Purple Sheep CPE™

Purple Sheep CPE™ is a dedicated professional education line within the Purple Sheep ecosystem, created specifically for practitioners who need clear instruction, documented learning outcomes, and verifiable completion.

Key Distinctions:

• Separate from consulting, coaching, and institutional frameworks 
• Designed for direct purchase 
• Applicable to individual recertification and departmental training needs 
• Built around real compliance, research, and leadership scenarios 
• Delivered by experienced research administration professionals

Purple Sheep CPE™ offers role-aligned professional education across the sponsored programs lifecycle. Courses are organized into structured tracks that support pe-award, post-award, and audit-facing responsibilities.

Current offerings include a fully developed Audit, Compliance & Institutional Readiness track, with Pre-Award and Post-Award Research Administration tracks in active development.

Focused on proposal development, budget formulation and justification, compliance checks prior to submission, and role clarity across faculty, department, and central offices.

Designed for professionals supporting sponsored projects before award.

Covers award setup, financial monitoring, documentation standards, effort management, closeout, and ongoing compliance responsibilities.
 

Designed for professionals managing sponsored projects after award.

Addresses audit expectations, common findings, internal controls, financial compliance, audit preparation, and sustainable corrective action practices.

Designed for research administrators, compliance professionals, and institutional leaders.

Learners may complete individual modules, bundled offerings, or full-track programs. Institutional bundle options are available for departments seeking lifecycle or audit-ready coverage.