OPBA’s Education and Learning Department is Now PPLL
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OPBA’s education and learning department is now called the Public Procurement Learning Lab, or PPLL for short. This includes all of our Principles courses, Pro-D webinars and other learning resources.
What You Can Expect:
- Seamless Transition: PPLL is fully integrated with the OPBA website. You’ll continue to use the OPBA member portal, and all processes, including course and event registration, remain the same.
- One-Stop Destination: PPLL provides easy access to all OPBA learning content, making it simpler than ever to find and register for courses, webinars, and events.
Learning Opportunities on PPLL:
Principles Certificate Program – Build your foundational public procurement skills and earn your recognized certificate.
Public Procurement Specialties Courses – Deepen your expertise in areas like Supplier Performance, RFPs, Advanced Construction, and CPPB Exam Prep.
Pro-D Webinars – Learn from subject matter experts with live and on-demand sessions.
Course Calendar – View upcoming courses and webinars and register directly from PPLL.
Why PPLL?
PPLL is designed to offer a modern, user-friendly platform that supports your growth as a public procurement professional. With all of OPBA's learning resources available under one roof, PPLL will help streamline your educational experience.
Enter the Public Procurement Learning Lab
OPBA is Hiring Course Instructors
Are you an experienced procurement professional looking for a new challenge this year - one where you can share your expertise and shape the future leaders of public procurement? If so, read on!
OPBA is seeking passionate professionals to join our team of skilled instructors as we grow our educational offerings. If you:
- have at least ten (10) years in a senior public procurement role
- are comfortable speaking to an audience virtually (ideally with experience in public speaking or training)
- can commit approximately two (2) hours per week over a 4-week period, to evaluate assignments and respond to occasional participant queries
- have availability to instruct Zoom sessions (2 - 4 hours) during the daytime, evening and potentially occasional weekend sessions - they start anywhere from 9am ET to 6pm ET, ending as late as 9:30pm ET, usually once per month
- are familiar with Zoom or willing to learn, ie, managing the chat while instructing, breakout rooms, etc.
- are willing to sign a non-disclosure agreement to protect OPBA's intellectual property.
Nice to have:
- CPPB or CPPO and NIGP-CPP or CSCMP or a post-secondary degree in Business Administration or Commerce or equivalent combination of education and experience,
- experience with the learning management system, Brightspace, or willing to learn.
Why become an instructor with OPBA?
- opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise
- contribute to the learning experience of public procurement professionals
- demonstrate your commitment to your profession
- have a positive impact on your profession
- experience the reward and satisfaction of teaching others.
If the above sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! Please click here to complete the application form by January 31st.
We will reach out by e-mail with an update on your application no later than Wednesday, February 18th - please note, next steps will include three (3) volunteer instructor shadowing shifts. After that, this is a paid position per course - we are looking for someone who can instruct approximately four (4) to eight (8) courses annually.
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