If the following statements describe you, attaining the Certified Technology Procurement Executive designation should be your goal.

• You are a procurement professional with:
  
  1. six years of procurement-related experience and an associate’s degree, or
  2. five years of procurement-related experience and a bachelor's degree, or
  3. four years of procurement-related experience and a master's degree, or
  4. three years of procurement-related experience and a doctorate, or
  5. seven years experience without a degree.
• You are currently employed in a position where significant portions of your normal responsibilities include the procurement and/or management of technology products and services.
• You have decided to make technology procurement your career and are willing to commit to career-long professional development.

Those who are or would be classified as vendors are not eligible for CTPE accreditation.

CTPE Scoring and Reporting Information
To attain certified status, an applicant must correctly answer at least 70% of valid exam questions. (Exams may contain some questions that are being validated for future exam use. Validation questions will not be included in score computation.) Candidates will receive notification of pass-fail status within six weeks of the exam.

Unsuccessful candidates will receive a summary report that lists the actual points received. Successful candidates receive only notification of their passing status. Examination results will not be discussed over the telephone.

Appeals Process
Within 60 days following the announcement of your CTPE exam results, unsuccessful candidates may request that the CTPE Advisory Committee review their exams. No one other than the candidate may make the appeal. The CTPE Advisory Committee shall respond to the candidate within 60 days of receiving the appeal.

CTPE Application Information
Click here to apply for the CTPE program on-line. This application documents your professional and educational background. You will remain eligible to sit for the CTPE exam until successful completion.