EMCS Academy has designed the Award in Public Procurement (a higher education programme) to assist participants in gaining a solid foundation in European and Maltese Public Procurement Rules, Policy and Practice.
Individuals following this course will be provided with up-to-date knowledge, skills and proficiencies dealing with public procurement practices.
The overall objective of this training programme is to enhance awareness and knowledge in dealing with public procurement rules and principles.
At the end of the course, the learner will be able to:
A mix of learning methodologies will be used to ensure that that participants are engaged in the learning process throughout the training programme. Various training methods will be adopted throughout the training sessions, including Presentations, Case studies, Group discussions and Workshops.
A summative assessment procedure will be used and this will be applied at the end of each module when the students would have covered all the material covering all learning outcomes. Trainee will be asked to work on a Case study – preparing a comprehensive Tender Dossier (with basic ToRs) using the appropriate templates provided as well as carry out proceedings of a tender evaluation process.
Grading: A (80-100%); B (65-79%); C (50 – 64%); F (0-49%)
The course will be delivered over a 6-month period (part-time).
The training will be delivered mostly in an online format which allows the necessary flexibility for interaction and presentation of the training material, facilitate direct queries and the ability of easily holding group work and discussions in separate online breakout rooms. the first session will be held in person at our training premises.
The course will be delivered in English.
2 A Levels or equivalent qualifications or minimum of 2 years working within a public procurement environment.
Good working knowledge of the English language.
At the end of the module the learner will:
At the end of the module the learner will:
Total Learning Hours
Full course: 50 hours
Module 1: 25 hours
Module 2: 25 hours
Hours include contact hours, supervised practice hours, self-study hours and assesment hours.
MBA, ACCA, Dip. General Management
Alison Attard is an accountant by profession, holding an international qualification through the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants and an MBA from Heriot Watt University. She holds a Certified Public Accountant warrant. She is a Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants and the Malta Institute of Accountants.
Her career and experience in the finance sector has evolved over the past thirty years through employment both in the public and private sector. She previously held the post of Commercial Manager on two major Contracts as part of the team that successfully completed the Mater Dei Hospital Project. She was later appointed as the Financial Controller, primarily responsible for the Finance and Procurement Unit as well as the funding and contractual issues associated with Malta’s Health Capital Projects, amongst which the Mater Dei Hospital Oncology Centre which was constructed by means of an ERDF grant.
She currently holds the post of Director Finance in a Government Agency responsible for the overall financial governance of the entity.
B.Com (Hons, Management), M.A. European Studies
Over the past 20 years Gabby has acquired an excellent knowledge of EU funding and also has extensive work experience on project contract management required to implement major projects, policy development and training beneficiaries in preparation for implementation of EU funded projects. Having worked within the Foreign Commonwealth Office within the UK government and the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta, Gabby has a thorough understanding of the requirements and mechanism of the public sector and the procurement requirements. Thus, she seeks to provide the necessary guidance and assistance in ensuring the successful implementation of major public infrastructural projects whilst adopting the necessary public procurement procedures.
Over the years Gabby has been engaged to provide training to current and prospective beneficiaries of EU Funded projects to provide them with the necessary knowledge on the EU requirements, project management and public procurement requirements to successfully implement EU funded projects
Daniela heads the Projects and EU funds Unit at the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry. She has worked with the Managing Authority for Cohesion Policy Funds for more than 10 years and has extensive expertise in the implementation cycle of EU funded projects. Her experience ranges from the monitoring of infrastructural projects funded through ERDF and CF in the areas of R&D, Climate Change, Waste, Water, Transport and Health, to support to the Private Sector, including financial instruments. During her tenure with the Managing Authority, she has also headed the Monitoring, Communication and Evaluation Unit. Daniela graduated in Law and European Studies at the University of Malta.
