People & Skills Lead - Jackie Foster
Procurement Scotland is leading a cross-sectoral approach to 'nurturing the talent' which already exists within the procurement community. We are facilitating a career development path to encourage graduates and professionals from other disciplines to consider procurement as a career.
Upcoming Training Events - Register Now
Remedies Directive Training
The Scottish Procurement Directorate are sponsoring Remedies Directive Training which is taking place during December 2009 and will be provided free of charge to delegates. Details of dates and venues are listed below.
Bookings can be made on-line at www.brodies.co.uk/events or by emailing Rachel Osborne at seminar@brodies.com
- 7th Dec, Edinburgh, Victoria Quay, 14.00 - 17.00
- 9th Dec, Aberdeen, Marywell Training & Conference Centre, 14.00 - 17.00
- 11th Dec Stirling, Barcelo Hotel, 9.30 - 12.30
- 17th Dec, Glasgow, Atlantic Quay, 9.30 - 12.30
Procurement Training and Development Calendar
The People & Skills Workstream in conjunction with the Centres of Expertise have developed a 'Procurement Training and Development Calendar'. This provides details of training and development events which have been organised by the Centres of Expertise for procurement staff in the Scottish public sector. The calendar also identifies which sectors the events are open to and who to contact for further information and to book places.
CIPS Events and Training Courses
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply are offering delegates who quote 'Scottish Government' a 10% discount when they are book a place at workshops and seminars held in Scotland, Northern Ireland or the North of England.
The discount applies to both member and non-member costs, but cannot be combined with the 'early bird' discount which applies if you book more than 6 weeks in advance of the event date.
Details of events can be found at the CIPS Workshops and Seminars website
Currently the following training courses are planned in Scotland:
All bookings and inquiries should be make over the phone or via email by contacting:
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, Event Management team
Tel: 01780 756777 ; E-mail: events@cips.org ; Web: www.cips.org
Remember that to benefit from the special discount, delegates should quote 'Scottish Government'
CIPS Professional Qualification Ladder
Please follow the links below for details of the 'CIPS Professional Qualification Ladder' training in Scotland provided by these Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply approved providers.
The Procurement Competency Framework
The Procurement Competency Framework has been developed by the cross-sectoral People and Skills Working Group to support the delivery of the recommendations in the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland (2006) which related specifically to the People and Skills. The framework has been approved and endorsed by the Heads of each of the Centres of Expertise for use in their sectors.
The framework identifies the skills and competency levels required by all staff involved in the procurement process and assists individuals to take ownership of their personal development through skills assessment, identification of training and development needs and career planning. The framework is intended to compliment and not replace existing personal development tools in organisations.
There are two versions of the framework available on this site which can be downloaded, the content is the same only the view is different.
The Chartered Institute have carried out a review of the Procurement Competency Framework and mapped the CIPS Qualification Ladder to the Framework. The review is very favourable and they note that "The Procurement Competency Framework is well-structured, easy to follow and readily transferable across the public sector in Scotland". Please review the CIPS Review of Competency Framework - November 2008
A review of the Competency Framework is now underway by The People and Skills Working Group, and further updates to the framework will be published on this website. If you would like to contribute to the review, please send your comments to the email address below.
If you require further information we can be contacted via email at ps-enquiries@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
People & Skills Workstream Updates and Membership
People and Skills Working Group
Membership of the People and Skills Work Group includes representation from across the Scottish Public Sector.
- Procurement Scotland - Jackie Foster (Workstream Lead) : 0131 244 0437
- Scottish Parliament
- Central Government Centre of Expertise
- eProcurement Scotland
- Scottish Procurement Directorate
- General Register Office for Scotland
- National Procurement, NHS
- Advanced Procurement Universities & College
- Edinburgh University
- Scotland Excel
- Moray Council
- Grampian Fire and Rescue Service
- Lothian Borders Police
<Top of Page>