Advanced Certificate in Public Procurement, Level 3 - CIPS Accredited

General information
Dates and venues: Almost 19 Nov - 23 Nov. 2018 in Rome, Italy
Duration: 5 days
Further information:
Course registration:

Passed registration deadline.

Course registration information
Fee:

$1975 USD per participant

Registration deadline: 16 Nov. 2018
Visa and travelling information
The course venue is:

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy

 

Accommodation:
Visas:

 

For information on applying for a visa, please click on the link below:

https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/italy-visa/

Designed for

This course is designed for procurement officers or those in functions that include close interaction with procurement, such as programme and project staff seeking advanced training in UN and public procurement planning, contract management and negotiations. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Level 3 builds on the capabilities developed in the level 2 course. A UNDP/CIPS Level 2 Certificate is therefore a prerequisite for registration at level 3. Therefore, please only register for the course if you have successfully passed UNDP/CIPS level 2 certification. No registrations will be accepted from students without necessary prior level 2 certification.

Objectives

By the end of the programme participants will be able to:

  • Analyse procurement strategies providing best fit to specific procurement requirements
  • Apply systematic risk assessment and management processes to procurement activities
  • Development and review of specifications for advanced procurement purposes
  • Conduct and document supplier research and market analysis and associated activities to facilitate the purchasing process
  • Understand and apply issues related to supplier development, supply alliances and supply chain management
  • Understanding bid evaluation methods
  • Conduct efficient cost and financial risk analysis
  • Execute effective contract development and management processes
  • Communicate effectively in various situations
  • How to apply the principles of conflict management
  • Communicate, council, and negotiate effectively with clients and suppliers
  • Demonstrate knowledge and application of the principles of professional personal development
Topics to be covered
  • Procurement systems and procedures
  • Risk management planning
  • Activities involved in specification development
  • Supplier research and market analysis
  • Contract development
  • Bid evaluation
  • Financial analysis principles and tools
  • Cost analysis incl. life-cycle costing
  • Types of contracts and arrangements
  • Developing contracts for services
  • Contract Administration
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Disputes, warranties and corrective action
  • Communicating with clients and suppliers
  • Communication and conflict management
  • Introduction to negotiation
  • Negotiation ethics and tactics
  • Personal professional development
Methodology
  • The course is designed to be highly interactive.
  • Participants will be working on challenging hands-on practical exercises and case studies with peers from other organizations and share best practices in public procurement.
  • The course will also provide participants with the opportunity to discuss the different procurement rules and regulations of the various UN and public organisations.
  • To be awarded the UNDP/CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Public Procurement students must successfully pass three tests:
  • Test I. The Multiple Choise Questionnaire (MCQ) conducted during the training course, where students must answer 100 multiple choice questions of which 80% have to be answered correctly in 2 hours. The MCQ will test the student’s knowledge and understanding of the course syllabus
  • Test II. In-class Workbook (ICW). Compolsory in class invididual exercise workbook to be completed during the course. Pass/fail, marked by course tutor(s) during the course.
  • Test III. The Work-Based Assignment (WBA) where students are given 8 weeks to complete a 3000 words written essay/project to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the syllabus and how this can be applied to a practical work-related case.
  • Students successfully completing the in-class MCQ and the WBA project will be awareded the dual UNDP/CIPS Level 3 “Advanced Certificate in Public Procurement".
  • For students requiring additional submissions of the work-based assessment (failed first and/or second attempt) the fee for resubmission is USD 250 per submission.
Quotes

"This is an excellent and concise training programme. It builds convincingly on Level 2 learning points and adds more advanced and generic knowledge especially to the planning, sourcing and contracting stages of the procurement process". Quote from a course participant from a Vienna based UN organisation

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Torben Soll
Torben Soll

Torben Soll is Deputy Director for UNDP’s Office of Procurement and Chief for the Global Procurement Services (GPS) Division in Copenhagen, Denmark; responsible for the provision of US$ 200-300 million worth of procurement services in selected strategic sectors, i.e. Election and ID, Health, Energy & Environment etc. The GPS also includes the Procurement Training Unit, in charge of providing training and CIPS accredited procurement certification programmes.

Torben is Chairing the Professional Development Working Group of the United Nation’s High-Level Committee on Management – Procurement Network (HLCM-PN) leading the common procurement professionalization efforts in the UN System.

For the Training Unit in UNDP, Torben is responsible for the design, development and implementation of procurement training, certification and quality assurance initiatives at individual, organizational and partner country levels.

Prior to joining UNDP, Torben spent four years with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) in Lebanon, where he worked as Team Leader and Economic Affairs Officer.

Before joining the UN system in 2000, he worked 7 years as Chief Consultant in Ramboll Management Ltd, the largest Danish private management consulting company in the area of public sector development.

Torben is a regular tutor on UNDP courses with the main focus being on the CIPS accredited Introductory (Level 2), Advanced (Level 3) Certificates in Public Procurement as well as the Strategic Diploma in Public Procurement (Level 4).

Torben is FCIPS (Fellow, Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) and has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (MPA) from Roskilde University, Denmark.