Kentucky Procurement Institute Training Certificate Program Training Certification

Kentucky Procurement Institute Training & Certificate Program

Training & Certification Program Goals • Establish a consistent training framework for procurement professionals in Kentucky • Establish a certificate program to certify basic levels of training accomplished by a procurement professional • Create a clear framework to delegate procurement authority in a meaningful way • Raise the profession of procurement across the State

Certificate Program Small Purchase Authority (SPA) Training Required Certificates Awarded $1, 000 1. Foundations of Strategy & Policy Core Certificate (NIGP) OR Procurement 101: Foundations of Public Procurement (NASPO) 2. Intro to Kentucky Public Procurement 3. Intro to Professional Service Contracts None $10, 000 1. Training required for $1, 000 SPA 2. Advanced Kentucky Public Procurement Kentucky Certified Procurement Analyst (KCPA) $20, 000 1. KCPA certificate Kentucky Certified 2. Foundations of Sourcing & Contracting Procurement Core Certificate (NIGP) OR Introduction to Specialist (KCPS) Requests for Proposals (NASPO) 3. Kentucky Contract Administration $20, 000 + (Exclusive to the Finance & Administration Cabinet & limited agencies) 1. KCPS certificate Kentucky Certified 2. Negotiations Competency Module (NIGP) Procurement Manager OR Negotiations 104: Introduction to (KCPM) Negotiations (NASPO) 3. Introduction to Market Research (NASPO)

Certificate Program • Procurement staff with Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) or Certified Public Professional Officer (CPPO) designations will not be required to take NIGP or NASPO required courses. • Procurement staff without CPPB or CPPO designations that provide proof of completing the required NIGP or NASPO courses will not be required to retake those courses.

Delegated Small Purchase Authority • Delegated Small Purchase Authority will be standardized to three levels: $1, 000, $10, 000 & $20, 000 • Delegated Small Purchase Authority will be based on the level of training obtained by procurement staff within the agency, agency need & documented requirements according to 200 KAR 5: 302 Section 2. • The certificates obtained will document that an agency has well trained and knowledgeable staff.

Training • Agency staff must complete the training required for their agency’s Small Purchase Authority within one year to maintain that delegated authority • Agencies staff must continue to maintain required training to match their delegated authority. • Agencies will be asked to provide KPI with yearly reports verifying employee’s certificate level.

Training • Training will be offered periodically throughout the year. • A training schedule is available at https: //finance. ky. gov/services/eprocurement/Pages/Kentucky. Procurement-Institute-Training-and-Certificate-Program. aspx • NIGP – National Institute for Governmental Procurement For more information see http: //www. nigp. org/grow-professionally • NASPO – National Association of State Procurement Officials For more information see https: //www. naspo. org/procurement-u/