INPRI centers its offerings around the Public Sector Agenda for Sustainable Development, with courses on key aspects considered at the forefront of procurement reform, including new flexible procurement instruments, Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP), Sustainable Procurement and the improvement of the procurement function as a whole. The courses are essential for all those directly involved in the procurement function as well as for managers, business developers, policy makers, journalists, economists, lawyers, commercial officers and other middle to senior officials interested in gaining a thorough understanding of international procurement issues and practices shaping the world today.
Courses
Course #1. Basics of Public Procurement, 21 hours, 3 days
Audience: Procurement officials with up to three years of experience in the performance of the procurement function. Public sector officials interested in learning the intricacies of procurement. Representatives of private sector companies interested in selling to the government.
Basic theoretical underpinnings and step-by-step practical approach to the initial stages of public procurement, from the commitment of funds to initiating the procurement process, to selection and contract award. This course is designed for attendees to learn the skills of the trade from a theoretical and practical standpoint.
Course #7. Contract Administration and Management, 21 hours, 3 days
Audience: Officials of administrative units responsible for project/programme implementation, contract management and administration, as well as members of audit units, the Contractor General’s Office and oversight entities.
The course examines portfolio and project management, contract administration, including legal and technical aspects, compliance with contract covenants, best practices in internal control and reporting procedures, financial execution (payment and closing), and control mechanisms.
Course #2. Basics of Strategic Management applied to Public Procurement, 21 hours, 3 days
Audience: Procurement officials with up to three years of experience in the performance of the procurement function. Public sector officials with executive responsibilities in procurement, budget administration and execution of public policies.
Basic theoretical framework of strategic management, the links between public policies, budgetary management, performance measurement and indicators and saving incentives. Balanced Scorecards in public management as a tool to allocate resources, with the goal of increasing the quality, amount and coverage of services to citizens.
Course #8. Introduction to Sustainable Procurement, 7 hours, 1 day
Audience: Officials responsible for national procurement processes or who have a professional interest in these processes such as procurement officers, auditors, members of parliament and legal professionals, as well as private sector individuals, vendors and suppliers.
The course provides an in-depth look at new trends and approaches aimed at making public procurement socially responsible and environmentally sound, with considerations on their practical application, including “Green Procurement”.
Course #3. Applying International Best Practices in Public Procurement to the Contracting Cycle, 21 hours, 3 days
Audience: All those who have completed course # 1 with particular emphasis on those individuals who undertake or oversee procurement processes and actions, including implementing entities of internationally funded projects
Practical application of best practices to national procurement processes. Step-by-step adoption of best practices in the entire contracting cycle through lectures, analysis of bidding documents and case studies
Course #9. Introduction to International Best Practices in Public Procurement, 21 hours, 3 days
Audience: Officials responsible for or who have a professional interest in the national procurement process such as procurement officers, auditors, members of parliament and legal professionals, as well as private sector individuals, vendors and suppliers. Stand-alone course recommended for executing units of internationally funded projects
Provide participants with knowledge of international best practices and the procurement policies and procedures of the Multilateral Development Banks (WB, IADB, CDB)
Course #4. Best Practices for the Design and Application of Evaluation Criteria, 14 hours, 2 days
Audience: All those who have completed course # 3 with particular emphasis on those individuals who may be involved in the design and/or application of evaluation criteria for the selection of vendors and suppliers and contract awards, as well as those individuals interested in bid protest mechanisms
Practical approaches to the best practices for designing and applying effective criteria for evaluating offers. Detailed review of all required aspects involved in preparing effective evaluation criteria for different types of procurement processes, evaluation of proposals and awarding contracts
Course #10. Introduction to Portfolio Management and Procurement Issues, 14 hours, 2 days
Audience: Complementary course for senior management and policy makers.
Review of monitoring systems and problems arising from the heterogeneity of indicators and means of verification as they determine procurement actions. Evaluation of project progress through procurement execution. Avoiding excessive complexity in the use of monitoring systems
Course #5. Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP), 14 hours, 2 days
Audience: Officials responsible for the national procurement process or who have a professional interest in this process (procurement officers, auditors, members of parliament, legal and ICT professionals); private sector individuals, vendors and suppliers.
The course explores the policy, technical and technological aspects of introducing — or modernizing - and using an e-GP system. It gives consideration to the MDBs Roadmap for e-GP as well as international best practices. It also explores the advantages and disadvantages of e-GP, the difficulties to be overcome for its introduction, the particular training needs of the different stakeholders involved in the process and the potential rewards once introduced, citing specific examples of success stories in the region
Course #11 .Improving Institutional Service Delivery through Effective Procurement, 14 hours, 2 days
Audience: Complementary course for senior management and policy makers.
The course provides an introduction to the evaluation of the procurement process and the identification of procurement red flags as they affect the attainment of organizational goals. It also looks into the improvement of the procurement function as a means to attaining development goals
Course #6. The Logical Framework methodology applied to Procurement through better project design, implementation and evaluation, 21 hours, 3 days
Audience: As a continuation of courses #1 through #5, intended for officials responsible for the procurement process, directly or indirectly such as procurement officers, auditors, project managers, members of parliament, legal and ICT professionals
Application of Logical Framework (LF) Methodology to Project Design, Project Start Up and Project Restructuring as they relate to procurement issues and stakeholder involvement. Analysis of the effects of deficient procurement planning and execution problems on the delivery of goods and services
Course #12. Executive workshop on Improving the Quality of Public Expenditures through Strategic Procurement Planning and Budgeting, 4 hours, ½ day
Audience: Cabinet Ministers, Deputy Ministers; Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Agencies and Procurement Units responsible for strategic planning, budget or procurement policies and processes Stand-alone workshop
Application of best practices including electronic government procurement to ensure adequate alignment and implementation of strategic policy through integration of procurement planning and execution with budget planning and execution functions