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DPS VCO Program
DPS VCO Program 8:30 - 4:30
The VCO Program was completely re-designed in 2007 to focus on
complex procurement using adult learning principles to enhance the
students ability to transfer what they learned in class to the job,
and they raise the level of knowledge from simple recall to
application of skill. Virginia Contracting Officer Certification
Program is a nine day, comprehensive purchasing course for
individuals whose jobs consist of 50% or more of complex purchasing
related activities. This course covers, procurement ethics,
resources, methods, evaluating, e-procurement, contract
administration, compliance, surplus property.
The focus is on IFB's and RFP's as well as many other purchasing
guidelines needed for purchasing over $50,000. Note: The exam date
is separate.
A VCO Application must be submitted for approval prior to
registration.
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DPS VCO Exam
DPS VCO Exam 8:30 - 11:30 am
Pre-requisite: Approval and attendance of the VCO Program
1. Complete both pages of the Virginia Institute of Procurement
Application for Certification, include a
copy of your Employee Work
Profile or Job Description and FAX to
(804) 371-8937.
2. Receive an approval e-mail from VIP that you have met the
criteria to pursue the designated
certification
program.
3. Incomplete or unreadable applications will not be processed.
Allow four to six weeks for processing
your
application.
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DPS VCA Program
8:30 - 4:30
Virginia Contracting Associate
Certification Program is a three consecutive day, comprehensive
purchasing course for individuals whose jobs consist of 10% or more
of purchasing related activities. This course covers, procurement
ethics, resources, methods, evaluating, e-procurement, contract
administration, compliance, surplus property, small purchasing card,
as well as many other purchasing guidelines needed for purchasing up
to $50,000. Note: The three days
must be attended to take the exam. The exam date is separate.
A VCA Application must be submitted for approval prior to
registration.
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DPS VCA Exam 8:00 - 10:00 am
1. Complete both pages of the Virginia
Institute of Procurement Application for Certification, include a
copy of your Employee Work Profile or Job Description and FAX to
(804) 371-8937.
2. Receive an approval e-mail from VIP that you have met the
criteria to pursue the designated
certification program.
3. Incomplete or unreadable applications will not be processed.
Allow four to six weeks for
processing your application.
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Specification
Toolkit Feb 20, 2008
Recommended for VCA and VCO level.
Everything you always wanted to know about
producing specifications electronically but were afraid to ask. This
course will provide you with a basic toolkit for generating
electronic specifications for your procurement. You will learn the
steps for generating electronic specs and how to transfer the specs
to the solicitation. One re-certification point/one day course/ $100
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Informal RFP
Recommended for VCA level.
What’s so informal about an Informal RFP?
Attend this session to learn about the steps to issuing an Informal
RFP. You’ll also learn what is required and what is optional when
issuing this type of solicitation. This is a great tool to have in
your buyer’s toolkit. One re-certification point/one day course/ $100
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Small
Purchase Credit Card Do’s and Don’ts
Recommended for VCA level.
Come find out ways to prevent your program from veering off course.
Learn the do’s and don’ts on the small purchase credit card program
and prevent end of the month problems. Helpful hints will be
presented to help manage your program.
One half recertification point/one half day course/ $50
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APSPM Review
Recommended for VCA and VCO level.
Have you incorporated all the
changes included in PIM 22 to your agencies’ everyday procurement
practices? Have you updated your internal agency policies to inform
your end users of the changes? This workshop provides details on
latest changes to the APSPM and also provides you an opportunity to
discuss any section of the manual where you might have questions or
need clarification. One recertification point/one day course/ $100
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How to Reduce Stress
and Accomplish the Negotiation without Injury
(1 Recertification Point) Recommended for VCA/VCO
level.
Negotiation skills are critical for many daily procurement
activities, not just the competitive negotiation method. In this
class you will learn how to develop negotiating strategies for
change orders, sole source, contract problem resolution as well as
competitive negotiation. You’ll identify:
• strategies for dealing with different styles of negotiation for
different procurement situations
• steps for planning a negotiation
• creative thinking for problem solving
• different communication techniques to enhance effectiveness
One recertification point/one day course/ $100
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Complex Contracts
Recommended for VCO level.
Successful contract award can be linked
directly to the RFP and evaluation documents. The more complex the
contract, the more care must go into the creation of these documents
to help ensure a good outcome. Attend this interactive learning
session to experience the process of handling a complex contract
from drafting the RFP, to designing the evaluation document and
making single or multiple awards. One recertification point/one day
course/ $100
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DPS Contract Compliance
Recommended for VCA and VCO level.
In this 1-day class students learn
to distinguish between contract management and contract
administration. Elements of the procurement cycle, contract
structure and stages, and tools and techniques and business
strategies to enhance all facets of contract management are also
addressed. This course is for purchasing professionals, end users,
contract administrators and executive management. One
recertification point/one day course/ $100
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Financial
Intelligence for Purchasing
Recommended for VCO level.
Are you financial literate? Can you analyze and decipher financial
statements to determine supplier capabilities and likely stability,
use present value methodology to assess the true purchase costs over
time, determine the cost of payment discounts and the financial
format for analyzing proposals? Join us for an interactive class
where you will cover how to analyze a supplier’s performance and
true purchase costs and then apply the knowledge to a business case.
One re-certification point/one day course/ $115 (includes box lunch
for a working lunch)
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DPS VCO
Fastrack Program
The VCO Fastrack Program is the regular VCO program that takes
place during two consecutive weeks which entails a faster pace. VCO
focuses on complex procurement using adult learning principles to
enhance the students ability to transfer what they learned in class
to the job as well as raise the level of knowledge from simple
recall to application of skill. Virginia Contracting Officer
Certification Program is a nine day, comprehensive purchasing course
for individuals whose jobs consist of 50% or more of complex
purchasing related activities. This course covers, procurement
ethics, resources, methods, evaluating, e-procurement, contract
administration, compliance, surplus property.The focus is on
IFB's and RFP's as well as many other purchasing guidelines needed
for purchasing over $50,000. Note: The exam date is separate.
A VCO Application must be submitted for approval prior to
registration
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