Leadership skills are crucial for personal growth and success in public procurement. NIGP’s Core Certificate: Foundations of Leadership is a transformative, activity-based learning experience. This course equips professionals with essential skills in innovation, agility, communication, and relationship management. By mastering these abilities, individuals can excel in procurement, advance their careers, and contribute significantly to their organizations' success. Through targeted case studies and mentorship, participants gain the knowledge needed to lead effectively and drive positive change within their government entities.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of the certificate, the certificate holder will be able to:
- Define leadership and explain its role in driving change, innovation, and agility.
- Identify the factors a leader or manager can employ to promote change.
- Identify strategic change and mastering a changing environment.
- Identify the factors in interpersonal communication.
- Recognize the role of the audience in effective communication and the importance of understanding an audience's needs.
- Identify the different communication methods and strategies and explain under which circumstances specific methods and strategies are more likely to be successful.
- Identify the application of specific organizational theories to workplace situations.
- Assess opportunities to improve performance of the procurement organization based on identified challenges and conflicts.
- Analyze context with an enhance understanding based on positions, issues, or problems related to the procurement function or issue.
Intended Audience
This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:
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Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.
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Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.
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Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function.
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Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.
Please note that RMGPA does not charge a fee for this course, however NIGP does charge a registration fee.
RMGPA will be providing coffee, water, and snacks in the morning and afternoon. Lunch is own your own so please plan accordingly.