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Professional Development in Government Procurement

Uzbek Commodity Exchange

Key Indicators of E-Government Procurement in the Republic of Uzbekistan

Indicator 2011 2015 Number of transactions 350 189 301 036 Value of transactions (billion Som) 166,9 497,1 Number of clients 15 014 36 290 Number of suppliers 6 193 38 954

Training Objectives

Higher competence of procurement participants Smaller number of mistakes in procurement and selling of goods (works, services) Effective use of the e-procurement system

Categories of Trainees

Staff

• f

authorized ministries and departments, who carry

• ut

procurement monitoring and control Staff of procuring organizations Employees of supplying companies Agents

Who is A ho is Agent gent?

Legal entity that passed the accreditation procedure at the exchange and offers professional services to clients and suppliers to ensure their participation in electronic auctions on the basis of the agency agreement

Training workshops for professional development

(monthly)

Internships Online testing

Methods of Agent Training

Methods of Client Training

Special training courses at the Ministry of Finance Initial training in the Financial Institute

(Budget Management Department)

Training workshops organized by the exchange ”Open Day”

Methods of Supplier Training

Posting of training videos in the mass media Training forums organized jointly with the Chamber of Commerce Training workshops organized by the exchange ”Open Day”

• Three-month foundation course;
• Regular professional development courses

Staff of authorized ministries and departments, who carry out procurement monitoring and control

• Six-month foundation course;
• Regular professional development courses

Staff of procuring

• rganizations and

employees of supplying companies

• Mandatory specialized higher education degree
• Regular professional development courses

Employees of procurement infrastructure entities (bidding organizers, expert

• rganizations, agents)

Future Plans

(Procurement professionals and requirements thereto)

Workforce Training Challenges

Decentralized procurement model

• In the Republic of Uzbekistan,

each budget-funded

• rganization carries out

procurements independently

• In this context, the demand for

procurement professionals sharply increases

Requirements to professionalism

• Participants of procurements are

required to have high level of professionalism

• Limited number of trained

professionals affects the quality of procurements Lack of professionals

• Lack of professionals is the main

challenge in the government procurement system reform

• There is need in well-designed and

effectively implemented strategy to address this problem

Regulatory and Methodological Framework of Government Procurement Workforce Development

Requirements to professionalism reflected in the Government Procurement Law Section in the Concept of Development of the System

• f Government Procurement

for 2016-2025 (Decree of the Cabinet) Program of Measures for Government Procurement Workforce Development + annual Action Plans (approved by Resolution of the Government Commission) State standards (requirements to professionalism in government procurement); Training and methodological materials (textbooks, manuals, content of online training module)

Key Activities for Government Procurement Workforce Development

ANALYSIS: Analyze the number of existing specialists, workforce shortage, conduct testing, identify gaps in knowledge and skills Set the qualification requirements (professional standards) Develop the training and methodological framework (study guides, content for

• nline training, etc.)

Select (competitively) the infrastructure institutions (universities, training centers) Conduct training and testing (admission to procurements) Create an online training and recruiting procurement platform

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