Victorian local government procurement training program

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The CCF in partnership with VicRoads has recently completed a paper on Achieving Civil Infrastructure Procurement Best Practice. The report establishes that there is considerable interest by all parties in how procurement is carried out in the civil infrastructure sector within Victoria. The skill level of people undertaking procurement work was just one of many areas of concern.

The view has been expressed that, particularly within Local Government, there is a shortage of skills which is more pronounced when considering the significant expansion of infrastructure programs in recent years. The general lack of procurement skills and experience, has a negative impact on the delivery of infrastructure projects, and can directly affect the viability of the small and medium sized contractors. Also, it has implications for the lead contractor/subcontractor relationship.
It is the particularly pleasing to see that a new training initiative, the Local Government Procurement Training Program, has been launched. This program is a customised training package for council officers working in procurement.
Two streams are offered, which include the Victorian Local Government Procurement Professional Program and Towards Better Tendering.
These programs present a great opportunity for councils to build

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