Community of practice

Who this is for

The Procurement Professionals Community of Practice (ComPrac) is for NSW Public Sector procurement professionals and eligible buyers to help build their capability in procurement and contract management.

What you'll learn

The ComPrac aims to:

• identify development needs and opportunities for members
• foster collaboration and knowledge sharing amongst members
• harness collective expertise of members to lift sector-wide procurement capability.

The ComPrac is an active forum for members to share best practice, experience and learnings. It also serves as a hub for providing practical resources and insights that help members to achieve NSW Government’s procurement objectives.

As a member, you are invited to events where you’ll meet other procurement professionals and hear from key speakers on a range of procurement topics. You will also participate in programs that provide development opportunities within the NSW public sector. The ComPrac is also open to federal, local and other state counterparts.

The ComPrac is supported by NSW Procurement, a business unit within NSW Treasury.

Our events

We host up to 5 events a year covering topics such as:

• best practice approaches to procurement and contracting
• legislative and policy updates
• procurement trends and thought leadership
• lessons learned, including those from ICAC Operations.

Find out about our upcoming events and other sector-wide initiatives for procurement professionals, join the Procurement Professionals ComPrac.

Procurement Professionals Subcommunities

Sustainable procurement

The Sustainable Procurement Community of Practice (SustProc CoP) is a subcommunity of the ComPrac, which aims to provide a platform for an exchange of information for advancing sustainability in procurement across agencies.

The SustProc CoP aims to:

• act as a central repository of information
• share lessons learnt from those with practical experience and address shared challenges
• provide capability uplift for all attendees in the best interests of sustainable procurement maturity within state government agencies
• drive action and innovation by encouraging new projects, pilots and initiatives that promote sustainable procurement.

You must be an NSW Government buyer or eligible buyer to join SustProc CoP.

Related programs

Members of the ComPrac gain access to the NSW Government Procurement Professionals Resource Hub on Comperio. Find previous event recordings, case studies and links to advertised public sector procurement roles.

Members of the SustProc CoP gain access to the Sustainable Procurement Resource Hub on Comperio. Find previous event recordings and other resources.

Plan your procurement career using the Procurement Career Pathways Tool.

Or see what training is aligned to your procurement capability level:

• Foundational includes system training.
• Intermediate includes Applied Procurement and Contracting in the NSW Public Sector.
• Advanced includes NSW Government Diploma & Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Contract Management.

Contact us

To contact us, email nswp_capability@treasury.nsw.gov.au.