October 14, 2009 at 12:00 Noon, New York time.

This introduction to the COP Program details everything you need to know about becoming certified!  You’ll be taken through the elements of certification as well as the process. You’ll also complete a personal roadmap to certification. The prerecorded webinar is roughly 40 minutes in length.

The Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) designation distinguishes individuals as leaders in the field of outsourcing. It powerfully demonstrates that they possess the experience and knowledge required to design, implement, and manage outsourcing initiatives that have a high probability of achieving an organization’s intended outcomes.

This professional designation, which focuses on the management process of outsourcing itself, is equally valuable to individuals working as customers, providers, or advisors. It promotes an environment where all of the parties to an outsourcing business relationship have a common and shared professional knowledge, approach, and commitment to mutual success.

To become a Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) applicants must demonstrate their professional capabilities through a combination of:

• Comprehensive Work Experience in the field of outsourcing as demonstrated by their actual accomplishments on one or more projects for one or more organizations
• Knowledge and Education through successful completion of the COP Master Class, and/or by holding a relevant post-graduate degree and by passing the COP Examination.

Applications are completed online and are reviewed and scored by the Certification Committee.  All applicants are encouraged to attend a Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) Preparation Class  to accelerate their process toward certification.