MCC Procurement Capacity Activity

Ghana - Rural Development Project - Procurement Capacity Activity: the Strengthening of Public Sector Procurement Capacity ("Procurement Capacity Activity") is designed to strengthen the capacity of the various procurement entities within the Government to procure necessary goods, works and services with greater economy, efficiency and effectiveness.

It is also intended to allow such entities to implement fully Ghana's Public Procurement Act of 2003 (Act 663)by assisting the development of training materials for the staff of such entities, the formation of a career path within the Government, and the placement of trainees in such procurement entities to provide them with practical application.

It also is designed to train students who aspire to go into the procurement profession.

MCC Funding will support the following: (i) Development of the modules for training and certification that are relevant to the public sector and consistent with Ghana's Public Procurement Act of 2003 (Act 663), including consultation with educational institutions to develop a standard procurement curriculum for use in formal procurement training programs, development of an internationally-accepted educational program in procurement; (ii) Establishment of procurement as a career in public service with clear lines of promotion and reporting; and (iii) Provision of procurement-related training to potential procurement professionals.