INPRI, Jamaica Ltd. has designed and delivers a comprehensive Public Procurement Training and Certification Series. It is an intense programme that covers the end-to-end public sector procurement framework. Participants are required to attend in-classroom instruction sessions and to perform out-of-classroom review and study, in order to successfully complete the programme. The Series consists of four volumes, each of which consecutively builds upon the other, ranging from Essential Elements of Public Sector Procurement to Intermediate to Advanced Competence in public sector procurement, complemented by a stand-alone course in Public Sector Procurement Performance Audit and Investigation. Upon completion of each volume, series participants will receive certificates of completion. A minimum of 3 hours of independent study and review is expected.
Courses
Volume #1. Essential Elements of Public Sector Procurement, 4 days, $US 1,850
Participants who are successful in the end-of-level examination will receive the INPRI Level 1 Certificate of Essential Elements of Public Sector Procurement.
Chapter 1: Public Procurement Essentials
Chapter 2: Public Sector Procurement Policy
Chapter 3: Achieving Value for Money
Chapter 4: Procurement Methods
Chapter 5: Evaluation Strategy and Contract Award Criteria
Chapter 6: Who's Keeping the Shop?.
Volume #3. Advanced Public Sector Procurement, 4 days, $US 1,850
Participants who are successful in the end-of-level examination will receive the INPRI Level 3 Certificate of Advanced Competence in Public Sector Procurement.
Chapter 1: The BIG Picture
Chapter 2: Strategic Sourcing
Chapter 3: Risk
Chapter 4: Other Procurement Methods
Chapter 5: Basic Project Management
Volume #2. Intermediate Public Sector Procurement, 4 days, $US 1,850
Participants who are successful in the end-of-level examination will receive the INPRI Level 2 Certificate of Intermediate Competence in Public Sector Procurement.
Chapter 1: Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP)
Chapter 2: Procurement Planning
Chapter 3: Preparation of Solicitation of Documents and Announcement of Procurement Opportunity
Chapter 4: From Award to Implementation to Closeout
Chapter 5: Preventing Corruption and Collusion in Public Sector Procurement
Volume #4. Public Sector Procurement Performance and Compliance Audit and Investigation, 4 days, $US 2,300
Participants who are successful in the end-of-level examination will receive the INPRI Certificate of Completion: Public Sector Procurement Audit and Investigation.
Overview: This specialized course targets procurement technicians, managers, regulators, auditors, monitors and investigators. It teaches participants objective, practical ways to monitor, evaluate, audit and ultimately control and manage different aspects of procurement performance and compliance. It also demonstrates a range of management controls and procurement best practice techniques that will uncover and minimize corruption.