CERTIFICATION STANDARDS & CORE PLUS DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
PURCHASING LEVEL II

Type of Assignment	Representative Activities
Purchasing Agent or Supervisory Purchasing Agent	Purchases, rents, or leases supplies, services and equipment through either simplified acquisition procedures or placement of orders against pre-established contractual instruments to support operational requirements

Core Certification Standards (required for DAWIA certification)
Acquisition Training	None required
Functional Training	CON 121 Contract Planning CON 124 Contract Execution CON 127 Contract Management CLC 033 Contract Format and Structure for DoD e-Business Environment
Education	Formal education not required for certification
Experience	2 years of experience in purchasing

Core Plus Development Guide (desired training, education, and experience)	Type of Assignment
Training	Sup/Pur Agent
ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
CLC 020 Commercial Item Determination
CLC 023 Commercial Item Determination Executive Overview
CLC 027 Buy American Statute
CLC 060 Time and Materials Contracts
CLC 104 Analyzing Profit or Fee
CLC 131 Commercial Item Pricing
CLG 004 DoD Government Purchase Card Refresher Training
CON 216 Legal Considerations in Contracting

Education

32 semester hours of undergraduate work with emphasis in business.

Experience

None specified

Notes:

1 The Core Certification Standards section lists the training and/or education and experience REQUIRED for certification at this level for this career field within 24 months of assignment.
2 “(R)” following a course title indicates the course is delivered as resident-based instruction.
8 Level II is the highest certification level for this career field.
9 The Core Certification Standards section lists the training, education, and experience required for certification at this level. To be certified at this level, workforce members must also possess a Level I certification in Purchasing.
10 When preparing your IDP, you and your supervisor should consider the training, education, and experience listed in the Core Plus Development Guide at this and the lower level(s) if not already completed. Personnel that have completed all elements of this and the lower-level guide should consider the guides associated with the Contracting career field for further development.