Course

Core Certificate: Foundations of Strategy and Policy

Name: Core Certificate: Foundations of Strategy and Policy
Author: NIGP

Date: 03/06/2025 - 03/07/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM Eastern Time
End Time: 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Instructor: Ms. Barbara R. Johnson, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, FNIGP, CPPB
APO, Retired
Ms. Barbara R. Johnson, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, FNIGP, CPPB
brjohnson819@gmail.com — Phone: 614-507-0358
Barb is the former Agency Procurement Officer (APO) for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. She also served as the Procurement Manager for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority and the City of Columbus. Barb has served on the NIGP Board of Directors, the NIGP Certification Commission and many Public Procurement Institute committees and task forces. Barb has been honored and recognized with several NIGP Awards including the Albert H. Hall Memorial Award, Fellow of NIGP, a Distinguished Service Award, and a Procurement Manager of the Year Award. As a NIGP Instructor, Content Developer, Author, and Subject Matter Expert, Barb co-developed many of the Pathways Modules that enable course participants to demonstrate their competency and earn their NIGP Certified Procurement Professional (NIGP-CPP) credential. In 2010, she co-authored the update to the text entitled “Strategic Procurement Planning in the Public Sector.” Barb is a founding staff member and frequent contributor to Radio NIGP, a monthly Broadcast with topics of interest to public procurement professionals. Barb earned her Master of Public Administration Degree from The Ohio State University. She served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Public Procurement (JOPP.) She instructed courses and workshops for The Ohio State University, NIGP-The Institute for Public Procurement at North American Forums and chapters in the US and Canada, ISM – Institute for Supply Management Idaho Chapter, and many others upon request.
, Ms. Lynda Allair, NIGP-CPP, CPPO
Retired
Ms. Lynda Allair, NIGP-CPP, CPPO
seventowers@ymail.com — Phone: 705-944-5117
Lynda Allair, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, has over forty years of experience as a Public Sector Procurement Leader, involving policy development, post-merger amalgamation of functional groups, complex acquisitions, project implementation and change management, as well as business transformation within the provincial, municipal and health care sectors. Lynda retired from the BPS Supply Chain Secretariat, now a division of Supply Chain Ontario, for which she was a Project Lead providing project management advice and support to the broader public sector to modernize supply chain processes. Lynda is a Content Developer and Instructor for NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement. She also instructs courses in public procurement at the University of Guelph and others upon request, as well as providing consulting services through NIGP's Consulting program. She is a frequent speaker at NIGP Forum and other public sector events. She is a Past President of the Ontario Public Buyers Association chapter of NIGP and served nearly ten years as a Canadian Public Procurement Council (CPPC) Board member from its inception. Lynda is a recipient of NIGP's 2012 Distinguished Service Award, 2021 Anne Deatherage Meritorous Service Award, and the 2024 Instructor Hall of Fame Award. She is a Lions Club member, a former Library Board member, Chair of her local Church Board and volunteers within the community.
Level: Foundation
Format: Virtual Instructor-Led
Contact Hours: 17
CEUs: 1.7

Focus Areas:

Cultivating leadership skills is essential for public procurement professionals to excel in complex processes and contribute effectively to organizational success. NIGP’s Core Certificate: Foundations of Strategy and Policy is a comprehensive activity-based learning experience that integrates essential concepts like leadership, innovation, agility, and communication. This course equips practitioners with the necessary skillsets to advance in their careers and become successful leaders within the procurement function and their governmental entities. By engaging in case studies, scenarios, and mentorship, participants gain a foundational understanding of leadership practices and improve their overall performance in the field.

Pricing:

Price	Cost	Begins	Ends
Core Certificate: Foundations of Strategy and Policy (Member: Standard)	$465.00	01/06/2025	03/04/2025
Core Certificate: Foundations of Strategy and Policy (Non-Member: Standard)	$565.00		03/04/2025

Core Certificate: Foundations of Strategy and Policy (Member: Standard) $465.00
Core Certificate: Foundations of Strategy and Policy (Non-Member: Standard) $565.00
(prices valid until Mar 4, 2025)

Spots available: 14

Objectives

Upon successful completion of the certificate, the certificate holder will be able to:

Define leadership and explain its role in driving change, innovation, and agility.
Identify the factors a leader or manager can employ to promote change.
Identify strategic change and mastering a changing environment.
Identify the factors in interpersonal communication.
Recognize the role of the audience in effective communication and the importance of understanding an audience's needs.
Identify the different communication methods and strategies and explain under which circumstances specific methods and strategies are more likely to be successful.
Identify the application of specific organizational theories to workplace situations.
Assess opportunities to improve performance of the procurement organization based on identified challenges and conflicts.
Analyze context with an enhance understanding based on positions, issues, or problems related to the procurement function or issue.

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 complete the NIGP Foundations of Leadership Certificate, learners must:

Complete any pre-work materials provided prior to the course start date.
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 80% or higher.

Competency Alignment

This certificate is designed as an exercise-based learning experience and is tied to NIGP’s Public Procurement Competency Framework. Upon completion of the certificate requirements, learners will have demonstrated the successful knowledge, skills, and abilities in alignment with the following Level 1 competencies:

Driving Change, Innovation, Agility
Communication Strategies
Problem Solving & Critical Thinking

Miscellaneous

Payment Information

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Sessions

March 6, 2025

Core Certificate: Foundations of Strategy and Policy

March 6, 2025
Core Certificate: Foundations of Strategy and Policy

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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