Executive Agency Training

Effective December 8, 2025, mandatory training requirements for Executive Agency staff have changed.

Overview 

Effective December 8, 2025, the Operational Services Division revised procurement policy to simplify procurement processes for state agencies while ensuring state procurements continue to be conducted fairly, competitively, and in accordance with law. Per the 12/8/2025 procurement policy update, mandatory training requirements for agency staff have changed:

• Procurement personnel who have completed OSD training courses no longer are required to retake them
• At a later date, refresher and advanced training will be introduced for experienced procurement personnel
• Given reduced CLM requirements, COMMBUYS CLM training no longer will be mandatory and past offerings are suspended.

Mandatory Training by Role

COMMBUYS Procurement Purchaser

• COMMBUYS Purchasing (No retake required)
• Essentials of State Procurement (No retake required)
• COMMBUYS CLM (No longer mandatory/no longer offered)
• Strategic Sourcing Certificate Program (SSCP) required for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) (No retake required)

COMMBUYS Organization Administrator (OA)

• COMMBUYS Organization Administrator (No retake required)

COMMBUYS CLM Organization Administrator for Executive Department Procurement Staff

• COMMBUYS CLM OA (No longer mandatory/no longer offered)

COMMBUYS Basic Purchaser

• COMMBUYS Purchasing (No retake required)
• Essentials of State Procurement (No retake required)

Agency General Counsel (GC)

• Agency GC training is conducted by OSD Legal. OSD Legal will notify Agency GCs in upcoming months to schedule office hours and procurement training for agency procurement attorneys.

Buyer training class descriptions are offered on the Buyer Training page. 

Refer Training policy questions to the OSD Quality Assurance unit at [e-mail].