12:00 PM - 2:30 PM Eastern
Mandatory Live Zoom Session: Tuesday, March 31 | 12:00pm - 2:30pm ET
Registration Deadline: February 20, 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 March 7th, March 14th, March 21st and March 28th.
A mandatory live Zoom session will take place on Tuesday, March 31 at 12:00pm - 2:30pm ET. Attendance is required to complete the course and earn your certificate.
Zoom link will be provided within your course.
This course gives an overview of the cooperative purchasing process in the public sector, describing the types, benefits, structure, legal considerations and challenges cooperative purchasing groups face. Attendees will be shown and discuss examples of constitutions, strategic plans, business plan reports, commodity listings and standard terms and conditions for public tenders issued by cooperative groups.
Instructor: Scott Agnello, CPPO, CPPB
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
• Define cooperative purchasing
• Describe a variety of methods and group purchasing models associated with cooperative purchasing
• Outline the benefits and challenges associated with cooperative purchasing, along with ways to measure savings
• Explain several rules, statutes and treaties related to cooperative purchasing
• Describe the characteristics and traits of a successful cooperative
• Outline the business components of a cooperative group
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.
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: 6.5 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 February 20, 2026 | Members Only | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 6.5 |
| Virtual Learning - Non Member | $352.10 | Until February 20, 2026 | All Registrants | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 6.5 |
Please refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds.
Registration closes February 20, 2026
| 3/1/2026 - 3/31/2026 |    |