Procurement Certification Training Program

The importance of procurement knowledge and training is often misunderstood by departments and their staff. From administrative personnel who place purchase orders, to managers who control budgets, to senior procurement managers who control agency procurement functions, procurement training offers a risk management approach to individuals and their departments.

The Procurement Certification Training Program develops procurement capacity throughout Government. This program of graduated courses is tailored to NSW Government legislation and practice, and spans understanding public sector procurement to strategic procurement competencies. Every course comprises units of competency from nationally recognised training packages.

PROGRESSION IN THE PROCUREMENT CERTIFICATION TRAINING PROGRAM

• Level 1: Anyone may attend this level. It will benefit everyone new to the NSW Government and those already working at any level who are not familiar with the NSW Government Procurement Frameworks and related legislation
• Level 2: Completion of Level 1 or a good working knowledge of procurement in the NSW Government sector
• Level 3: Completion of Level 2
• Level 4: Completion of corresponding Level 3 workshop

LEARNING PATH

Successful completion of the Procurement Certification Training Program provides the opportunity to gain Statements of Attainment expressed as equivalent Public Sector Training Package (PSP04) National Units of Competency. In turn, these Statements of Attainment can be utilised with further study to recognition of service, to gain qualifications. These qualifications range from Certificate III to Advanced Diploma and are nationally recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

Statements of Attainment are available on application from TAFE NSW. For more information, please contact NSW Procurement on 1800 679 289.

The eight levels of training offered are:

• Level 1 Understanding public sector procurement
• Level 2 Effective procurement capabilities
• Level 3A Intermediate procurement planning
• Level 3B Communication and negotiation in procurement
• Level 3C Intermediate procurement contract management
• Level 4A Strategic procurement planning
• Level 4B Strategic procurement negotiations
• Level 4C Strategic procurement contract management.

The program is facilitated by a team of procurement specialist assessors using practical assessment tasks and workplace-related projects to consolidate learning, translating into tangible benefits for participants.

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) Australia is the premier professional body in Australia for procurement professionals. CIPS has formally endorsed the Procurement Certification Training Program: participants studying for any course in the Program are entitled to student membership of CIPS; participants who have successfully completed Level 4 of the program are eligible to apply for CIPS Diploma membership and accelerated entry to the CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma.