BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID://OPBA//469827 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260413T023245 VTIMEZONE:America/New_York DTSTART:20260101T223000Z DTEND:20260201T020000Z UID:469827 SUMMARY:Principles - Risk Management (Virtual - PPLL) LOCATION:Public Procurement Learning Lab via Brightspace DESCRIPTION:Principles - Risk Management (Virtual - PPLL)\n\n01/01/26 05:30 PM EST\n - 01/31/26 09:00 PM EST\Description:\nCourse Access: January 1 – 31, 2026\nMandatory Live Zoom Session: Thursday, January 29, 2026 | 5:30pm - 9:00pm ET\nRegistration Deadline: December 19, 2025\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 after registration closes on September 24. 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. These tasks will all have deadlines assigned that will be mandatory to meet in order to successfully complete this course.\n\nA mandatory live Zoom session will take place on Thursday, January 29 at 5:30pm - 9:00pm ET​. Attendance is required to complete the course and earn your certificate.\n\nZoom link will be sent the week before the session.\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: Carl Bonitto, CPPO, 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.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\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.\n\nREFUNDS & PAYMENTS\n\nPlease refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds.\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\nCancellations: In writing only, up to ten (10) business days before the event, after which we regret that we cannot refund your registration fee.\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 December 19, 2025\n Members Only\n 0.0000\n 0.0000\n 9.5\n \n \n Virtual Learning - Non Member\n $352.10\n Until December 19, 2025\n All Registrants\n 0.0000\n 0.0000\n 9.5\n \n \n\n\nPlease refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds.\n\nRegistration closes December 19, 2025\n\Location:\nPublic Procurement Learning Lab via Brightspace\n\n, X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Principles - Risk Management (Virtual - PPLL)

01/01/26 05:30 PM EST - 01/31/26 09:00 PM EST
Description:
Course Access: January 1 – 31, 2026
Mandatory Live Zoom Session: Thursday, January 29, 2026 | 5:30pm - 9:00pm ET
Registration Deadline: December 19, 2025

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 after registration closes on September 24. 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. These tasks will all have deadlines assigned that will be mandatory to meet in order to successfully complete this course.

A mandatory live Zoom session will take place on Thursday, January 29 at 5:30pm - 9:00pm ET​. Attendance is required to complete the course and earn your certificate.

Zoom link will be sent the week before the session.

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: Carl Bonitto, CPPO, 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.

REFUNDS & PAYMENTS

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

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. 

Cancellations: In writing only, up to ten (10) business days before the event, after which we regret that we cannot refund your registration fee.

Registration Fees:

Title Fee Valid Dates Member Status Points CEUs Hours
Virtual Learning Member Rate $288.10 Until December 19, 2025 Members Only 0.0000 0.0000 9.5
Virtual Learning - Non Member $352.10 Until December 19, 2025 All Registrants 0.0000 0.0000 9.5

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

Registration closes December 19, 2025


Location:
Public Procurement Learning Lab via Brightspace

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