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Individual Training for Demand Planning, Forecasting & S&OP/IBP
Build practical planning skills around your schedule.
Build practical skills you can apply on the job through live, immersive, and self-paced training. Choose the learning format that best fits your goals, schedule, and preferred level of interaction.
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Planning Focused Since 1982
Forecasting · Planning · S&OP/IBP
Choose the learning experience that fits you
Learn live with an instructor or on your own time. Your best option depends on how much interaction,
structure, and certification preparation you want.
Spring & Fall
Live Online Training
Join an instructor-led online program across multiple sessions. Ask questions in real time, work through exercises, and learn alongside other planning professionals.
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In person or virtual
Immersive Training
Go deeper through focused, hands-on training with a live instructor and practical exercises, offered in person at popular destinations or live virtually.
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Self-paced
eLearning
Structured self-paced learning with modules and knowledge checks. Ideal for professionals who want to build capability while preparing for applicable IBF certification or certificate exams.
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On-Demand Video Training
Learn from IBF instructors on your schedule with video-based training designed to build knowledge, refresh skills, and go deeper on planning topics at your own pace.
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Learn Your Way
Choose the level of structure and flexibility that fits you.
Whether you prefer live interaction or learning on your own schedule, IBF gives you practical
ways to keep building planning capability.
Upcoming Training
Find your next live IBF program.
See the next Live Online and Immersive sessions, in person or virtual.
Training Topics
IBF training covers the core disciplines planning professionals need to build stronger capability.
Program availability varies by format and scheduled date.
Demand Planning & Forecasting
Advanced Forecasting & Analytics
S&OP / IBP
Supply Chain Planning
Supply & Demand Essentials
AI in Forecasting & Planning
New Product Forecasting & Planning
Looking for a specific topic?
Use the live training schedule to see upcoming programs, or choose eLearning and on-demand options for flexible access where available.
What stronger planning skills can do for you
IBF training is designed to help you apply better planning practices on the job while strengthening
your value as a planning professional.
Make better planning decisions
Strengthen the methods, analytics, and judgment you use to understand demand, evaluate scenarios, and support better business decisions.
Increase your business impact
Better connect forecasting and planning decisions to inventory, service, cash flow, and broader business performance.
Advance your career
Build the knowledge, confidence, and marketability to pursue broader planning responsibilities, leadership opportunities, and new roles.
Build and validate your expertise
Develop practical capability you can use immediately, with certification and certificate pathways available when you want to formally validate your knowledge.
Training & Certification
Build capability and validate it with certification
IBF training is designed first to build practical forecasting and planning knowledge you can use
on the job. At the same time, selected programs align with the body of knowledge used in IBF
certification and certificate programs, so the same learning can also prepare you to earn a
recognized credential.
CPF
Build a strong foundation in forecasting and planning while preparing for Certified Professional Forecaster exams where applicable.
ACPF
Advance your analytical and forecasting capability while preparing for Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster exams where applicable.
S&OP / Supply Chain Planning Certificates
Develop practical capability in S&OP/IBP or supply chain planning while also preparing for the corresponding IBF certificate pathway where applicable.
Prefer help choosing?
Contact IBF today and we can help match the right training format to your goals, schedule, and certification interests.
+1.516.504.7576 ·
support@ibf.org
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