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Combating Corruption in Procurement

Procurement is widely recognised as one of the functions most vulnerable to corruptpractices within an organisation. Without proper protection, multiple opportunities for corruption exist at all stages of the procurement process.

Consequences in the public sector can be as severe as impeding national economic growth and endangering public safety. Corruption in private sector procurement increases costs, erodes profit margin and damages company reputations.

This course will explore the types and symptoms of corruption and will provide participants with the skills to monitor, investigate and audit procurement operations for malpractice. It will demonstrate a range of management controls and procurement best practice techniques that will minimise or uncover corruption.

Who should attend
Anyone interested in minimising corruption, including procurement managers, anti-corruption personnel and internal auditors responsible for overseeing procurement operations.

How you will benefit
By the end of the course you will be able to:

• use practical skills to assess weaknesses in procurement processes
• develop and implement appropriate corruption prevention strategies and management controls
• design and implement a transparent and ethical procurement system and minimise risk
• use audit and observation skills to identify malpractice
• market a code of ethics to stakeholders

Course profile

• Categories and levels of corruption
• Understanding the prevalence of fraud and corruption in procurement
• How and why does corruption happen, and who does it?
• Symptoms and indicators of procurement corruption
• Identifying vulnerable areas of the procurement cycle and supply chain
• Wider international anticorruption initiatives
• Corruption policies, ethical codes and whistle blowing
• Procurement audit, monitoring and inspection
• Training, capacity building and individual performance management
• Procurement rules and segregation of authority
• PMIS and e-procurement anti-corruption features
• Scope of audit in the procurement function
• Risk management within Procurement