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Charting Your Course to Success
From foundational knowledge to advanced leadership skills, NIGP offers a wealth of tools and resources to help you navigate your professional journey and achieve your leadership goals.
Your step-by-step guide to a successful career in public procurement.
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All the tools to help you successfully prepare for certification.
Closes June 30.
NIGP and Sourcewell are dedicated to lifelong learning and professional development for every member.
Start your job search in the field of Public Procurement.
A Network of 18,000+ Professionals working in the field of Public Procurement.
As volunteers serve the Institute, the Institute serves the profession, and the profession serves society.
Each year, NIGP recognizes members who have achieved hallmark status in the eyes of their peers.
Fostering stronger relationships between suppliers and our members.
Register early—members get 20% off when enrolling 60+ days before courses start.
Boost efficiency, transparency, and accuracy in proposal management to improve contract outcomes.
Charting Your Course to Success
From foundational knowledge to advanced leadership skills, NIGP offers a wealth of tools and resources to help you navigate your professional journey and achieve your leadership goals.
Your step-by-step guide to a successful career in public procurement.
Get 20% off by registering 60 days prior to the course start date.
All the tools to help you successfully prepare for certification.
NIGP and Sourcewell are dedicated to lifelong learning and professional development for every member.
Start your job search in the field of Public Procurement.
A Network of 18,000+ Professionals working in the field of Public Procurement.
As volunteers serve the Institute, the Institute serves the profession, and the profession serves society.
Each year, NIGP recognizes members who have achieved hallmark status in the eyes of their peers.
Fostering stronger relationships between suppliers and our members.
Competency badges form the building blocks of the Certificates Program. You get laser-focused learning in any of the individual competencies that make up the Public Procurement Competency Framework. Competency badges are given after completing any one of the 33 competency modules and successfully passing the assessment.
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NIGP’ Risk Analysis course equips public procurement professionals with tools to identify, assess, and mitigate risks that could impact project objectives. Through activity based learning, you will learn to analyze procurement risks, implement strategies to transfer and reduce risk, and utilize insurance and bonds effectively. This course covers strategic and operational risks, risk control measures, and the proper use of risk management plans.
Upon successful completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
"I really enjoyed this course. As I have only been in Procurement for 5 months, it helped me learn the importance of knowing the risk, effects, and solutions to different scenarios I may encounter during my career. It taught me how risk analysis is key when conducting meetings for projects. A key point I learned is that you talk about EVERY type of risk you may encounter, because anything can happen within a project, and you want to be prepared so you do not cause more stress or work for yourself and others.”
Madison P. Addington, Buyer
Oconee County Procurement
Walhalla, SC
Designed to promote applicable experiences for practitioners working in the public sector, NIGP’s Pathways competency courses empower learners with the ready-to-implement actions they need to succeed in public procurement. This introductory course is designed for:
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.
Virtual Instructor-Led
In-Person
4.0
0.4
Foundations
Designed for public procurement professionals who are new to the profession or have 1-5 of experience.
In-Person and Virtual - 1/2 Day
Area 3: Planning & Analysis
Domain 2
This format combines the best of in-person learning by offering live participation with instructors and peers.
Instructor led discussion style classroom setting for those who prefer focused learning with maximum in-person interactions with instructors and peers.
This module must be scheduled in-person with an additional 1/2 day module.
In order to successfully complete the NIGP Competency Module, learners must: