Procurement Management Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply procurement principles and procedures to ensure compliance with organisational policies and relevant legislation.
• Analyse procurement needs and develop sourcing strategies that optimise cost, quality, and delivery.
• Evaluate supplier proposals and conduct negotiations to secure favourable terms and conditions.
• Implement contract management practices to monitor supplier performance and manage risks.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct and transparency throughout the procurement process.

Target Audience

This course is designed for procurement officers, supply chain managers, and professionals involved in purchasing and contract management within public or private sector organisations.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals enable learners to apply procurement concepts in simulated real-world scenarios. Activities include creating a procurement plan, evaluating supplier bids, negotiating contract terms, and using a simple e-procurement system.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Procurement Planning Exercise — Learners work in groups to analyse a case study and develop a comprehensive procurement plan, including stakeholder analysis, market research, and risk assessment. (4h)
• Practical 2: Bid Evaluation and Supplier Selection — Given a set of supplier responses to an RFP, learners evaluate bids using weighted criteria and select the best supplier, documenting their rationale. (4h)
• Practical 3: Contract Negotiation Role-Play — Learners simulate a negotiation between buyer and seller over contract terms, including price, delivery, and service levels, then draft a simple contract. (4h)
• Practical 4: E-Procurement System Simulation — Using a simulated e-procurement platform, learners process a purchase requisition, create a purchase order, and track receipt of goods. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.