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On Demand: Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting

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  • Level: Foundation
  • Format: On Demand
  • Contact Hours: 12.5
  • CEUs: 1.25
Understanding the critical skills essential in public procurement is vital for personal growth and professional success. NIGP’s On Demand: Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting is a self-paced, comprehensive learning experience covering sourcing, contracting, and negotiation strategies. This course equips procurement professionals with the necessary tools to excel in sourcing methods, specification development, and negotiation techniques. By mastering these skills, individuals can enhance their performance, contribute more effectively to their organization, and advance their career in the procurement industry.
Pricing:
PriceCostBeginsEnds
On Demand: Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting (Member)$360.0011/24/202012/31/2054
On Demand: Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting (Non-Member)$410.0011/24/202012/31/2054
On Demand: Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting (Member) $360.00
On Demand: Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting (Non-Member) $410.00

Objectives

Upon successful completion of the certificate, the certificate holder will be able to:

  • Identify the appropriate source selection method and describe the components required to successfully meet the needs of the end user.
  • Identify advantages and disadvantages of contracting for commodities.
  • Assist the end user in developing and preparing effective and open specifications, pricing strategies, and terms and conditions to promote maximum competition in the marketplace.
  • Evaluate offers, make awards and/or negotiate an optimal contract solution.
  • Identify and describe the different types of evaluation methodologies and their associated application.
  • Explain the process of receiving, opening and analyzing offers, methods for award, and award strategies.
  • Identify and select the most responsive offer(s) and responsible supplier(s).
  • Prepare to conduct a negotiation by engaging in market research, determining negotiating strategy and goals, and selecting the negotiating team.
  • Conduct and document negotiations with each selected offeror to determine the proposal that best meets entity needs.
  • Establish a performance assessment plan to ensure that all stakeholders are complying with the procurement as established in the contract.

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

In order to successfully complete the NIGP Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting Core Certificate, learners must:

  • Complete all course modules.
  • Complete the post-course evaluation survey available in Aspire.
  • Pass the final assessment examination with a score of 87% or higher.
  • Please Note: This On-Demand certificate is an abbreviated learning experience that emphasizes individual learning. As such, the contact hours have been adjusted based on average user experience. In addition, pre-work is not a requirement as these materials have been built into the self-paced learning experience.

Competency Alignment

This certificate is designed as an exercise-based learning experience and is tied to NIGP’s Public Procurement Competency Framework. Upon completion of the certificate requirements, learners will have demonstrated the successful knowledge, skills, and abilities in alignment with the following competencies:

  • Sourcing & Contracting Methods
  • Specification Development
  • Evaluation Methods
  • Negotiations Strategies
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