Effective Public Procurement Management

Overview

One way of making the expenditure of organisations cost-effective is to control the procurement processes, by which means wastages will be curtailed. Organisations need to put in place measures that will control their procurements using best practices. One of these measures includes training employees in charge of procurement to acquire the necessary skills. In this course, participants will be taught the basic elements of procurement and be introduced to the skills needed for handling procurements effectively.

Who to Attend

Middle-Level Management Staff in-charge of Procurement in Public Sector organisations.

Objectives

The objectives of the course are, to:

Enable participants understand the elements of effective procurement.
Introduce participants to the skills for effective procurement.
Stimulate participants to handle procurements in their organisations effectively.

Outline

Overview of the Public Procurement Process.
Understanding Public Sector Organisations.
The Procurement Expenditure Cycle.
The Place of Procurement in Budget Preparation, Implementation, and Control.
Supply Chain Management.
The Relationship between Public Sector Purchasers and Private Sector Vendors.
Transparency and Accountability in the Public Procurement System.
Public-Private Partnership in Public Procurement.
Code of Ethics in Public Procurement.
Procurement Methods.
Planning Public Procurement.
Bid Procedures and Related Systems for Detecting and Preventing Fraud and Corruption.
Contract Principles.
Contract Administration for Goods, Works, and Services.
Monitoring and Evaluating the Procurement Process.
E-Procurement.
Training and Guidelines for Procurers and Vendors.