Presentation titled, 'Caribbean Procurement Training Programme,' delivered by Courtney Lawes, Project Director, Caribbean Procurement Training Programme at the Conference, 'Project Cycle Management Conference - A Cornerstone of Implementation and Delivery,' September 2019 in St. George's, Grenada.

1. BACKGROUND
CARIBBEAN PROCUREMENT TRAINING
PROGRAMME (CPTP)
• Established in 2017 at the University of Technology, Jamaica
• Funding from the World Bank & Caribbean Development Bank
• Training in Internationally accredited CIPS level 4 program
• 0ver 100 countries, over 120,000 members
• Member – International Federation of Purchasing & Supply
Management (IFPSM) 48 associations in Africa,Europe, Asia/Pacific, The Americas
• Short Courses including:
• FIDIC
• Sustainable Procurement

2. IMPACT OF CPTP
• Completed Training in CIPS, FIDIC & Sustainable Procurement
• Trained 85 participants
• 13 Countries within the Caribbean region
• 40 companies

3. CIPS COURSE CONTENT
• Scope and Influence of Procurement and Supply
• Defining Business Need
• Commercial Contracting
• Ethical and Responsible Sourcing
• Commercial Negotiation
• Supplier Relationship
• Whole Life Asset Managements
• Procurement and Supply in Practice

4. PLANS FOR 2020
• Procurement Audit
• Sponsored Research
• SHORT COURSES – 8hrs. Saturday - Virtual class
Sustainable Procurement
Introduction to Public Procurement
Planning and Procurement Stages
Pre contract Stage
Post contract Management
Public Procurement Ethics & Sustainability
E- Procurement

5. NEW THINKING IN
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
• Set- Aside
• Domestic Margins of Preference
• Reverse Auction

6. TRUEISM
• Caribbean countries can fully realize the benefits of public
procurement
• 2 Needs / Imperatives
1. Legislative/regulatory and Institutional reform
2. Qualified and skilled procurement managers and officers
• Caribbean Procurement Training Programme will facilitate
• website: http://www.utechjamaica.edu.jm/partners/cptcc<redir.aspx?
• Email: cobamconsultancy@utech.edu.jm