Procurement and contract management: Technical skills induction program
For employees new to Queensland Government procurement and/or contract management roles.
Background
Onboarding is a long-term commitment to ensure a new employee within an organisation has the tools, resources and support to perform in their role. Onboarding starts when the employee first accepts their role in the organisation/team and continues for approximately 3-6 months until the employee is fully integrated into the work environment.
For those who are new to the context of Queensland Government Procurement, it is important to:
- understand the strategic approach to procurement adopted by the Queensland Government
- become familiar with the Queensland Procurement Strategy (Opens in new window) and the Queensland Procurement Policy (QPP)
- understand the procurement lifecycle
- understand the contract management framework (Opens in new window)
- understand what a healthy supplier relationship looks like.
The table below proposes an approach to build the necessary foundations for a new employee who:
- takes on an entry level role in procurement and/or contract management
- offers services that contribute to procurement quality service delivery.
A sample professional development plan for new starters is detailed below and should be adapted to the needs of each new employee.
Objective for new starter | Pathway | Cost | Preferred timeframe |
Overarching Strategy | Read the Procurement Strategy | Nil | Week 1 |
Overarching Policy/Frameworks | Read the QPP Read the contract management framework | Nil | Week 1 |
Understanding low value/low risk procurements | Complete Procurement 101(eLearning) Access: Via your agency's learning management system | Nil | Week 1 |
Understanding the objectives of the QPP | Complete A Beginners' guide to the QPP (eLearning) Access: Via your agency's learning management system | Nil | Week 1 |
Skills to undertake low value/low risk procurement | Complete PCP Level 1 (Procurement Fundamentals) Certification Access: Via our partner IPAA – Procurement Certification Program Upcoming Courses. | $100 | Weeks 3-6 |
Beginner level practitioner skills in contract management | Complete Introduction to Good Practice Contract Management(eLearning) Access: Via your agency's learning management system | Nil | Weeks 4-7 |
Beginner level practitioner skills in leveraging procurement to deliver social outcomes | Complete Introduction to Good Practice Social Procurement(eLearning) Access: Via your agency's learning management system | Nil | Weeks 4-7 |
Intermediate practitioner skills in procuring goods or services for low-medium value/ low risk procurements. | Complete PCP Level 2 (Intermediate Procurement) Certification Access: Via our partner IPAA – Procurement Certification Program Upcoming Courses. | $1,145 | Weeks 12--16 |