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On Demand: Legislation & Legal Environment

  • Instructor: Online Learning
    Online Learning
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  • Level: Foundation
  • Format: On Demand
  • Contact Hours: 3
  • CEUs: 0.3
Mastering legal terms, legislation, and procurement functions is crucial for public procurement professionals to navigate legal limits effectively. NIGP’s On Demand: Legislation & Legal Environment is a comprehensive activity-based learning experience emphasizing compliance with legal principles and best practices in procurement. This course equips professionals with the necessary skills to ensure legal compliance and enhance organizational success. By understanding the attorney's role, rights, and obligations, individuals can streamline procurement processes and contribute significantly to their career growth in the field.
Pricing:
PriceCostBeginsEnds
Member - On Demand: Legislation & Legal Environment$115.0005/24/202112/31/2054
Non-Member - On Demand: Legislation & Legal Environment$165.0005/24/202112/31/2054
Member - On Demand: Legislation & Legal Environment $115.00
Non-Member - On Demand: Legislation & Legal Environment $165.00

Objectives

  • Identify, define, and apply legal terms, concepts, and principles in public procurement functions.
  • Distinguish between legislation and regulations governing general procurement, budget and finance, federally funded contracting, and public works and other special procurements.
  • Examine the role of the attorney in public procurement and contrast it to the role of the procurement professional.
  • Explain how the laws establish the rights and obligations of all parties

Intended Audience

This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:  

  • Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.   

  • Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.   

  • Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function.  

  • Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.  


Completion Requirements

  • Complete all On-Demand content
  • Complete the final assessment examination with a score of 80% or higher

Competency Alignment

Get a Core Certificate: Foundations of Strategy & Policy by adding these competency modules:

  • Enabling Regulations & Compliance
  • Mission & Public Benefit
  • Ethics, Integrity and Transparency
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Payment Information

  • Register online with credit card
  • Register online and upload a Purchase Order
  • Register by fax and download the print & fax form

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Methods of Payment Accepted: Check (make checks payable to NIGP), Purchase Orders (via print and fax form or online), and Credit Cards (Master Card, Visa, and American Express).

If paying by check, please make check payable to NIGP and send payment to:
NIGP, Attn: Seminar Registration
440 Monticello Avenue Suite 1802
PMB 63452
Norfolk, VA 23510

Cancellation Policy

There are no refunds, all sales are final.

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On Demand: Legislation & Legal Environment

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