Procurement and Contract Management Basics - September
Procurement and Contract Management Basics aims to provide APS employees with an introduction to Commonwealth procurement and fundamental knowledge and skills essential for contract management. Awareness and understanding of the Commonwealth Procurement Framework is essential to ensure compliance when APS employees are required to commit and expend Commonwealth funds through procurement and undertake contract management activities.
This course has been designed to build the procurement and contract management capabilities of employees as the Commonwealth seeks to deliver more strategic value for money outcomes when undertaking the purchase of goods and services.
This learning experience has been provided by the Department of Finance.
Participant benefits
- Identify relevant elements of procurement legislation and policy.
- Assess Value for Money throughout procurement and contract management.
- Explain the four phases of the Procurement Lifecycle.
- Undertake key activities involved in procurement and contract management.
- Appropriately use contract extensions and variations.
- Describe the importance of maintaining complete and accurate records.
Suitable for
All staff. Suitable for officials who are new to procurement, may need a refresher, or who want to move to a role in procurement. It will benefit officials working in procurement on an ad hoc basis, regular procurers, and delegates.
Category and User Level
This learning experience is part of the Commonwealth Procurement and Contract Management Training Suite and aligns with the Procurement and Contract Management Profession Craft at the Foundation level.
Price
Free of charge.
Face-to-screen considerations
- Prior to the session start date, it is suggested that you check if your agency’s network has any restrictions using any virtual classroom platform. If you are unable to access the virtual classroom platform on your work device or network, you will need to use a personal device.
- Please ensure you have access to a working camera and microphone to participate.
Attendance (Virtual)
When you attend a virtual session:
- Provide your name or email when joining, as our attendance reports record this information from the virtual classroom platform.
- If you log into the session with a different email address to the one you are registered with, let us know to ensure your attendance is properly credited.
- If you join as a group from one location or cannot provide your details during the session, please email us afterwards so we capture your attendance.
- If we do not receive your information, you may receive a notice indicating you were not marked as attended.
* Capacity limits may apply. Please log into APSLearn to check availability.
- If the session is full or none of the additional sessions are suitable, you can express your interest, through APSLearn, for this event. You will be added to a mailing list to be notified when a new session becomes available.