Uzbek Commodity Exchange Professional Development in Government Procurement
Key Indicators of E-Government Procurement in the Republic of Uzbekistan Indicator 2011 2015 Number of transactions 350 189 301 036 Value of transactions (billion 166,9 497,1 Som) Number of clients 15 014 36 290 Number of suppliers 6 193 38 954
Training Objectives Higher competence of procurement participants Smaller number of mistakes in procurement and selling of goods (works, services) Effective use of the e-procurement system
Categories of Trainees Staff of authorized ministries and departments, who carry out procurement monitoring and control Staff of procuring organizations Employees of supplying companies Agents
Who is A ho is Agent gent? Legal entity that passed the accreditation procedure at the exchange and offers professional services to clients and suppliers to ensure their participation in electronic auctions on the basis of the agency agreement
Methods of Agent Training Training workshops for professional development (monthly) Internships Online testing
Methods of Client Training Special training courses at the Ministry of Finance Initial training in the Financial Institute (Budget Management Department) Training workshops organized by the exchange ”Open Day”
Methods of Supplier Training Posting of training videos in the mass media Training forums organized jointly with the Chamber of Commerce Training workshops organized by the exchange ”Open Day”
Future Plans (Procurement professionals and requirements thereto) Staff of authorized • Three-month foundation course; ministries and departments, who carry out procurement • Regular professional development courses monitoring and control Staff of procuring • Six-month foundation course; organizations and employees of supplying • Regular professional development courses companies Employees of procurement • Mandatory specialized higher education degree infrastructure entities (bidding organizers, expert • Regular professional development courses organizations, agents)
Workforce Training Challenges Decentralized procurement Requirements to professionalism Lack of professionals model • Participants of procurements are • Lack of professionals is the main required to have high level of challenge in the government • In the Republic of Uzbekistan, professionalism procurement system reform each budget-funded • Limited number of trained • There is need in well-designed and organization carries out professionals affects the quality of effectively implemented strategy to procurements independently procurements address this problem • In this context, the demand for procurement professionals sharply increases
Regulatory and Methodological Framework of Government Procurement Workforce Development State standards (requirements to professionalism in government procurement); Program of Measures for Training and methodological Government Procurement materials (textbooks, Workforce Development + manuals, content of online annual Action Plans Section in the Concept of training module) (approved by Resolution of Development of the System the Government of Government Procurement Commission) for 2016-2025 (Decree of the Requirements to Cabinet) professionalism reflected in the Government Procurement Law
Key Activities for Government Procurement Workforce Development ANALYSIS: Develop the training and methodological Analyze the number of existing Set the qualification requirements framework (study guides, content for specialists, workforce shortage, (professional standards) online training, etc.) conduct testing, identify gaps in knowledge and skills Select (competitively) the infrastructure Conduct training and testing (admission Create an online training and recruiting institutions (universities, training to procurements) procurement platform centers)
The Uzbek Commodity Exchange 77 Bobur St, 100090 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tel. / Fax: (+998 71) 213 3300 E-mail: info@rtsb.uz www.uzex.uz
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