NIGP Resources

Educational Solutions from NIGP

Every public procurement professional faces the tough challenge of meeting the imperative to provide top-quality services while maximizing cost efficiency. NIGP’s real-world educational solutions give you the expanded knowledge and strengthened capabilities you need to succeed, all without breaking your budget.

NIGP offers comprehensive and relevant professional development and certification preparation solutions that fit your unique circumstances.

Face-2-Face Courses

Face-2-Face courses are one-, two- and three-day classes. All NIGP courses are eligible for UPPCC certification and recertification points. Offerings are conducted through NIGP’s network of 76 chapters throughout the United States and Canada. NIGP can also contract directly with agencies to provide onsite training.

3-day Foundation Courses (24 contact hours)

• Contract Administration
• Developing and Managing Requests for Proposals
• Introduction to Public Procurement
• Legal Aspects of Public Procurement
• Sourcing in the Public Sector
• Strategic Procurement Planning

2-day Courses (16 contact hours)

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Capital Acquisitions
• Change Management for Procurement Professionals
• Contracting for Construction Services
• Contracting for Public Sector Services
• CPPB Prep
• CPPO Prep
• Customer Service: The Key to Success in Public Procurement
• Effective Contract Writing
• Fundamentals of Leadership and Management
• Get What you need through Successful Negotiations
• Logistics and Transportation
• Performance Based Request for Proposals
• Presentation Skills for Procurement Officials
• Procurement Under Federal Programs and Grants
• Project Management for Workgroups
• Risk Management in Public Contracting
• Warehousing and Inventory Control

1-day Courses (8 contact hours)

• Adding Value to the Procurement Process
• Effective Management of Construction Contracts
• Ethics: A Survival Kit for Public Procurement
• Managing Your End -Users And Suppliers: It’s All About Relationships
• Marketing 101 for the Procurement Professional
• Principles and Techniques of Problem Solving
• Protests and Disputes: What is a Buyer to Do?
• World Class Procurement Practices

Online Courses

Compressed schedules and travel budgets make online educational experiences increasingly attractive. From highly-interactive, university-style NIGP courses to independent study business courses, learning is pertinent, flexible and affordable.

• Interactive Courses
• 24 contact hours (8 weeks)
• Contract Administration
• Developing & Managing RFPs
• 16 contact hours (5-6 weeks)
• Online CPPB Prep
• Online CPPO Prep
• Fundamentals of Leadership and Management

Interactive courses are for serious learners: require participation in group projects, independent assignments and discussions.

• Independent Learning
• (1-8 contract hours)
• Basics of Business Math
• Business Communication – Written
• CPPB Assessment (0 contact hours)
• CPPO Assessment (0 contact hours)
• Fundamentals of Business Management
• How to Process and Evaluate Bids
• Leading High Performance Teams
• Negotiating Skills – Influence and Persuasion
• Project Management
• Specification Writing
• Time Management Fundamentals

Webinars

90-minute topical online classes that provide time-challenged professionals the opportunity to earn certification points and CEUs without ever leaving the office. See currently scheduled webinars at www.nigp.org.

Annual Forum & Products Exposition

Every summer NIGP hosts the largest gathering of public procurement officials in North America. Forum offers almost five days of educational workshops, networking and social events with two half-days dedicated to the products exposition. Mark your calendar for NIGP Forum 2012 in Seattle, Washington, on August 18-August 22.

Executive Certificate in Public Procurement

The Executive Certificate in Public Procurement is a certificate program for senior level personnel produced by faculty from NIGP and Florida Atlantic University (FAU).

For more information, contact [email protected].

Certification Preparation

NIGP can help you meet your certification goals with an exceptional suite of products to assist in preparing for the Certified Public Procurement Buyer (CPPB) and Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) exams.

• Recommended Preparation Strategy
• Start early
• Cert Prep Assessment/Prep Course
• Know the domain area you need more time to review
• Join or start a study group with your chapter
• Use NIGP’s Contact-An-Expert Resource

Cert Prep Courses:

• Contract Administration (Online and Face-2-Face)
• Developing & Managing RFPs (Online and Face-2-Face)
• Introduction to Public Procurement
• Legal Aspects of Public Procurement
• Planning, Scheduling and Requirement Analysis
• Sourcing in the Public Sector
• CPPB or CPPO Prep Courses (Online and Face-2-Face)
• Online Assessment Tool

Cert Prep Resources

• Cert Prep Timeline
• Course Schedule
• Chapter Study Groups
• Contact-an-Expert
• For more information, visit www.nigp/certprep.

The 2012 UPPCC Exam Schedule and deadlines are as follows:

Spring Examinations

Fall Examinations

For more information on certification, visit www.uppcc.org.