On the day of A-level results, news reports have announced record results have been achieved yet again, with the 27th year-on-year increase. The scramble for university places begins, and in a few months students will be embarking on their path to graduation and future careers.
It is interesting to see that although the pivotal role procurement plays within many organisations has clearly been recognised amid such gloomy economic times, that a procurement career is perhaps not at the forefront of many higher education students' and graduates’ minds.
Steps to promote a career in procurement are being taken with the introduction of the Government Procurement Graduate Scheme (GPGS) and some private sector organisations are promoting relevant supply-chain graduate programmes and procurement recruitment drives, clearly marking out the path towards CIPS qualifications, which is promising to see.
Let’s hope that graduate talent will continue to enter the procurement profession and that their career path to get there becomes a little clearer to see.
