Community Services - Procurement and Contract Management training

Information about training opportunities for public sector staff purchasing community services on behalf of Government agencies.
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The Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) offers a range of face-to-face, virtual, and online procurement and contract management training opportunities across all phases of the procurement life cycle. 

The Skills Academy delivers foundational procurement training through Procurement Fundamentals and Administering and Managing Contracts for public sector staff and agencies that fall within scope of The Skills Academy. Two more procurement courses will be released throughout 2026 – Understanding and Applying the Procurement Framework and Commissioning Community Services. 

DTF’s training suite focuses on practitioner‑level capability development, with targeted offerings that build specialist and sector‑specific skills. 

In-scope agency staff must use The Skills Academy where a course required is comparable to a course in The Skills Academy Course Catalogue. 

For staff and agencies that fall outside of scope, DTF will continue to provide online introductory procurement and contract management training modules. If you are unsure whether your agency or role falls within scope of The Skills Academy, please speak with your manager or agency learning and development team.

The training suite outlined below is suitable for staff involved in Community Services procurement functions.

Procurement training

TrainingDelivery Method

Onboarding

WA Procurement OnboardingFace to Face or Virtual

Foundational

Introduction to Community Services ProcurementOnline 
Introduction to Procurement: Procurement PlanningOnline 
Introduction to the Western Australian Procurement RulesOnline 
Introduction to Procurement: Specification WritingOnline 
Introduction to Procurement: EvaluationsOnline 
Introduction to Procurement: Contract LawOnline 

Intermediate

Developing Procurement Plans and RequestsFace to Face or Virtual
Due Diligence in ProcurementFace to Face or Virtual
Evaluating Offers and Writing Evaluation Reports TrainingFace to Face or Virtual
Economics for Procurement and Project ManagementFace to Face or Virtual
Identifying and Preventing Corruption in ProcurementOnline
Introduction to Community Services ProcurementOnline
Introduction to Foreign ExchangeFace to Face or Virtual
Procurement and Contracting Vocational Program (PCVP) Module 1: Working in GovernmentFace to Face 
Procurement and Contracting Vocational Program (PCVP) Module 2: Planning for ProcurementFace to Face 
Procurement and Contracting Vocational Program (PCVP) Module 3: Executing ProcurementFace to Face 

Risk Management in the Procurement Context

Prerequisites:

Face to Face or Virtual

 

Contract Management training 

Training courses listed in the table below are suitable for staff involved Community Services contract management.

TrainingDelivery Method
Foundational
Introduction to Contract Management Module 1: Contract Management Introduction

Online

Introduction to Contract Management Module 2: Contract Management – Policies and Legislation

Online

Introduction to Contract Management Module 3: Contract Administration and Contract Management

Online

Introduction to Contract Management Module 4: Relationship Management

Online

Introduction to Contract Management Module 5: Capstone Scenarios

Online

Intermediate

Contract Management Essentials for Community ServicesFace to Face or Virtual
Procurement and Contracting Vocational Program (PCVP) – Module 4: Contract Negotiation & FormationFace to Face 
Procurement and Contracting Vocational Program (PCVP) – Module 5: Contract Management and FinalisationFace to Face

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