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 Systems ACHIEVEMENT This certificate of achievement has been delivered to the participants that have produced the required deliverables by completing three online modules, the six-day face-to-face workshop in Turin and 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 (15 hours of learning) o KNOWLEDGE 65% o SKILLS 25% o ATTITUDES 10% • PHASE 2: Face-to-face workshop in Turin (6 days - 35 hours of learning) o KNOWLEDGE 40% o SKILLS 50% o ATTITUDES 10% • PHASE 3: Practicum and online coaching phase: submission of the final assignment (10 hours of learning) o KNOWLEDGE 10% o SKILLS 75% o ATTITUDES 15% NUMBER OF HOURS: 60