Purchasing/Contracting for Administrators (Tech-009)

Overview

Delivery method

Virtual classroom

Duration

3 days

Audience

Employees

Description

Prerequisite course required: IFMS Overview (Tech-004)

Dates and times for sessions taking place over multiple days:

• 3-day Enlgish session
  • March 10/11/12, 2026 from 9:00 am to 4:00pm (ET)
• 3-day English session
  • May 19/20/21, 2026 from 9:00 am to 4:00pm (ET)
• 3-day French session
  • June 9/10/11, 2026 from 9:00 am to 4:00pm (ET)

The Purchasing course provides an overview of procurement transactions, focusing on key aspects of purchasing within the Department of Justice. Topics covered include various types of service contracts, goods procurement, purchase requisitions, and goods receipt (the initial step of invoice payment). Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the procurement process at the Department of Justice.

Learning objectives:

By the end of this learning activity, participants will be able to:

• Gather basic information required for a purchase requisition
• Understand the different types of service contracts
• Create, modify and display purchase requisitions, purchase orders and goods receipts
• Understand the goods receipt process as it relates to invoice payment
• Print purchase requisitions and purchase orders
• Execute general purchasing reports
• Explore the procurement process at the Department of Justice

Client: Finance and Planning Branch in collaboration with The Centre of Expertise for Learning and Professional Development (CoELPD).

Registration deadline: 5 working days prior to the course date.

Participants are responsible for adding their training activities to their Outlook calendars.

Cancelling your registration: Simply log into your JUScampus account and select "Unregister" from this event page.

Accommodation Measures: The Department of Justice is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free learning environment. If you need workplace accommodations to fully participate in this training, contact your manager or the Centre for Workplace Access-Ability, Health and Wellness (CWAHW). Please note, the CWAHW requires at least 72 hours to respond.

Please contact the Centre of Expertise for Learning and Professional Development (CoELPD):

• For training material, at least 5 business days before the training session if needed in advance.
• To flag any other requests or accommodations needs, at least 10 business days before the training session.
• For more information or if you have any issues with this course.

Accreditation by Law Societies:

Please note that this activity is not eligible for accreditation of continuing professional development (CPD) with the law societies.