The following documentation and legislation provides a framework through which IIAPS and its students work together to create a positive environment for learning and academic achievement:

• IIAPS Brochures and Publications
• Internal codes of practice
• Programme requirements
• Registration papers

This documentation establishes the basis of an agreement between IIAPS and its students as to the rights, roles and responsibilities of both parties. Admission to IIAPS is subject to the requirement that the applicant will comply with the IIAPS's registration procedure and will duly observe this documentation.

Application and admission to IIAPS: information and requirements
It is essential that you provide accurate and complete information in your application form. If you fail to do so or the information you provide is discovered to be false, IIAPS may withdraw the offer of a place or require you to leave the study programme.

Study entry requirements
The requirements for admission to the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply are set out in relevant IIAPS Brochures and on our website (click here). Please read these details carefully to ensure you are eligible for admission.

Fees and payment
It is your responsibility to make sure your study fees and all other expenses relating to your course of study are paid in full and in a timely manner. A failure to pay will result in your failure to progress onto the next level or part of the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply.

The fees for each of the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply are published on the website (click here), and may be revised from time to time at the discretion of IIAPS.

As a member of IIAPS you will be bound by the IIAPS regulations on the payment of fees. If you are a sponsored student and your sponsor fails to pay your tuition fees, you will become responsible for payment.

Scholarships
IIAPS is a non-profit organisation and any annual trading surpluses are always allocated to either the Developing World Training Fund (DWTF), or the Best Practices Research Fund (BPRF).

The Developing World Training Fund (DWTF) provides free training places for potential International Green, Red and Black Belt candidates from disadvantaged students from countries in the Developing World.

Applicants for funding have to be from one of the countries designated as either Least Developed or Under Developed Countries by UNESCO, and they must be suitably qualified, but without obvious means of financial support. If you believe you are eligible for IIAPS training support under the DWTF please complete the membership application form, and also provide with it an explanation of your reasons for applying for a free training place.

The Best Practices Research Fund (BPRF) provides funding for research into best practices in purchasing and supply management. All aspects of the discipline, as broadly conceived, are eligible for consideration, and applications are welcome from any disciplinary background. Preference in funding will normally be given to research that has a demonstrable practical value for organisations and individuals operating within 'real world' organisations.

If you would like to apply for a BPRF grant please send an initial letter by email to info@iiaps.org, outlining the best practice area you wish to research, with an outline of the deliverables and potential benefits for the IIAPS and its practitioner community. Please also provide an initial outline of proposed timings and the anticipated costs of the research project.

Data protection and disclosure of personal information
The application procedure, registration and your progress through the course of study will provide IIAPS with a range of information about you. It will use this to support you on your programme and for the administration and management of IIAPS, including statistical analysis. Some information may be disclosed outside IIAPS, either at your request or in your interest.

The information is collected from a number of sources including your application, registration forms and references. We may disclose information relating to your progress through the course to your sponsor (if you have one).

Programmes, courses and modules
IIAPS will make all reasonable efforts to deliver your programme as described in our brochures and on our website. However, IIAPS may have to vary the method of delivery of your programme, and in some cases the content may be altered or updated, and your elearning support process may be changed.

In extreme circumstances IIAPS may have to discontinue your programme or amalgamate modules. In the highly unlikely event that IIAPS discontinues your programme or changes it significantly we will tell you at the earliest possible opportunity. Under such circumstances you may wish to withdraw your application.

The modules described in our brochures & website are provided as an illustration and may be subject to change.

Conduct
Students are required to study the relevant module videos & case study materials and operationalise their work in the Sourcematix® Simulation environment, as well as provide the required Assessment Reports and examinations and other activities that form part of their programme of study. This includes the requirement to submit Assessment Reports and coursework on time.

Students have one calendar year from their initial enrolment in any one of the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply to complete their course of study for each Belt. IIAPS reserves the right to discontinue the course of study of any student who is unable to complete their course of study satisfactorily within this timeframe.

Termination
You may be asked to discontinue your course of study:

• If your performance is not satisfactory, as determined solely at the discretion of IIAPS
• If you fail to pay your fees in accordance with IIAPS’s regulations on payment of fees
• If you are expelled or dismissed from any other organisation which you are required to attend or be a member of as part of your programme
• If, in the reasonable opinion of IIAPS, you failed to provide IIAPS with all relevant information or supplied false or misleading information relating to your application for your programme
• Depending on the circumstances, IIAPS may also be entitled to take legal action against you (for example, to recover an outstanding debt). Provided the action taken to terminate the agreement is in accordance with IIAPS's procedures, IIAPS will not be liable for any loss or damage, which you may suffer as a result. Neither the student nor IIAPS shall be liable to each other for any failure or delay in performing obligations if the failure or delay is due to any cause beyond that party's reasonable control, for example fire, flood or industrial dispute.

Intellectual property
You are subject to IIAPS regulations regarding intellectual property both whilst you are a student of IIAPS and afterwards.

IIAPS claims ownership of all of the intellectual property residing in the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications. Robertson Cox Ltd claims ownership of all intellectual property in the software tool which IIAPS licenses from Robertson Cox Ltd.

In studying for the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply students must accept the following rules about intellectual property ownership:

• No IPR protecting or subsisting in any part of the IIAPS International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications, or in the Sourcematix® software tool licensed from Robertson Cox Ltd, are or will be transferred to the Student in terms of the Agreement. IIAPS and Robertson Cox Ltd reserve all rights in the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications, and in the Sourcematix® software tool respectively.
• The Student shall not delete, alter or change in any way any copyright notices or proprietary marks contained within the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications, or in the Sourcematix® software tool, or on any physical media on which these are stored or which accompanies them.
• The Student shall not use any names or trademarks of IIAPS and/or of any Third Party contained in the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications, or in the Sourcematix® software tool, whether registered or unregistered, except as part of a copyright notice or proprietary notice, or to the extent permitted by the prior written consent of IIAPS or Robertson Cox Ltd.
• The Student shall not allow any Third Party access to International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications, or to the Sourcematix® software tool.
• The Student shall not modify, adapt, alter, merge, translate, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer all or any part of the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications, or of the Sourcematix® software tool.
• The Student shall not: (i) assign, rent, sub-licence, loan, mortgage, charge or otherwise deal in any way with all or any part of the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications, or of the Sourcematix® software tool; or (ii) attempt to or purport to do any such acts.
• The Student shall not use the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications, or the Sourcematix® software tool for any commercial purpose whatsoever.
• The Student shall not incorporate the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications, or the Sourcematix® software tool in any other product or documentation. The Student shall not purport to authorise incorporation of the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications, or the Sourcematix® software tool in any other product or documentation.
• The Student shall notify IIAPS immediately on becoming aware of any unauthorised possession and/or use of the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications, or of the Sourcematix® software tool by any Third Party.
• The Student shall not retain copies of or use the International Green, Red and Black Belts in Advanced Purchasing & Supply qualifications, or the Sourcematix® software tool for any purpose whatsoever following the completion of their course of study.

The agreement is between IIAPS and the student, and only these two parties can enforce the agreement between them. The agreement between the student and IIAPS is governed by the law of Arizona in the USA.

If you have any questions please contact the Head of Administrative Services at IIAPS.

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