ADVANCED PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

The M3 Certification Programme provides advanced elements of specialization for procurement officers with a special focus on advanced contract management and sustainable procurement. In addition, it addresses other areas of knowledge and specialization such as e-procurement and the application of IFAD Social, Environmental and Climate Assessment Procedures (SECAP) through project procurement.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the M3 certification programme, participants are able to:

• present a strategic and general overview of public procurement and its recent developments: current trends in contract management, e-procurement, sustainable public procurement, IFAD Social, Environmental and Climate Assessment Procedures (SECAP);

• define a detailed and comprehensive framework of processes and tools to be established to plan and monitor contract management;

• explain how to integrate sustainability considerations—social, environmental and economic—into the procurement cycle;

• raise awareness of project stakeholders on SECAP and the importance of procurement in complying with the Social, Environmental and Climate Standards.

CONTENT

• Advanced Contract Management for Procurement of Goods, Works and Services

• Sustainable Public Procurement

• IFAD Social, Environmental and Climate Assessment Procedures (SECAP)

• E-procurement and technologies in procurement

• IFAD Procurement Management System

ACHIEVEMENT

This certificate of achievement has been delivered to the participants that have produced the required deliverables by completing three online modules, the face-to-face workshop, the relevant knowledge tests, and the final coaching phase including the successful submission of their final assignment:

• PHASE 1: 3 self-guided online modules with corresponding knowledge tests (18 hours of learning)

KNOWLEDGE 65%

SKILLS 25%

ATTITUDES 10%

• PHASE 2: Face-to-Face workshop (5 days: 30 hours of learning): Online / Face-to-face in Turin

KNOWLEDGE 40%

SKILLS 50%

ATTITUDES 10%

• PHASE 3: Practicum and online coaching phase: submission of the final assignment (12 hours of learning)

KNOWLEDGE 10%

SKILLS 75%

ATTITUDES 15%

NUMBER OF HOURS: 60