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Climate Literacy for Procurers
The Climate Literacy eLearning has been designed to help procurers understand the Climate Emergency challenge, and to appreciate how procurement activity can support net-zero aims for their organisation and Scotland as a whole. The eLearning comprises of 3 modules: The Climate Challenge; Responding to the Challenge; and Taking Action.
Users will need to be registered on the tools website and login to access the eLearning. This enables users to generate and download a certificate to confirm that they have completed the eLearning. Users can complete the training all at once, or exit and return at a later date to the point from where they left off.
| Online | Scottish Government | Free |
8 APUC elearning modules are available
- Procurement Legislation & Duties
- Reporting Duties
- Planning a Procurement
- Procedures
- Exclusion, Selection and Award
- Procurement Regulations and Sustainability
- Life Cycle Costing
- Embedding Sustainable Procurement
| Online | APUC Buyers Portal | Free |
Introduction to Procurement | Upon request | APUC | Free |
Introduction to HE Finance A high level overview of higher education finance. It is broken down into smaller modules looking at BUFDG, the HE sector, where HE money comes from, how it is spent, governance and reporting. | Online | BUFDG | Free for BUFDG members |
Introduction to Counter Fraud The BUFDG Counter-Fraud Working Group have produced a free, introductory Fraud-Awareness e-learning module, for use in Universities. The module takes about 30 minutes to complete. It covers topics such as; what is fraud, what is bribery, who might commit fraud and what can universities do about it. | Online | BUFDG | Free for BUFDG members |
Criminal Finances Act 2017 Designed to help you understand what the Criminal Finances Act 2017 is, how it impacts universities and what you need to do to protect yourself, and support your HEI. This module should take about 20 minutes. | Online | BUFDG | Free for BUFDG members |
Introduction to HE Procurement A high level overview of higher education procurement. It is broken down into smaller modules looking at the importance of effective procurement, the processes, competition issues and strategic issues. | Online | BUFDG | Free for BUFDG members |
Protecting Human Rights in the Supply Chain looks at the human rights issues faced by organisations and in particular in the supply chain. There are a series of detailed topics and a couple of quizzes to test your learning. | Online | BUFDG | Free for BUFDG members |
The Bribery Act Looks at the Bribery Act 2010 and the key elements of the legislative changes. It covers compliance issues, fraud and corruption prevention and what this means for procurement. | Online | BUFDG | Free for BUFDG members |
Supplier Due Diligence and Risk Management Procurement ethics, commercial risk management and engaging with key stakeholders. | Online | BUFDG | Free for BUFDG members |
Spend Analysis Teaches you the why, what and how of spend analysis. You will learn about key tools, techniques and how to present to internal stakeholders. | Online | BUFDG | Free for BUFDG members |
Cost Modelling Looks at cost models, the different types of approaches and the value chain. | Online | BUFDG | Free for BUFDG members |
Introduction to Sustainable Procurement An introduction to sustainability in the world of procurement. It looks at the three pillars of sustainability, legislation requirements and what you can be doing differently in your institution. | Online | BUFDG | Free for BUFDG members |