Public Sector
Short Courses
Commerce Edge Training offers a range of short courses (Accredited and Non-accredited) to enhance skills and increase Supply Chain and Procurement competence in the workplace. These courses are regularly presented publicly and can also be tailored for companies as in-house options. Here are some of our most popular courses:
Communication Skills Training for Procurement and Supply Chain Professionals
The one easy way to become worth 50 percent more than you are now – at least – is to hone your communication skills, both written and verbal. If you can’t communicate, it’s like winking at a girl in the dark, nothing happens. – Warren Buffet
Achieve top-level procurement success with our 2-day works…
Public Sector Supply Chain Management Training Course
Implementing a compliant and effective supply chain management system in a national, or Section 3A, 3B and 3D organization means grappling with demand management, acquisition management, logistics management, disposal management, risk management, and performance management.
Created by industry exper…
Developing Effective and Compliant Bid Specifications (PFMA/MFMA)
Poorly written bid specifications are a key contributor to legal challenges by unsuccessful bidders following the award process. There is also a risk that the delivery of the goods or services may be suboptimal or not cater to the actual business requirements if the specification has certain shortco…
Revised Preferential Procurement Regulations (PPPFA) (1 Day)
This is an implementation workshop covering the application and implications of the new PPPFA Preferential Procurement Regulations and the latest instructions issued by National Treasury. It delves into the treatment of ‘designated industries’ that apply to all government departments and state-owned…
Project Management For Procurement Professionals
World-class procurement demands the disciplined application of Project Management. This two-day virtual training course provides Procurement Professionals with the specialized blueprint necessary to deliver critical sourcing and implementation projects flawlessly.
Participants will master the techni…
Preferential Procurement – B-BBEE (1 Day)
Preferential Procurement gives rise to several important questions and implications for the procurement fraternity. Revisions to the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice are driving procurement strategy. Learn more about the impact and the far-reaching implications of the new Codes.
Critical Procurement Negotiation Skills Training Course
“In business, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate!”
This strategic two-day training course is designed to develop power negotiation skills, specifically tailored for the Procurement environment. Developed in partnership with The Negotiation Academy Europe, this course has been…
Deviations from Open Competitive Bidding (1 Day)
The National Treasury SCM Instruction Note 3 of 2021/2022 marked a significant departure in the requirements for PFMA organisations when deviating from a competitive bidding process.
Amongst many requirements, the instruction now requires an institution to include at a minimum the following in their…
Implementing the Three Bid Committees (PFMA/MFMA)
This Three Bid Committees 2-Day course gives supply chain practitioners a practical, PFMA- and MFMA-compliant grounding in how the Bid Specification, Bid Evaluation, and Bid Adjudication Committees must function together, and where accounting officers and accounting authorities carry direct legal ac…
