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Description
Understanding the complexities of technology procurement specifications and cybersecurity requirements is essential for professional growth in public procurement. NIGP's Specialization Certificate: Technology Scope of Work & Cyber Security is a comprehensive, activity-based learning experience tailored to equip you with specialized skills in this critical area. Through this course, you will gain expertise in creating standardized templates, developing consistent solicitations, growing your supplier pool, and implementing essential cybersecurity measures to protect your entity.
Objectives
- Implement strategies to increase the consistency of technology procurements.
- Reduce the vulnerability of cyber-attacks to the entity.
Intended Audience
This certificate is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:
- Mid-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.
- 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.
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