Upcoming MAPP Sponsored NIGP Course!
Are you attending the MAPP conference this year? If so did you know that MAPP is sponsoring a two day in person NIGP course immediately following the conference? See below for more details!
See below for more details!
Core Certificate: Foundations of Leadership
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DATE: 09/28/2023 - 09/29/2023
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START TIME: 8:00 AM Central Time
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END TIME: 5:00 PM Central Time
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HOSTED BY: Missouri Association of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
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INSTRUCTOR: Ms. Lourdes ( Maria de Lourdes) Coss, NIGP-CPP, CPPO
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LEVEL: Foundation
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FORMAT: In-Person
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CONTACT HOURS: 15
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CEUS: 1.5
FOCUS AREAS:
OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of the certificate, the certificate holder will be able to:
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Define leadership and explain its role in driving change, innovation, and agility.
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Identify the factors a leader or manager can employ to promote change.
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Identify strategic change and mastering a changing environment.
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Identify the factors in interpersonal communication.
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Recognize the role of the audience in effective communication and the importance of understanding an audience's needs.
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Identify the different communication methods and strategies and explain under which circumstances specific methods and strategies are more likely to be successful.
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Identify the application of specific organizational theories to workplace situations.
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Assess opportunities to improve performance of the procurement organization based on identified challenges and conflicts.
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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.
COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS
In order to successfully complete the NIGP Foundations of Leadership Certificate, learners must:
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Complete any pre-work materials provided prior to the course start date.
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Attend and participate in the entirety of the instructional event.
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Complete the post-course evaluation survey available in Aspire.
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Complete the final assessment examination with a 70% or higher.
COMPETENCY ALIGNMENT
This certificate is designed as an exercise-based learning experience and is tied to NIGP’s Public Procurement Competency Framework. Upon completion of the certificate requirements, learners will have demonstrated the successful knowledge, skills, and abilities in alignment with the following Level 1 competencies:
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Driving Change, Innovation, Agility
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Communication Strategies
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Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
MISCELLANEOUS
PRE-WORK REQUIREMENTS
Prior to entering the classroom environment, students will be enrolled in the following self-paced courses to learn and practice necessary concepts.
NIGP has not currently identified if pre-work is necessary for this core certificate. Should pre-work be identified, learners will receive the materials two weeks prior to the physical start date. Contact hours will be adjusted to include pre-work.
POST-COURSE ASSESSMENT
As outlined above, all students must successfully complete a timed post-course assessment upon completion of the learning experience. Assessments can be taken up to three (3) times to achieve a passing score. If a learner is unsuccessful in achieving a passing score within these attempts, they will be required to take the course again. For the Foundations of Leadership Core Certificate, students will have 120-minutes to complete all questions in the assessment, with any questions not answered being marked “Incorrect” within Aspire. Once learners receive access, they will have ten (10) calendar days to complete the assessment. Students who do not complete the assessment within this time frame will be required to retake the course.
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
** Receive a $25 early registration discount by registering 60 or more days in advance of the course.
PAYMENT INFORMATION
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Register online with credit card
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Register online and upload a Purchase Order
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Register by fax and download the print & fax form
*FORM OF PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY REGISTRATION FORM FOR ORDER TO BE PROCESSED
Methods of Payment Accepted: Check (make checks payable to NIGP), Purchase Orders (via print and fax form or online), and Credit Cards (Master Card, Visa, and American Express).
If paying by check, please make check payable to NIGP and send payment to:
NIGP, Attn: Seminar Registration
2411 Dulles Corner Park, Suite 350
Herndon, VA 20171
LOCAL CONTACT
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