BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID://OPBA//532177 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T113254 VTIMEZONE:America/New_York DTSTART:20260901T213000Z DTEND:20261001T010000Z UID:532177 SUMMARY:Principles - Risk Management (Virtual - PPLL) LOCATION:Public Procurement Learning Lab via Brightspace DESCRIPTION:Principles - Risk Management (Virtual - PPLL)\n\n09/01/26 05:30 PM EST\n - 09/30/26 09:00 PM EST\Description:\nCourse Access: September 1 – 30, 2026\nMandatory Live Zoom Session: Thursday, October 1 at 5:30pm - 9:00pm ET\nRegistration Deadline: August 25, 2026\n\nDelivery Format: Self-paced online + mandatory live Zoom session\nCOURSE DESCRIPTION\n\nThis course is delivered through OPBA’s Public Procurement Learning Lab (PPLL) using the Brightspace learning platform.\n\nIf this is your first course with PPLL, you’ll receive an email with login instructions. If you’ve already taken a course through PPLL, you’ll use your existing login credentials to access the platform.\n\nThis is a blended learning experience, combining self-directed online learning with a live instructor-led session. You’ll work through readings, quizzes, and assignments at your own pace throughout the month. The deadlines you will need to meet will fall on September 7th, September 14th, September 21st and September 28th.\n\nA mandatory live Zoom session will take place on Thursday, October 1 at 5:30pm - 9:00pm ET. Attendance is required to complete the course and earn your certificate.\n\nZoom link will be provided within the course.\n\nThis course examines the various issues with managing risk when purchasing goods and services in the public sector. Candidates are given an overview of common risk issues, including those of ownership and copyright, the right to privacy, competitive bidding irregularities, occupational health and safety, environmental responsibilities and accountability in terms of personal and corporate liability.\n\nInstructor: Christine Wood, NIGP-CPP, CPPB\ntable\n {mso-displayed-decimal-separator:".";\n mso-displayed-thousand-separator:",";}\ntr\n {mso-height-source:auto;}\ncol\n {mso-width-source:auto;}\ntd\n {padding-top:1px;\n padding-right:1px;\n padding-left:1px;\n mso-ignore:padding;\n color:black;\n font-size:11.0pt;\n font-weight:400;\n font-style:normal;\n text-decoration:none;\n font-family:"Aptos Narrow", sans-serif;\n mso-font-charset:0;\n text-align:general;\n vertical-align:bottom;\n border:none;\n white-space:nowrap;\n mso-rotate:0;}\n.xl125\n {font-weight:700;\n text-align:center;\n vertical-align:middle;\n border-top:none;\n border-right:none;\n border-bottom:none;\n border-left:.5pt solid black;\n background:#B5E6A2;\n mso-pattern:black none;\n white-space:normal;}\n\n\n\nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\nBy the end of this course participants will be able to:\n• Define risk management\n• Describe eight major risk management issues of importance for public procurement professionals\n• Outline three basic risk management techniques: avoiding, managing and transferring risk\n• Explain the types of insurance and bonds a public agency will require or may request from a vendor\n• Describe the six components to corporate risk management\n• Better understand all of the roles involved in managing risk in your organization\n\nCOURSE LEARNING MATERIALS\n\nYou do not need any course materials in advance, everything required to support your learning with this course will be accessed in the learning platform. Important note: to ensure you receive all course communications, please ask your IT department to whitelist the server the Brightspace emails come from, being: IP address: 67.227.157.221\n\nREFUNDS & PAYMENTS\n\nPlease refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds. Course registration fees are non-transferable to other courses.\n\nCERTIFICATE PROGRAM\n\nAttendance Credit: 9.5 contact hours\n\nProgram Enrollment: If you plan to apply this course toward the Principles of Effective Public Procurement certificate program, you must enroll in the program within nine (9) months of completing this course.\n\nREGISTRATION\n\nSpace is limited: Register early to avoid disappointment. There will be a $25 late fee applied to join this course after the registration deadline. Please email members@opba.ca to request a late registration. \n\nRegistration Fees:\n\n\n \n \n Title\n Fee\n Valid Dates\n Member Status\n Points\n CEUs\n Hours\n \n \n Virtual Learning - Member Rate\n $288.10\n Until August 25, 2026\n Members Only\n 0.0000\n 0.0000\n 9.5\n \n \n Virtual Learning - Non Member\n $352.10\n Until August 25, 2026\n All Registrants\n 0.0000\n 0.0000\n 9.5\n \n \n\n\n\nPlease refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds.\n\n\nRegistration closes August 25, 2026.\ntable\n {mso-displayed-decimal-separator:".";\n mso-displayed-thousand-separator:",";}\ntr\n {mso-height-source:auto;}\ncol\n {mso-width-source:auto;}\ntd\n {padding-top:1px;\n padding-right:1px;\n padding-left:1px;\n mso-ignore:padding;\n color:black;\n font-size:11.0pt;\n font-weight:400;\n font-style:normal;\n text-decoration:none;\n font-family:"Aptos Narrow", sans-serif;\n mso-font-charset:0;\n text-align:general;\n vertical-align:bottom;\n border:none;\n white-space:nowrap;\n mso-rotate:0;}\n.xl35\n {color:#0070C0;\n font-size:12.0pt;\n font-weight:700;\n font-family:"Arial Narrow", sans-serif;\n mso-font-charset:0;\n text-align:center;\n border-top:.5pt solid windowtext;\n border-right:.5pt solid windowtext;\n border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext;\n border-left:none;\n white-space:normal;}\n\n\Location:\nPublic Procurement Learning Lab via Brightspace\n\n, X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Principles - Risk Management (Virtual - PPLL)

09/01/26 05:30 PM EST - 09/30/26 09:00 PM EST
Description:
Course Access: September 1 – 30, 2026
Mandatory Live Zoom Session: Thursday, October 1 at 5:30pm - 9:00pm ET
Registration Deadline: August 25, 2026

Delivery Format: Self-paced online + mandatory live Zoom session

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is delivered through OPBA’s Public Procurement Learning Lab (PPLL) using the Brightspace learning platform.

If this is your first course with PPLL, you’ll receive an email with login instructions. If you’ve already taken a course through PPLL, you’ll use your existing login credentials to access the platform.

This is a blended learning experience, combining self-directed online learning with a live instructor-led session. You’ll work through readings, quizzes, and assignments at your own pace throughout the month. The deadlines you will need to meet will fall on September 7th, September 14th, September 21st and September 28th.

A mandatory live Zoom session will take place on Thursday, October 1 at 5:30pm - 9:00pm ET. Attendance is required to complete the course and earn your certificate.

Zoom link will be provided within the course.

This course examines the various issues with managing risk when purchasing goods and services in the public sector. Candidates are given an overview of common risk issues, including those of ownership and copyright, the right to privacy, competitive bidding irregularities, occupational health and safety, environmental responsibilities and accountability in terms of personal and corporate liability.

Instructor: Christine Wood, NIGP-CPP, CPPB

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

By the end of this course participants will be able to:
• Define risk management
• Describe eight major risk management issues of importance for public procurement professionals
• Outline three basic risk management techniques: avoiding, managing and transferring risk
• Explain the types of insurance and bonds a public agency will require or may request from a vendor
• Describe the six components to corporate risk management
• Better understand all of the roles involved in managing risk in your organization

COURSE LEARNING MATERIALS

You do not need any course materials in advance, everything required to support your learning with this course will be accessed in the learning platform. Important note: to ensure you receive all course communications, please ask your IT department to whitelist the server the Brightspace emails come from, being: IP address: 67.227.157.221

REFUNDS & PAYMENTS

Please refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds. Course registration fees are non-transferable to other courses.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Attendance Credit: 9.5 contact hours

Program Enrollment: If you plan to apply this course toward the Principles of Effective Public Procurement certificate program, you must enroll in the program within nine (9) months of completing this course.

REGISTRATION

Space is limited: Register early to avoid disappointment. There will be a $25 late fee applied to join this course after the registration deadline. Please email members@opba.ca to request a late registration. 

Registration Fees:

Title Fee Valid Dates Member Status Points CEUs Hours
Virtual Learning - Member Rate $288.10 Until August 25, 2026 Members Only 0.0000 0.0000 9.5
Virtual Learning - Non Member $352.10 Until August 25, 2026 All Registrants 0.0000 0.0000 9.5


Please refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds.


Registration closes August 25, 2026.


Location:
Public Procurement Learning Lab via Brightspace

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