NECI News

Jan 19, 2012: BC Hydro Solicitation and Award Module Receives Rave Reviews

January 19, 2012, the first of three planned deliveries of BC Hydro’s Solicitation and Award module received rave reviews. This course focuses on the second phase of the procurement and contract management cycle, following the planning module delivered in October, 2011. The participants rated the course very high: Overall assessment of the course: 4.7 out of 5.0. Overall effectiveness of...

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Jan 17, 2012: Glowing Feedback Received from Latest Training Session

Another successful training course was delivered January 17, 2012, to St. Joseph’s Care Group in Thunder Bay, ON. A group of procurement staff and senior managers gathered for a procurement law update as well as information about the new Broader Public Sector Procurement Directives under the Ontario Broader Public Sector Accountability Act. Here is what the participants had to...

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Dec 5-6, 2011: PSPP 203 Receives Great Feedback

On December 5th and 6th, NECI delivered PSPP 203: Managing and Evaluation in Halifax, NS, to a group of participants from across the Atlantic Provinces. The participants rated the course at 4.4 out of 5.0 and the feedback was outstanding:   Engaging instructor combined with great visuals – movies were really great way of illustrating negotiations. Thanks again for another great...

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October 27, 2011: PSPP Receives National Accreditation!

NECI is very pleased to announce that the Public Sector Procurement Program (PSPP) offered by NECI has now been accredited by the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council through its National Accreditation Program (the NAP). The accreditation was granted in October of 2011, and is effective for three years. The NAP recognizes educational offerings in supply chain-related topics that meet the...

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October 18, 2011: BC Hydro Planning Courses Receive Great Feedback

In October, 2011, NECI developed a customized course for BC Hydro covering the principles and practices associated with the planning phase of procurement and contract management. The course was very well received during all three deliveries to BC Hydro staff, who rated it an average of 4.6 out of 5.0. Attendees provided these comments about the course and instructor in their...

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10% Early Bird Discount for Summer/Fall PSPP Courses – Don’t Miss Out!

Receive 10% off PSPP course registrations until August 15 using these promotional codes: PSPP 101 (Atlantic Participants) Promo Code: neci101A PSPP 101 (Not-Atlantic Participants) Promo Code: neci101 PSPP 201 Promo Code: neci201 PSPP 202 Promo Code: neci202 PSPP 203 Promo Code: neci203 Also, until August 15: Register 4+ participants from the same organization at the same time in PSPP 101,...

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