Course Description:
Type: self-paced, online
Description: This course is designed to dive into the importance of ethics and values in public procurement, including strategies for successful ethical decision-making needed to identify and prevent fraud, antitrust violations, and other anti-competitive practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the importance of ethics and values in the procurement workplace.
- Identify practices that hinder competition at various stages in the public procurement process.
- Determine how adequate competition relates to an unrestrained market.
- Determine how collusion relates to antitrust violations and affects public procurement.
- Identify red flags of procurement fraud outlined by the FBI.
- Identify the Procurement Officer’s role in preventing fraud and antitrust violations.
- Apply a successful approach to ethical decision-making.
Course Technology Requirements:
- Internet connection
- Support web browsers:
- Recommended: Chrome, Firefox, Safari (latest versions)
- If prompted, accept all cookies and allow popups
- Access to Procurement U LMS
- Ability to play and listen to audio through computer speakers or headphones
Contact Hours: This course offers two (2) contact hours for continuing education credit.
IACET CEUs: .2
Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC):
Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB)
• Domain I: Regulatory & Compliance
o Competency B: Detect and report unethical and illegal behavior (e.g., collusion, corruption, fraud)
• Domain V: Leadership & Influence
o Competency B: Demonstrate professional values and ethics (e.g., accountability, impartiality, transparency)
Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO)
• Domain II: Regulatory & Compliance
o Competency D: Monitor and report unethical and illegal behavior (e.g., collusion, corruption, fraud)
• Domain VI: Leadership & Influence
o Competency B: Demonstrate professional values and ethics (e.g., accountability, impartiality, transparency)