Education

The APICS Portland Chapter offers a wide variety of educational offerings year-round. Select a topic area of interest below for more information about registration, contacts and class schedules. If you don't see a APICS class or offering you are interested in, please our education department. Please read our policies on refunds and privacy.

APICS certification programs are recognized worldwide and provide operations management professionals with a relevant, essential education that equips them for today's fast-changing marketplace. Regarded as the standards of professional excellence and quality within the manufacturing and service industries, APICS' certifications enhance your marketability and can lead to greater opportunities.

Looking into taking APICS certification courses? The discounts received as an APICS member pays for the membership itself. Click here to read about the benefits of APICS certifications and see a comparison of CPIM vs CSCP course tracks.

Schedule of Course Offerings

	Winter 2013	Spring 2013	Summer 2013	Fall 2013	Winter 2014	Spring 2014	Summer 2014	Fall 2014
BSCM	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
MPR	X		X		X		X
DSP		X		X		X		X
ECO			X		X		X
SMR		X		X		X		X
CSCP	X	X		X		X		X

Frequently Asked Questions regarding APICS Certifications and classes.

New! The National Program on Non-collegiate Sponsored Instruction, PONSI, has extended college credit recommendations for all current APICS certification exams (APICS CPIM and APICS CSCP) Click here for details. Request your official transcript from APICS today to redeem your college credit. Click here for PONSI Credit Recommendations.

Education Offerings

Courses are offered in three class formats to match your schedules and meet your professional needs:

• Weekly
• Daily
• In-House

We offer the following courses:

• CPIM Certification and Classes
• CSCP Certification and Classes
• CFSCM Classes
• Fundamentals Classes
• Inventory Control Workshops
• Lean Enterprise Workshop Series
• Global Sourcing Workshop Series
• Stand Alone Workshops
• Application Education Series
• Theory of Constraints Series
• In-House Courses
• Seminars
• Plant Tours

Certified Members

• CFPIM Members
• CPIM Members
• CIRM Members
• CSCP Members

Chapter Faculty

• Instructors

Related Topics

• Testing Site Information (coming soon)
• CPIM Certification Maintenance (coming soon)
• Become an Instructor (coming soon)
• CSCP Test Information
• CPIM Test Information
• CPIM Certification Maintenance
• Department of Veterans Affairs Certification Test Reimbursement
• Unemployment Education Benefits. You can attend school and receive benefits if you are in an approved training program. APICS courses have recently qualified for benefits. Unemployment Insurance claimants are required to contact the Employment Department about school participation as soon as they have committed themselves to attending school. They need to call the Unemployment Insurance Contact Center before they start school to provide information. The UI Contact Center for the Portland Metro area is (503) 451-2400. Please also refer to the Oregon Employment office website and the Training Unemployment Insurance Program web page for more information.