Strong procurement and project management skills are highly valued across industries—and when combined, they become a powerful advantage. Whether you’re looking to break into the procurement sector or strengthen your ability to manage complex projects, this course will give you a solid foundation to thrive in both fields.
The Advanced Certificate of Procurement and Project Management is a dual professional development course designed to help you master the key principles, tools, and processes that drive procurement success and project outcomes. You’ll gain practical knowledge in purchasing, contract negotiation, supplier performance, and sourcing strategies—alongside essential project management skills like risk management, budgeting, communication, and stakeholder engagement.
Throughout the course, you’ll explore how to effectively manage procurement within a project context, integrating processes and strategies that ensure quality, efficiency, and compliance. You’ll also learn to plan, execute, and evaluate projects with clarity and confidence—whether you’re overseeing contracts, coordinating resources, or navigating tight deadlines.
By the end of this course, you’ll walk away with a powerful set of transferrable skills that can be applied across procurement and project management roles. Whether you’re advancing your career or stepping into a new direction, this course will prepare you to lead procurement projects with strategy and skill.
Course Topics
Procurement
Unit 1 – Plan Purchasing
- Plan purchasing
- Prepare invitations
- Retail purchases
- Quotations or tenders
- Legislative requirements
- Identify suppliers
- Evaluate sources
- Policies and procedures
- Invitations to offer
- Conduct briefings
- Recommendations to purchase
- Obtain specialist expertise
- Evaluate offers
- Purchasing performance
- Evaluation process
- Purchasing criteria
Unit 2 – Purchase goods and services
- Purchase goods and services
- Purchasing requirements
- Organisation purchasing strategies
- Administration
- Specialist purchasing roles
- Purchasing limits
- Selection discretion
- Make purchases
- Purchase request
- Clarify request
- Payment methods
- Direct purchases
- Credit card purchases
- Online purchases
- Standing agreements or accounts
- Written / verbal quotations
- Supply agreements
- Approval for purchases
- Quotes
- Formal tenders
- Selecting suppliers
- Make the purchase
- Receive goods
- Advice relevant personnel
- Receipts / advices
- Petty cash vouchers
- Invoices
- Corporate credit card transaction
- Ensure good received are checked
- Compliance
- Resolve non-compliance
- Negotiate solutions
- Registration of new assets
- File and store purchase records
Unit 3 – Negotiate contracts
- Negotiate contracts with suppliers
- Without prejudice
- Negotiation skills
- Negotiate issues with suppliers
- Determine desired outcomes
- Document contract requirements
- Prepare contracts
- Draft contract
- Use legal expertise if required
- Trade practices legislation
- Consumer protection legislation
- Import goods and services
- Sales of goods legislation
- Distribute draft contracts
- Unforeseen circumstances
- Check validity of draft contracts
- Finalise contract
- Sign contracts and exchange
- Store contract safely
- Advise unsuccessful suppliers
Unit 4 – Monitor supplier performance
- Supplier contract
- Document received supplied goods
- The purchasing process
- Procurement process
- Conformity of goods
- The four variables
- Four key aspects of evaluation
- Supplier non-conformance
- Purchase order
- Supplier performance
- Health and safety
- Poor performance
- Managing supplier relationships
- Ethical practices
- Complete documentation
- Rating tools
- The evaluation process
- Damaged stock report
- External customer audit
- Quality importance
- Maintain records
- Information security
- Privacy principles
Unit 5 – Source goods/ services and evaluate contractors
- Supply requirements
- Specification of goods and services
- Purpose of goods and services
- Legislation and regulations
- Contractor performance
- Quantities of goods and services
- Frequency ordering
- Push inventory management models
- Pull inventory management models
- Potential contractors
- Comparative costings for goods and services
- Effective negotiations
- Cost saving strategies
- Contractor consistency
- New to business suppliers
- Existing supplier evaluations
- Performance tools
- Evaluation process
- Actioning agreements and contracts
- Privacy procedures
Unit 6 – Apply project procurement procedures
- Procurement requirements
- Procurement planning / procedures
- Work breakdown structure
- Project management plan
- Make or buy
- Contracts
- Procurement documents
- Outputs
- Evaluation
- Approval process
- Supplier selection process
- Evaluation
- Screening
- Conduct procurement activities
- Contract administration
- Change requests
- Records management
- Audits
Project Management
Unit 1 – Manage Project Risk
- Risk management
- Risk identification
- Risk context
- Risk categorisation
- Information gathering techniques
- Ishikawa / Fishbone diagrams
- Risk management plan
- Risk breakdown
- Risk register
- Qualitative risk analysis
- Quantitative risk analysis
- Response planning / strategies
- Risk controls
- Project management plan
- Responding to risk
- Project outcomes
Unit 2 – Manage project integration
- Managing a project
- Program management table
- Governance
- Project life cycle
- Project management information system
- Environmental factors
- Project cash flow
- Project management methodology
- Project stages
- Integration management
- Project scope management
- Project management plan
- Project execution
- Monitor and control processes
- Project control
- Administration procedures
- Project closure report
Unit 3 – Manage project procurement
- Procurement requirements
- Project procurement management
- Contracts
- Plan purchases and acquisitions
- Project scope
- Tools and techniques
- Make or buy analysis
- Contract types
- Statement of work
- Contract planning
- Contract terminology
- Evaluation
- Conduct procurement activities
- Select sellers
- Evaluation criteria
- Implement and monitor procurement
- Contract administration
- Seller performance
- Change control
- Contract variance
- Procurement finalisation procedures
- Contract audit
Unit 4 – Manage project information and communication
- Information Processes
- Project communications
- Communication management
- Communication skills
- Project environment
- Constraints
- Communications channels
- Stakeholder management
- Project Management Information System (PMIS)
- Communication networks
- Conflict resolution
- Communicating outcomes
- Assess information
- Performance reviews
- Project variances
- Forecasts
Unit 5 – Manage project time
- Manage project time
- Project scheduling
- Project time management processes
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Inputs and outputs
- Project scope
- Tools and techniques
- Activity sequencing process
- Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
- Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM)
- Dependencies
- Project network diagrams
- Resource estimating process
- Project calendar
- Duration estimating
- Parametric estimating
- Constraints
- Critical path
- Schedule control process
Unit 6 – Manage Project Scope
- Project authorisation activities
- Project versus product scope
- Project scope management processes
- Scope management approach
- Collecting requirements
- Inputs and outputs
- Roles and responsibilities
- Project delegations
- Defining the scope
- Project deliverables
- Project scope statement
- Project charter
- Work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Decomposition
- Scope verification
- Change control
Unit 7 – Manage project quality
- Quality management plan
- Quality objectives and standards
- Quality v grade
- Project quality management
- Process of quality planning
- Tools, techniques and methods
- Project scope statement
- Project management plan
- Design of Experiment (DOE)
- Cost of Quality (COQ)
- Quality metrics
- Quality checklists
- Process improvement plan
- Quality assurance
- Quality control process
- Outputs from quality control
Unit 8 – Manage project stakeholder engagement
- Stakeholder engagement
- Project objectives
- Stakeholder identification / register
- Segmenting stakeholders
- Rules of engagement
- Timelines
- Stakeholder interest
- Stakeholder management
- Action plans
- Team performance
- Emotional intelligence
- Conflict management
- Team building
- Define project roles
- Stakeholder expectations
- Team ethics
- Team reviews
- Individual development plan
- Stakeholder communication plan
- Change management
Unit 9 – Manage project human resources
- Determine HR requirements
- HR management
- HR and project teams
- HR planning
- Organisational charts
- Position descriptions
- Organisational theories
- Establish project team
- Virtual teams
- Effective project teams
- Management skills
- Training and team building
- Performance recognition
- Project team management
- Staff management plan
- Conflict management
- Redeployment / redundancies
- Process improvement
Unit 10 – Manage project cost
- Manage project cost
- Project cost management
- Job costing
- Double-entry accounting
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Risk management analyses
- Cash flow budget
- Developing a project budget
- Budgets and controls
- Capital budgets
- Break-even analysis
- Financial cost analysis
- Cost management plan
- Earned value management (EVM)
- Variances
- Variance analysis reports
- Project outcomes
- Milestone trend analysis (MTA)
Study Hours
Estimated duration 250 hours
Course Delivery and Start
Start anytime, self-paced and 100% online
Assessment
Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.
Testimonials
Overall experience was very positive.
Amanda | Cawdor, QLD | Procurement Specialist Program and the Advanced Certificate of Project Management Dual Program
Graduation
A Certificate of Attainment and Statement of Results will be issued upon successful completion of this course.
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- We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
- Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.
Are there any entry requirements or pre-requisites?
There are no course or subject pre-requisites for entry into our programs. However, our professional development programs are generally intended for people over the age of 18. In some circumstances, enrolments from younger people may be considered. Please complete the AOC Parent Guardian Consent Form prior to enrolling and submit here.
Are there any computer requirements?
To study online with Australian Online Courses you will need a computer (desktop PC/laptop) running a current/updated operating system with reliable high-speed internet access. You will need to use the Google Chrome browser to access your course.
When can I start this course?
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How is this course delivered?
This course is delivered online via our easy-to-navigate Learning Management System (LMS), where you will discover interactive online learning/written content, resources and assessment.
Do I need to attend classes or undertake any work placements?
No. All courses are delivered online via our LMS and there are no work placement requirements in this course.
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I am an international student. Can I enrol into this course?
Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.
Career Pathways
Future growth
Strong
Unemployment
Low
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