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Effective procurement capabilities - NSW public sector

Effective procurement capabilities - NSW public sector

When: Thursday 19 & Friday 20 September 2019

Time: 9.00AM – 5.00PM

Where: Cliftons training rooms - Level 13, 60 Margaret St Sydney

Cost (incl. GST): Professional & Associate members $1,450  Affiliate & Non-members $1,550





Overview

 

  • Apply the NSW Government regulatory and policy framework to a procurement activity
  • Plan and conduct a procurement
  • Approach the market and manage a contract

 

This two-day program builds on the Introduction to NSW Public Sector Procurement course. It is designed for participants who purchase low risk, low value goods and services using whole of government or agency specific arrangements or by seeking competitive quotations. The program covers the complete lifecycle of a low risk, low value procurement from initial planning activities through to closing it out. The program targets any government officer who regularly undertakes or manages low risk, low value procurement and contracting activities, and also employees of State Owned Corporations. It is based on interactive and practical learning activities designed to allow participants to apply newly acquired knowledge to actual workplace scenarios.

 

Learning Outcomes

 

  • apply NSW Government regulatory and policy framework to a procurement activity
  • plan a procurement
  • approach the market
  • conduct a procurement
  • manage a contract
  • apply appropriate probity to a procurement.

 

Benefits to your organisation

 

  • compliance with the NSW Government Procurement Framework
  • contract disputes avoided
  • improved value for money arising from low risk, low value purchases

 

Benefits to you

 

  • understanding of how to plan a low risk, low value procurement process
  • ability to conduct an effective procurement activity
  • ability to manage a contract effectively

 



This training forms part of the NSW Public Sector Procurement Training.

This training is based on interactive and practical learning activities designed to allow participants to apply newly acquired knowledge to actual workplace scenarios.

 


Target Audience

 

This two-day program is designed for participants who are not procurement specialists but who may be involved in procurement activities that use whole-of-government or agency specific arrangements and/or involve seeking competitive quotations. Anyone who is new to government and/or to procurement should complete the Introduction to NSW Public Sector Procurement eLearning program prior to attending this course. 

 

Course Content

 

The following topics are covered in the course:

 

  • Planning a Procurement
  • Approaching the market
  • Conducting the procurement
  • Managing the contract
  • Introduction to contract law
  • NSW Government procurement electronic platforms
  • Corruption prevention in procurement.

Terms and Conditions

Cancellation policy
  • Cancellation must be in writing. 
  • Cancellation received more than 10 business days of the course start date — no penalty will be incurred.
  • Cancellation received within 7–10 business days of the course start date — 50% of the course fee will be payable.
  • Cancellation received within 1–6 business days of the course start date — 100% of the course fee will be payable.

Penalties may be waived in exceptional circumstances. Work commitments do not count as exceptional circumstances. Substitute nominees may attend in your place without penalty, provided that nominee details are provided within a minimum of 2 business days before course start date.

Note: If you do not cancel and do not attend, 100% of the course fee must be paid.

Transfer policy
  • Your course registration can be transferred to another course without penalty if requested more than 10 business days prior to the course start date. Otherwise, the above cancellation policy applies. Transfers can only be requested when the course fee has been paid in full. All requests for transfers must be in writing.
  • Transferring your registration to another person can be done at any time without penalty.
Contact

Feel free to contact our office on 02 8066 1900 or email [email protected] for any questions and/or clarifications.


When
19/09/2019 9:00 AM - 20/09/2019 5:00 PM
AUS Eastern Standard Time
Where
Cliftons, Level 13, 60 Margaret Street Sydney, NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA
Terms and Conditions
Payments

Payment is required prior to attending the event or course. Please contact an IPAA NSW staff member if an exception is required.

Payments - Online Events

If you have an outstanding invoice for the event, you will not receive a link to the live event. 

Online Events

Only people registered to the event can access the content. Do not share login details with people who have not registered to the event

Cancellation policy - Events
  • Cancellation must be in writing and confirmed by an IPAA NSW staff member
  • Cancellation received more than 10 business days prior to the event – no penalty will be incurred
  • Cancellation received within 6-10 business days of the event – 50% of the fee is payable
  • Cancellation received less than 6 business days prior to the event – 100% of the fee is payable
  • No show – 100% of the fee is payable
  • Registrations received less than 6 business days prior to the event are non-refundable.
Cancellation policy - Scheduled Courses
  • Cancellation must be in writing and confirmed by an IPAA NSW staff member
  • Cancellation received more than 10 business days prior to the start date – no penalty will be incurred
  • Cancellation received within 6-10 business days of the start date – 50% of the fee is payable
  • Cancellation received less than 6 business days prior to the start date – 100% of the fee is payable
  • No show – 100% of the fee is payable
  • Registrations received less than 6 business days prior to the start date are non-refundable.
Cancellation policy - Self-paced Courses
  • Cancellations are not permitted.

Note: If you do not cancel and do not attend and event or course, 100% of the fee must be paid.

Transfer policy - Events
  • All requests for transfers must be in writing
  • Substitute nominees may attend in your place where deemed appropriate; however, if a member wishes to substitute a non-member in their place the full fee will be payable.
Transfer policy - Scheduled Courses
  • All requests for transfers must be in writing
  • Your course registration can be transferred to another course without penalty if requested more than 10 business days prior to the course start date. Otherwise, the above cancellation policy applies. Transfers can only be requested when the course fee has been paid in full.
  • Transferring your registration to another person can be done at any time without penalty if nominee details are provided within a minimum of 2 business days prior to the course start date. Transferring from a member to a non-member will result in a fee increase in line with the non-member course fee.
Transfer policy - Self-paced Courses 
  • Transfers to another course are not allowed for self-paced courses.
We may in our discretion waive cancellation charges in exceptional circumstances, but we will not waive cancellation charges on account of work commitments.

Program Changes

IPAA NSW reserves the right to change programs/speakers/venue, or to cancel programs if the enrolment criteria are not met or when conditions beyond our control prevail. All registrants will be notified in the event of cancellation and their registration fee will be refunded.

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