The CPO shall establish and administer a procurement training institute to facilitate a system of training, continuing education, and certification for District contracting personnel. The procurement training institute may: Conduct or participate in procurement education and training programs for District employees and others, including persons not employed by the District; Conduct, develop, or collaborate with established training or certification programs for the express purpose of providing certifications of proficiency to all participants who successfully complete the designated programs; Conduct research into existing and new methods of procurement; Establish and maintain a District procurement library; and Establish a tiered core curriculum that sets forth the minimum procurement-related training courses to be completed by District procurement personnel. The tiered core curriculum shall be designed to develop procurement competency along with a uniform training approach for personnel ranging from entry level contract specialist to contracting officer. The CPO may charge a fee for training conducted by the procurement training institute in accordance with § 2-361.03 . The CPO shall require that District contracting personnel be certified and that they maintain a reasonable number of hours of continuing education to maintain their certification. The CPO may allow attendance at a recognized institute to satisfy the certification requirement and the number of hours for continuing education.
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