Procurement Practitioners Undergo Intensive Training In Procurement

A (9) nine-day intensive procurement training program aimed at building the capacity and enhancing the knowledge of procurement practitioners from various procuring entities of the Liberian government in the procurement of Goods, Works, and Services, is taking place in the training room of the Liberia Institute of Public Administration in Mamba Point.

The training program is a collaborative effort of three key institutions including the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC), Liberia Institute of Public Administration (LIPA), and the World Bank sponsored International Procurement Agency (IPA).

 Fifty (50) procurement practitioners from various procuring entities of the Liberian government will benefit from this special training program which began Tuesday, January 27, 2009 and will end March 19, 2009.

The training program will be conducted in phases spread over three months period. According to the calendar of events, phase one of the training program will concentrate on the procurement of goods while the second phase will focus on the procurement of works. The last phase of the training program which runs from March 3-5 and 17-19, 2009 will address the issue of procurement of services and planning. Certificates will be awarded at the end of the program. 

It can be recalled that the World Bank, in October 2007, having realized the need to professionalize procurement in Liberia, made some funds available to undertake certain activities including academic support to Liberia Institute of Public Administration (LIPA) and University of Liberia(UL), Curriculum development, drafting of policy paper and road map for a procurement cadre in public service among others. At the moment, the International Procurement Agency (IPA) is collaborating with the Civil Service Agency and Liberia Institute of Public Administration for the development of training modules and appropriate courses for a Medium and Long Term training in procurement.