Course

Competency Module: Standardization

Name: Competency Module: Standardization
Author: NIGP

Date: 04/23/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Time
End Time: 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Level: Foundation
Format: Virtual Instructor-Led
Contact Hours: 4
CEUs: 0.4

Focus Areas:

Planning and Analysis
Standardization

As stewards of the public trust and the party responsible for ensuring the value of the taxpayers’ dollar is obtained, public procurement professionals must consistently strive to ensure the ethical and legal expenditure of the entity’s funds. Key to this responsibility is the establishment of cross-departmental agreements based on the characteristics and quality of purchased products through the use of standards.

Pricing:

Price	Cost	Begins	Ends
Competency Module: Standardization (Member: Early)	$140.00		02/22/2025
Competency Module: Standardization (Member: Standard)	$175.00	02/23/2025	04/21/2025
Competency Module: Standardization (Non-Member: Standard)	$275.00		04/21/2025

Competency Module: Standardization (Member: Early) $140.00
Competency Module: Standardization (Non-Member: Standard) $275.00
(prices valid until Feb 22, 2025)

Spots available: 24

Objectives

NIGP's Standardization course creates a dedicated learning experience where students leave with the ability to:

Analyze the requirements of various internal stakeholders in order to adopt one set of specifications for commonly procured commodities.
Design contracts that satisfy the shared needs of multiple internal stakeholders to promote efficiency of the procurement function.

Intended Audience

This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics: 

Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.

Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.  
Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function. 
Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.

Completion Requirements

In order to successfully earn a digital badge in the Standardization competency, learners must:

Attend and participate in the entirety of the instructional event.
Complete the post-course evaluation survey available in Aspire.
Complete the final examination with a score of 71% or higher.

Competency Alignment

Get a Core Certificate: Foundations of Planning & Analysis by adding these competency modules:

Requirements Planning and Understanding
Cost, Price, and Value Analysis

Miscellaneous

Payment Information

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Methods of Payment Accepted: Check (make checks payable to NIGP), Purchase Orders (via print and fax form or online), and Credit Cards (Master Card, Visa, and American Express).

If paying by check, please make check payable to NIGP and send payment to:
NIGP, Attn: Seminar Registration
440 Monticello Avenue Suite 1802
PMB 63452
Norfolk, VA 23510

Sessions

April 23, 2025

Competency Module: Standardization

April 23, 2025
Competency Module: Standardization

Cancellation Policy

Registration and payment must be received 24 hours prior to the course start date. After this time, registrations will be based on space availability.  A full refund, less a $75 administrative fee will be given for cancellations made in writing 31+ days prior to the seminar date by emailing RegistrationInfo@nigp.org. No refunds are given for cancellations received within 24 hours of the seminar start date. There are no refunds for no-shows. If the seminar is cancelled for any reason, NIGP's liability is limited to the registration fee only.

Attendee substitutions within the same agency may be done at any time with email notification to NIGP. If attending via scholarship, please provide documentation verifying the scholarship issuer's name and contact information in lieu of payment information.

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