- Compare and contrast examples of statutory, administrative law, common law, and policy that define illegal and unethical behavior.
- Assess ethical responses to specific procurement situations.
- Explain the importance of ethics and professionalism in public procurement.
- Identify components of a policy and procedure that openly and fairly disclose a procurement process as regulated by various levels/branches of government.
- Identify issues which inhibit high ethical standards application, particularly relating to gender, generational and diverse cultural norms.
Competency Module: Ethics, Integrity, and Transparency
- Date: 05/13/2025
- Start Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Time
- End Time: 3:00 PM Eastern Time
- Instructor: Ms. Mary LaBord Sims, NIGP-CPP, CPPOMs. Mary LaBord Sims, NIGP-CPP, CPPObfocus73@gmail.com — Phone: 803-960-9058Serves as consultant for NIGP in the facilitation of public purchasing classes for more than 20 years. Training classes includes Ethics, Integrity and Transparency, Mission and Public Benefit, Legislation and Legal Environment, and Sourcing in the Public Sector. Serves as subject matter expert in several areas including the development of core training material for training classes such as Transformation and Vision Creation and Contract Closeout.More than 40 years of public procurement experience including employment as procurement officer, purchasing manager, and procurement director. Work experience includes more than 30 years of employment at large state government agencies and institutions of higher education.
- Level: Foundation
- Format: Virtual Instructor-Led
- Contact Hours: 4
- CEUs: 0.4
- Policy and Legislation
- Ethics, Integrity and Transparency