Membership Benefits


International Green, Red and Black Belt Members (MIIAPS) of the Institute receive the following membership benefits:

  • Life membership of IIAPS
  • Free access to the IIAPS careers advisory service
  • Free access to all alumni magazines, newsletters and linked-in services

Based on the membership level attained there are substantial discounts from the costs of additional IIAPS services. These services include:

  • IIAPS corporate accreditation service
  • The PSCM Index™ corporate benchmarking tool
  • The ICA Index™ individual competence assessment tool
  • IIAPS conferences and workshops on best practice
  • Consulting, mentoring & advisory services
  • In-company training programs
  • On-demand theory & praxis e-learning videos
  • IIAPS funded academic research studies
  • IIAPS Best Practice reports & other publications

International Green Belt members receive a 5% discount from the costs of these services. The discount for International Red Belt members is 10% and for International Black Belt (MIIAPS) members it is 15%.

In addition only International Black Belt members have access to the following awards:

  • The opportunity to become a Fellow of the IIAPS (FIIAPS) through contributions to global purchasing and supply management best practice
  • The opportunity to be awarded the prestigious Farmer Medal for outstanding contributions to global purchasing and supply management

Membership Levels

e-Learning Environment