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PSP60616 - Adv Dip of Procurement & Contracting (Online)

PSP60616 - Adv Dip of Procurement & Contracting (Online)

Course Overview

The Advanced Diploma of Procurement and Contracting covers the competencies required for planning, implementing, negotiating and managing highly complex, innovative, sophisticated and often long-term strategic procurement within established guidelines, policies and procedures (such as a tender), and the selection and management of the preferred contractor. All learners will hold a senior procurement role and will have knowledge of and be familiar with agency values, ethics, legislation and policy to an appropriate level. 

Learning Outcomes

  • Lead tactical and strategic procurement and contract negotiations.  
  • Be responsible for high-level value and risk procurements.
  • Lead procurement teams in the development and management of complex procurements.  
  • Form, manage and develop procurement teams and individual officers.  

NSW Public Sector Framework Capabilities

This course is targeted at Advanced to Highly Advanced level. The following behaviours from the framework are covered: 

Business enablers: Procurement and contract management

  • Understand and apply procurement processes to ensure effective purchasing and contract performance.
  • Ensure that government and organisational policy in relation to procurement and contract management is implemented.
  • Monitor procurement and contract management risks and ensure that this informs contract development, management and procurement decisions.
  • Take responsibility for procurement and contract management activities and decisions by applying the guidelines and procedures.
  • Promote the principles of risk management as applied to procurement projects, to identify and mitigate risk.
  • Represent the organisation in the resolution of complex/sensitive disputes with providers, suppliers and contractors.
  • Ensure that whole-of-government approaches to procurement and contract management are integrated into the organisation’s policies and practices.
  • Ensure that effective governance processes are in place for the organisation’s provider, supplier and contractor management, tendering, procurement and contracting policies, processes and outcomes.
  • Monitor and evaluate both compliance and effectiveness of procurement and contract management within the organisation.

Enquiries:
 For more information on our in-house courses and programs, please contact the IPAA Learning and Development Team on 02 8066 1900 or email [email protected].
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

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Online Events

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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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