CPOE Certification [Certified Procurement Operations Executive] Package

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The CPOE (Certified Procurement Operations Executive) Certification Program is Level 4 of the Certified Procurement Operations Body of Knowledge (CPO-BOK) and covers executive procurement leadership skills. The CPOE (Certified Procurement Operations Executive) certification is not a replacement for the CPOS (Certified Procurement Operations Specialist), CPOP (Certified Procurement Operations Professional) or CPOM (Certified Procurement Operations Manager) Certifications, but simply a higher level of achievement. The CPOE Certification builds on the skills and knowledge that you have already acquired while earning the CPOS, CPOP and CPOM Certifications and adds training to master the skills of leadership for even better results and a greater bottom-line impact. 

The path to obtaining the CPOE (Certified Procurement Operations Executive) Certification involves completing the Level 4 online procurement courses and passing the CPOE exam. The CPOE exam is included with your registration.

What's Included

Your enrollment in the CPOE Certification Package includes access to the following components for one year.

Four Online Courses

The CPOE designation consists of training on four critical performance domains (courses), which are underpinned by 32 competencies and 180 sub-competencies, including:

Exam Attempt

A credit to take the CPOE Certification Exam (a savings of $495) is included in your registration fee. If you do not pass the certification exam on the included attempt, you may purchase a retake for an additional fee of $195 US.

Learning Resources

During the duration of your access and upon becoming certified as a CPOE, you will have access to all of the templates, worksheets, live and on-demand webinars, and more that are available within the NLPA Learning environment. 

Instructor Access

One year of instructor access with prompt responses through our program-specific discussion board. Ask as many questions as needed to assure that you understand the material.

Certificate and Engraved Award

Upon completing the CPOE certification program, you may download a certificate of completion from your Member Dashboard. Upon passing the certification exam and earning your CPOE designation, a beautifully engraved award will be sent to you by postal mail. Please note: If you live outside the US, you must pay for shipping to receive an award.

CPOE-BOK Online Courses

Complete four self-paced online procurement courses and pass all quizzes with 70% or higher. These courses cover Level 4 of the Certified Procurement Operations Body of Knowledge.

Certification Exam

After you have successfully completed each course with a quiz score of 70% or higher, you must take the CPOE Exam. You will not be able to access the exam until you have passed all required courses. The CPOE Exam consists of 120 multiple-choice questions and you will have 240 minutes to complete the exam. It is important that you are able to complete the CPOE Exam in one sitting—you will only have one attempt. 

If you do not pass the certification exam, you may retake the exam for an additional fee of $195 US.

  • Contains 21 Component(s), Includes Credits

    The CPOE Certification Program is Level 4 of the Certified Procurement Operations Body of Knowledge (CPO-BOK) and covers procurement executive leadership skills.

    The CPOE designation consists of training on four critical performance domains (courses), which are underpinned by 32 competencies and 180 sub-competencies, including:

    Our highly interactive, online courses include step-by-step instructions, interactive activities, quizzes, downloadable templates and worksheets, and more! PDF downloads of all course material is also included. 

    Throughout the duration of your access to the program, you will also have access to all of the templates, worksheets, live and on-demand webinars, and more that are available within the NLPA Learning environment. In addition, you'll receive instructor access with prompt responses through our program-specific discussion board. Ask as many questions as needed to assure that you understand the material.


    This is a self-paced course with no instructor-led forum and you have one year from registration to complete all course elements. It should take you approximately 32 hours to review the material and take any quizzes. All readings are provided in the course.

    This course has been pre-approved for 32 hours of CE credit.

    CPOE-BOK Online Courses

    Complete four self-paced online procurement courses and pass all quizzes with 70% or higher. These courses cover Level 4 of the Certified Procurement Operations Body of Knowledge (CPO-BOK) and covers procurement executive leadership skills.

    Certification Exam

    After you have successfully completed each course with a quiz score of 70% or higher, you must take the CPOE Exam. You will not be able to access the exam until you have passed all required courses. The CPOE Exam consists of 120 questions and you will have 240 minutes to complete the exam. It is important that you are able to complete the CPOE Exam in one sitting—you will only have one attempt to log into the exam. 

    If you do not pass the certification exam, you may retake the exam for an additional fee of $195 US.

  • Contains 3 Component(s)

    The CPOE certification examination is a vital component of earning the procurement operations executive credential.

    The CPOE certification exam is a vital component of earning the procurement operations executive credential. The examination consists of 120 challenging multiple-choice questions and you will have 240 minutes to complete the exam. It is important that you are able to complete the CPOE Exam in one sitting—you will only have one attempt. 

    You must receive 70% or higher to pass the exam. If you do not pass the exam, you may retake the exam for an additional fee of $195 US.


    You will have 60 days from the date of accepting the acknowledgment to complete the exam.

This CPOE Package holds 2 products, both of which are accessible under "Package Contents":

- The CPOE Program (courses), which holds the individual course content (SCORMs, PDFs, quizzes, individual course certificates)
- The CPOE Exam, which holds an acknowledgment component, the exam itself and a congratulatory message displayed upon passing


You must complete the program before accessing the exam. You do this by passing the individual course quizzes within the program. Note that when the program has been completed, you may continue to use its contents to review for your exam.

You will need to activate the exam product from within the package after completing the program quizzes. An "activate" button will be present on the exam product under "Package Contents". But you may only activate it while your package access is still active.

Following exam activation, you will need to accept the terms/acknowledgment component before making your attempt. This will grant an additional 60 days to take the exam.