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Introduction
The Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) Certificate in Procurement Management is a 120 contact hour programme is geared towards equipping individuals with the full range of knowledge, skills and abilities required for engaging in all aspects of the procurement process. Students will also gain knowledge of the spectrum of information and communications technologies.
Who is this programme for?
The programme will aid those aspiring to become procurement professionals as well as those who engage in the supply of goods and services using the procurement function in industries such as retail, finance, projects and corporate planning.
Programme Structure
The programme consists of four courses. These may be taken together for the completion of the Certificate or participants may be allowed to complete any course for the award of the Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
- Introduction to Procurement
- The Economics of Procurement
- The Procurement Cycle
- Asset, Inventory and Records Management
When will the programme start?
Contact your nearest Open Campus Country Site on the start date for the programme.
Entry Requirements
Applicants should possess four CXC subjects or equivalent, or relevant professional experience at the clerical level or higher. Kindly contact an Open Campus Site location nearest to you for information on the application process.
Assessment Structure
A model of continuous in-course assessment will be applied to all courses within this programme. Students will be assessed at different intervals over the duration of each course which may include written examinations. Assignments may also include but are not limited to: case-based activities, practical assignments, presentations and other projects.
Course of Study
Inventories are crucial in the operation of any organisation and require proper planning, managing and controlling in order to achieve efficiency and maintain profit margins. As such, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills required to manage assets, inventory and records in a procurement environment.
The Procurement cycle calls for various steps such as planning and preparing bid documents, publishing bid notices, receiving and evaluating bids, awarding of contracts and managing of contracts. This course will pay special attention to these topics using needs analyses and the development of procurement plans.
This course will expose participants to some of the main economic and management themes underlying effective management of the procurement function. Some of these include the total cost of ownership, the economics of framework agreements, contract bundling, among others.
This course provides participants with an overview of the ever-changing profession of procurement giving a description of the environment in which procurement occurs while identifying fundamental concepts in the discipline. It will also link procurement and the other organisational functions.
