Course

Competency Module: Economics, Budget, Financial Management and Accounting

Name: Competency Module: Economics, Budget, Financial Management and Accounting
Author: NIGP

Date: 12/13/2024
Start Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time
End Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Time
Hosted By: Public Purchasers Association of Northern Ohio, Inc.
Instructor: Ms. Carolyn L. Everett, CPPO, CPPB
Ms. Carolyn L. Everett, CPPO, CPPB
bb_lex2007@yahoo.com — Phone: 859-329-1068 — Fax: 502-573-2215
Professional Certification(s) obtained: CPPO, CPPB

Experience: Carolyn retired from Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Finance and Administration Cabinet, Division of Engineering & Contract Administration (DECA), where she served a Strategic Procurement Specialist III.

> With over 29 years of experience, she has held a variety of positions in both the private and public sectors. Carolyn started her formal procurement career in the private sector, purchasing IT hardware, software, and paper goods for manufacturing plants, including Whirlpool Corporation. Later, she took a public procurement position at the Cabinet for Health & Family Services (CHFS), where she began as Administrative Secretary to the Branch Manager of the Procurement Dept. There, she moved through the ranks of Purchasing Officer I, II, III, Purchasing Agent I, and Internal Policy Analyst II, conducting complex Request For Proposals (RFPs) for Child Support, Food Stamps, Medicaid, IT technology, maintenance agreements, copiers, cell phones, etc. She also conducted solicitations for construction projects, equipment, maintenance, repairs, and Capital projects for the various State agencies, as well as the Kentucky universities and Department of Military Affairs.

Carolyn is a long time member and served as Chapter President for the Kentucky Public Procurement Association (KPPA) and serves on the Forum Committee for NIGP

NIGP Courses / Topics:
Contract Administration
Contracting for Construction Services
CPPO PREP
CPPB PREP
Developing and Managing Requests for Proposals
Introduction to Public Procurement
Level: Advanced Practitioner
Format: Virtual Instructor-Led
Contact Hours: 4
CEUs: 0.4

Focus Areas:

Business Principles
Economics, Budget, Financial Management, & Accounting

Enhance your procurement skills by mastering the art of scheduling procurements based on funding attributes and effectively overseeing spend-related activities. NIGP’s Competency Module: Economics, Budget, Financial Management and Accounting offers an activity-based learning experience where you will learn to promote greater efficiency and effectiveness in controlling and analyzing entity spend. This course is essential for procurement practitioners who want to ensure responsible use of funds and comply with regulations. Gain expertise in fund determination, expenditure classification, and making strategic procurement decisions.

Pricing:

Price	Cost	Begins	Ends
Competency Module: Economics, Budget, Financial Management & Accounting (Member: Standard)	$175.00	10/15/2024	12/12/2024
Competency Module: Economics, Budget, Financial Management & Accounting (Non-Member: Standard)	$275.00		12/12/2024

Competency Module: Economics, Budget, Financial Management & Accounting (Member: Standard) $175.00
Competency Module: Economics, Budget, Financial Management & Accounting (Non-Member: Standard) $275.00
(prices valid until Dec 12, 2024)

Spots available: 15

Objectives

In order to successfully earn a digital badge, learners must:

Schedule a procurement based on funding attributes.
Oversee and direct all spend-related activities to promote greater efficiency and effectiveness by engaging in the continuous process of controlling and analyzing entity spend.

Intended Audience

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

Mid-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as senior buyers, managers, directors, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.  
Non-procurement managers and supervisors who either provide procurement functions that support entity programs under delegated authority, or who already have a good understanding of basic procurement principles but wish to get more in-depth, hands-on training.  
Professionals who are employed by local governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly funded or created entities) who either serve within or manage the procurement function.

Supplier managers and supervisors seeking to understand the public procurement function from a more in-depth holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.

Completion Requirements

In order to successfully complete the NIGP Competency Module, learners must:

Attend and participate in the entirety of the instructional event.
Complete the post-course evaluation survey available in Aspire.
Complete the final assessment examination with a score of 82% or higher.

Miscellaneous

Payment Information

Register online with credit card
Register online and upload a Purchase Order
Register by fax and download the print & fax form

*FORM OF PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY REGISTRATION FORM FOR ORDER TO BE PROCESSED

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

Local Contact

Name:	Ella Foster
Phone:	216-356-3131
Fax:	216-350-5297
Email:	efoster@gcrta.org

Sessions

December 13, 2024

Competency Module: Economics, Budget, Financial Management and Accounting

December 13, 2024
Competency Module: Economics, Budget, Financial Management and Accounting

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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