Cert in AEC Gestion des approvisionnements dans le secteur public québécois

The AEC Gestion des approvisionnements dans le secteur public québécois (LCA.E1) is an Attestation d'études collégiales from Cégep André-Laurendeau, in the transport and logistics field. The programme runs 840 hours over about nine months, including a work placement, and is delivered fully online apart from the in-person placement. It trains students to carry out the full goods-and-services acquisition process for Quebec's public sector, from forecasting and identifying needs through to awarding orders and following up on invoices and requester satisfaction, with emphasis on complying with government standards, processes and policies; case studies are drawn from the health, education and municipal sectors, though private-sector employment is also possible. The three-session curriculum covers an introduction to procurement management, business computing and communication, mathematics applied to procurement, the legal aspects of procurement, computerized procurement systems, procurement management, English for procurement, negotiation and customer service, inventory management, and a closing work placement. Graduates typically work as buyers, inventory managers, procurement technicians or procurement coordinators.