The Review of Public Procurement in Scotland recommended Procurement Competency Framework recommended that skill levels of procurement staff should be continuously improved through programmes of professional training and development. Training for staff involved in the procurement process should be considered by organisations as an investment. The recruitment and retention of suitably qualified staff is essential. Organisations should implement a process to assess, at regular intervals, their organisation's procurement capability and develop training and development strategies which ensure that their procurement activity is both compliant with legislation and obtaining value for money.
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Registers of Scotland procurement staff conduct an annual a periodic skills assessment using the Scottish Governments Procurement Competency Framework. The output of this exercise leads to individual training plans.