The link below provides a current list of trainings approved by SPD. The courses represent the continuing education classes conducted by other entities that have gone through the process to be sponsored and approved by the Statewide Procurement Division.
Please note that proof of attendance for these courses on this list is required. If your training does not appear in the SPD-Sponsored Approved list, then it is not an SPD Sponsored Approved training.
Click Here to Download Entire SPD-Sponsored List
Approved NIGP Trainings
The following courses are offered by NIGP (National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc.) and are approved for continuing education purposes for CTCD and CTCM certification renewal.
Please click on the link below for accessing webinar instructions and the discount code. The courses below will be discounted (after discount code is applied) to $25 per course. The discount code will not apply to any other courses and other courses not listed below will not count towards certificate renewal.
SPD Employees only: Please contact Tosca McCormick before trying to register for these courses.
NIGP-Webinar-Instructions-for-SPDEDU
- Cybersecurity for Procurement Professionals (1 CEH)
- Removing the Mystery of RFP Evaluations (1 CEH)
- How CFR 200 Affects Public Purchasing, Systems and Controls (1 CEH)
- The Procurement-Supplier-End User Relationship: Navigating Traditional, Advanced, and Services Procurement (1 CEH)
- Adapting to Procurement Curveballs: How Technology Helps Procurement Teams Build a More Resilient Process (1 CEH)
- Demystifying Reverse Auctions (1 CEH)
- Grants: Strategies Before & After Procurement (1 CEH)
- Public Procurement Practice: Audit (1 CEH)
- Force Majeure and Emergency Situations (1 CEH)
- Technology Impacts in Procurement & Supply Chain (1 CEH)
- Best Value Procurement – Big Picture, Big Impact (1 CEH)
- Improving the Bid: Understanding Qualifications, Responsiveness, and Responsibility (1 CEH)
- Developing a Sustainable Purchasing Program: Embedding Sustainable Considerations and Best Practices into Procurement (1 CEH)
- 5 Mistakes you Might be Making in Your RFP Evaluations and How to Avoid Them (1 CEH)
These two courses are full price, but are also approved.
- Specialization Certificate: Construction Procurement (12 CEH)
- Specialization Certificate: Job Order Contracting (7.5 CEH)
NIGP The Institute for Public Procurement
Approved NASPO Trainings
The following courses are offered by NASPO (National Association of State Procurement Officials) and are approved for continuing education purposes for CTCD and CTCM certification renewal. All approved NASPO trainings listed below are funded by NASPO to be FREE for all procurement professionals. There is no cost to you to take these courses.
Link to instructions on payment: Approved NASPO course registration instructions
- *101* – Foundations of Public Procurement (5 CEH)
- *102* – Introduction to Market Research (3 CEH)
- *103* – Introduction to Request for Proposals (RFP) (3 CEH)
- *104* – Introduction to Negotiations (1 CEH)
- *105* – Introduction to Terms and Conditions (1 CEH)
- *106* – Introduction to Sole Source Procurement (1 CEH)
- *107* – Introduction to Service Contracts (2 CEH)
- *108* – Introduction to Cooperative Procurement (2 CEH)
- *111* – Introducing Sustainability in the Procurement Process (2 CEH)
- *112* – Introduction to Specification Development (3 CEH)
- *202* – Market Research Strategies (2 CEH)
- *203* – Contract Administration Strategies (3 CEH)
- *204* – Negotiation Strategies (3 CEH)
- *211* – Building a Sustainable Purchasing Program (2 CEH)
- *213* – Evaluation and Award Strategies (4 CEH)
NASPO Micro-Learning Courses:
- Facilitating a Bid Opening (0.25 CEH)
- Managing Open Records Requests (0.25 CEH)
- Preparing for a Deposition (0.25 CEH)
- Recognizing Collusion in Public Procurement (0.25 CEH)
A more comprehensive list can be found here: Click Here to Download Entire SPD-Sponsored List
If you have any questions, please email: ctp@cpa.texas.gov.