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    Office of State Procurement Training

    The Office of State Procurement offers training programs during the year to educate purchasing staff. These classes are for State of Minnesota employees only. If you are a vendor, visit our Vendor Training page.

    On-Demand Training

    OSP offers a variety of on-demand classes (videos or slides) to supplement the scheduled courses below.  The On-Demand Training page includes classes in General Procurement as well as classes oriented for P/T Procurement and for Acquisitions of Goods and Services and Construction.

    Scheduled Trainings

    Scheduled trainings are live presentations (virtual or in-person).  Most of these require registration.

    Registration for these trainings will be completed in the Learning area (ELM) of Self Service. Please refer to the instructions and course codes.

    If you have difficulty enrolling in the classes through Self Service, contact the OSP Training Coordinator.

    Acquisitions

    Professional / Technical

    P/T Foundations (formerly known as P/T 101)

    P/T Foundations is a series of four courses designed for contracting professionals, program staff, or anyone that wants to learn the basics of P/T contracting. It is a high-level overview for anyone who is just starting to work with P/T contracts or a refresher for someone who wants to refine their skills. The four courses within this series are Professional/Technical Overview, Drafting & Facilitating Solicitations, Evaluation & Negotiation, and Contract Life Cycle. Ideally, they are taken in order and are offered consecutively over the course of two weeks. All four are required to get a wide-ranging understanding of P/T contracting, but they can be taken as single courses. They cover:

    •     Request for Proposals
    •     Evaluation
    •     Ethics
    •     Contracting Drafting Basics
    •     Amendments
    •     Contract Close Out

    P/T Foundations

    P/T Foundations is a series of four online two-hour courses designed for contracting professionals, program staff or anyone that wants to learn the basics of P/T contracting.
    P/T Foundations provides a high-level overview for anyone new to P/T contracting or a refresher for someone looking to refine their skills. There is a workshop offered
    at the conclusion of P/T Foundations for agency contracting staff that want to go deeper into P/T contracting and earn the Professional/Technical Contracting Professional certification. 
    OSP offers all four courses in a two-week period and recommends that participants enroll in an entire series, although classes may be takes on a one-off basis. 
    • P/T Part 1 code is G02OSPPTO
    • P/T Part 2 code is G02OSPDFS
    • P/T Part 3 code is G02OSPEN
    • P/T Part 4 code is G02OSPCLC
    • P/T Foundations code is G02OSPPTW
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