

Upon successfully completing the CCCM/CPCM course, participants will demonstrate the ability to understand and apply the following:

• Apply CMBOK competencies to real-time contracts management and administration
• Evaluate the integration of other areas of business in the contract management field
• Understand both pre-award and post-award practices and procedures for contract management
• Understand the application of specialized knowledge areas in regards to contract administration