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The Kentucky Procurement Institute offers a comprehensive training and certification program to establish a consistent framework for procurement professionals. The program aims to raise the profession of procurement in Kentucky and provide clear guidelines for delegated procurement authority.
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Kentucky Procurement InstituteTraining & 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 • Procurement staff with Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) or Certified Public Professional Officer (CPPO) designations will not be required to take NIGP required courses. • Procurement staff without CPPB or CPPO designations that provide proof of completing the required NIGP 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.
Next Steps • All agencies desiring a Small Purchase Authority in excess of $1,000, shall submit a request containing the information required per 200 KAR 5:302 Section 2 by February 17, 2017. A template is available. • Effective July 1, 2017, the current delegated Small Purchase Authorities will be revised to the level approved by Finance & Administration Cabinet Secretary. • Agency staff must complete the training required for their agency’s new Small Purchase Authority by June 30, 2018 to maintain the new delegated authority. • Agencies that do not complete the required training by June 30, 2018 will revert to the authority level corresponding to their completed level of training.
Training • Training will be offered periodically throughout the year. • A training schedule is available at http://finance.ky.gov/services/eprocurement/Pages/Kentucky-Procurement-Institute---Training-and-Certificate-Program.aspx • New staff hired after June 30, 2018 must complete the required training within one year.
NIGP Training Cost NIGP – the National Institute for Governmental Procurement is a national standard for procurement training For more information see http://www.nigp.org/grow-professionally • KPPA awards scholarships annually to its members who complete NIGP classes hosted by KPPA based on available KPPA funds. For more details see https://www.kppanigp.org/