FAQ

There are two kinds of community memberships:  Free and Paid.

Free Membership:  Become a free community member by visiting the community page, select the “Free Member” option and complete the registration form. No payment is required for this membership level.

Paid Membership:  Become a paid community member by visiting the community page and select the “Paid Member” option. This will take you to our main checkout where you can purchase your paid community membership. This membership is $50 per month, paid annually. Purchase before Dec. 31 for a 50% discount for your first year. Valued at $3,500.

1. Community Membership gives you access to additional resources depending upon your membership level (Free Community Membership, Paid Community Membership).
2. It gives you access to the members directory where you will be able to find all the free and paid community members as well as view their profiles.
3. It gives you access to the private messaging tool where you can reach out directly to other community members.

Join the paid community for an enhanced experience and network with procurement professionals from across the country, as well as PSPP alumni. You will receive all features in the free community PLUS:

• Chat: create paid member tags and customized avatars
• Threaded Discussions: Hot Topics, links to procurement tools, weekly Q and A with procurement professionals, job notifications, notices about live events
• Courses: Two online, self-directed courses approx 7 hours each:
  • Contract Drafting
  • RFP and Tender Drafting
• The Legal Edge Library: Current legal cases and searchable library of all previously published cases.
• Articles: All articles published in the newsletter
• Live Interviews: One interview per month with a procurement professional broadcasted via video
• Community Discussion: Monthly Community Discussions moderated and hosted via video
• Sign Up as Speaker: Prestigious promotion on LinkedIn, Twitter, and on our website.

This is a feature of the Paid community and is located on the Paid member page.

This forum is dedicated to share experiences on hot topics and is available to Paid Community members. 

Yes, you can cancel anytime. You will still have access to the Paid Community for the entire duration and money will not be refunded. However, if you are a procurement geek like us, we know that you will value all of the resources, procurement courses, interviews with professionals, and opportunities to learn from and network with colleagues from across the country with a total value of nearly $3500. To cancel, email us at hello@theprocurementschool.com.

You will receive an email notification 7-Days prior to your auto-renew and you can cancel at that time.

If you are having issues logging in with the email address that you had registered with, there are a few steps you can take:

1. Make sure the email address and password are spelled correctly.
2. Check your junk or spam folders of the email address you had registered with. Be sure you have received an email confirming your registration.
3. Reset your password. See the FAQ tab for information on how to reset your password.

If you are still experiencing issues, please reach out to us.

To reset your password, go to the login link which you can find in the main menu or navigation bar at the top of the web page. Once you click the login link, you will be taken to the login form. At the bottom of the login form, you will see a link that says “Request a new password”. Click this link and you will be asked to fill in your email address or username. Once you fill this in and click submit, an email will be sent to the email address you input to the form. Be sure to check your junk or spam folder in case the email was directed to that folder.

If you are still unable to reset your password, please reach out to us.

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LMS stands for Learning Management System that users can leverage to access course content and related information online.

To register for a course, visit https://theprocurementschool.com/ and then click on REGISTER in the top right corner and navigate to the bottom of the page for your program of choice. 

You can find your course progress under the My Courses link in the main menu or navigation bar at the top of the web page. This page is where you will find the courses you are enrolled in, the on-demand courses that come with your Community membership level, your course progress, your letters of completion, and your final certificate.

In this section, learners from PSPP 301 can exchange thoughts and questions regarding PSPP 301 course curriculum. It is accessible on the  course page of PSPP 301.

The course may be slow to load due to a user’s internet connection, network speed or bandwidth. To check your connection speed, visit https://www.speedtest.net/. A good internet speed is at or above 25 Mbps.

If your connection is above 25Mbps and you are still experiencing issues, try to clear your cache, or try a different browser. To clear your cache, follow these instructions: https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-clear-your-cache-on-any-browser.

If you are still experiencing issues, please reach out to us.

The quiz may be slow to load due to a user’s internet connection, network speed or bandwidth. To check your connection speed, visit https://www.speedtest.net/. A good internet speed is at or above 25 Mbps.

If your connection is above 25Mbps and you are still experiencing issues, try to clear your cache, or try a different browser. To clear your cache, follow these instructions: https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-clear-your-cache-on-any-browser.

If you are still experiencing issues, please reach out to us.