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Commercial Skills Academy
From Office of Government Procurement
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The OGP's Commercial Skills Academy (CSA) was setup in 2019. The CSA offers training on best practice approaches for effective delivery throughout the lifecycle of a project. Their aim is to enhance the skillsets of key spending departments and public sector bodies.
Public procurement projects are often complex. Public servants need to have the commercial skills to address issues effectively.
The National Development Plan 2018 – 2027 sets out investment of almost €116 billion. Approximately 80% of this will be invested in works projects and/or delivered through the Capital Works Management Framework.
The CSA, with input from colleagues across the Public Service, has developed training modules aimed at all levels. Training is tiered from beginner level to advanced.
To find out more, take a look at the CSA training prospectus below.
To apply for CSA training, please visit Commercial Skills Academy Tiered Training Programme.
For general enquiries, please contact us at csacademy@ogp.gov.ie
The CSA is hosting a chain of networking events in 2024.
The events will include a presentation of the CSA’s new interactive training manual on the PW-CF6, followed by group roundtable discussion on the following topics:
• Instruction to Tenderers;
• Suitability Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ);
• Procurement strategy.
This event will provide delegates the chance to learn from one another through a range of presentations and roundtable discussions, as well as network with peers, knowledge sharing and tips
Upcoming Events;
- 12 March 2024, Dublin
To find out more and register for an event, csacademy@ogp.gov.ie
Image: Commercial Skills Academy flyer PW-CF6
Webinars are scheduled for the 3rd, 17th and 24th of April at 10.00a.m.
Restricted to participants within the Public Sector
Build Digital has created Industry templates to allow organisations work in accordance with ISO 19650. These templates start to address the information requirements in the ISO 19650 series of standards. The templates are also in accordance with CEN-TR17654:2021 ”Guideline for the implementation of Exchange Information Requirements (EIR)and BIM Execution Plans (BEP) on European level based on EN ISO 19650-1 and -2”. Aspects of the Templates have been used in large public sector mixed-use and infrastructure projects.
For more information visit https://www.builddigitalproject.ie and click on exchange hub
Each webinar has a different topic, it is recommended to attend all three.
Please register for each webinar separately via the links below, in advance of the event.
Any questions contact us at csacademy@ogp.gov.ie