Procurement Governance & Compliance Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Analyze the principles of good procurement governance, including transparency, accountability, competition, fairness, integrity, and value for money, on Day 1.
• Evaluate the participant's current procurement governance structures, roles, and committees for clarity, independence, and effectiveness.
• Design a delegation of authority framework that defines approval limits, responsibilities, and escalation for procurement decisions.
• Assess procurement policies, procedures, thresholds, and procurement methods for completeness, consistency, and alignment with applicable regulations.
• Develop a regulatory compliance map covering public procurement laws, sector regulations, anti-bribery requirements, sanctions, and data protection obligations relevant to procurement.
• Implement controls for managing exceptions, waivers, single-source procurement, and direct awards with clear justification and approval.
• Apply documentation and record-keeping standards that ensure a complete and defensible audit trail for each procurement.
• Design a procurement compliance management approach informed by ISO 37301 and ISO 37001 principles.
• Develop a compliance monitoring and testing plan, including sample-based reviews, key compliance indicators, and corrective action tracking.
• Implement fair and transparent processes for handling supplier complaints, challenges, and debriefings.
• Align procurement governance with enterprise risk management, internal audit, and the three lines model, and design governance reporting for senior leadership and boards.
• Design a procurement governance and compliance improvement plan for the participant's organization by the end of Day 5.

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Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Explain how strong procurement governance supports value for money, integrity, and institutional reputation.
• Review procurement governance structures and identify gaps in roles, mandates, and independence.
• Build or refine a clear delegation of authority matrix for procurement decisions.
• Assess procurement policies and procedures against regulatory requirements and good practice.
• Map the key laws and regulations that apply to their procurement activities and assign compliance ownership.
• Apply consistent criteria and controls for exceptions, waivers, and direct awards.
• Maintain complete procurement files that withstand audit and legal scrutiny.
• Design practical compliance controls and monitoring activities for procurement.
• Conduct compliance reviews and track corrective actions to closure.
• Handle supplier complaints and challenges fairly, consistently, and transparently.
• Report procurement governance and compliance performance clearly to leadership and boards.
• Present a practical plan to strengthen procurement governance and compliance in their organization.

Course Outline