You can achieve forecasting excellence by completing a 90 hours Curriculum; – 15 hours for a two-day Instructor-led CPDF Hands-on Workshop and 75 hours comprised of online e-learning combined with self study.

Day 1	Time	Hands-on Workshop
	9:00	Part 1 – Demand Forecasting in the Supply Chain
	9:30	Workshop 1 – Assessing the Impact of Factors: Ice Cream and Tourism Cases
	10:00	Part II – Data Exploration for Forecasting
	10:30	Coffee Break
	10:45	Workshop 2 – Establishing Trend and Seasonal Components
	11:15	Readout of Workshops 1 and 2
	11:30	Part III – Seasonal Decomposition of a Time Series
	12:30	Lunch
	13:30	Workshop 3 -  Seasonal Adjustment – Ice Cream and Tourism Cases
	14:30	Part IV –  Smoothing, Trending, and Outliers
	15:30	Coffee Break
	15:45	Workshop 4 – Forecasting With Short-term Forecasting Models
	16:30	Readout of Workshops 3 and 4
Day 2
	9:00	Part V – Improving Forecasting Accuracy
	9:45	Workshop 5 – Measuring Forecast Accuracy
	10:30	Coffee Break
	10:45	Part VI – Tracking Tools
	11:15	Workshop 6 – Creating a Time-Phased Order Forecast
	12:15	Readout of Workshops 5 and 6
	12:30	Lunch
	13:30	Part VII - Practical Uses of the Forecast
	14:30	Workshop 7 - A Simulated Forecasting Game – GLOBL Case
	15:30	Coffee Break
	16:00	Part VI - Implementing the Forecasting Process

After you complete this two-day instructor-led workshop, you will need to complete and submit nine (9) self-paced computer workshop exercises re-enforcing the principles, techniques and practices used by demand forecasters worldwide to qualify for CPDF(Basic) certification. Upon completion of this phase your CPDF (Basic) designation will help you stay competitive and enhance your salary opportunities of your career today.