Training
Procurement and Contracting Services offers training and resource materials to assist employees understand and utilize the many procurement tools offered to campus. The chart below details class information. Please contact Lucy Soriano at (520)621-7631 with any questions regarding training.
| Training Courses | Frequency | Prerequisites | Registration | Training Staff | Course Materials | Class Length |
Arizona BuyWays E-Procurement
UITS IT Support Center Personnel
Training Guide Provided
Description: An interactive training class to learn the process for purchasing and approving through the E-Procurement tool, Arizona BuyWays. Gain access to University pricing agreements through our Web-based Requisitioning System.
PaymentNet Reconciliation & Approval
To be determined
Tutorials available at UITS Player online
Description: A step-by-step tutorial on reconciling and approving Purchasing Card transaction through the Web-based software system, Paymentnet.
Purchasing Cardholder Policies
To be determined
Tutorials available at UITS Player online
Description: Learn the policies and procedures for using the Purchasing Credit card.
Purchasing Policies & Procedures
Ted Nasser,
Rob McMullen
Training Guide Provided
Description: An in-depth look at the Policies and Procedures for procuring goods and services at the UofA. Learn how to buy goods, where to get the best pricing and gain knowledge of the resources PACS has to offer.
Purchsing Basics
Not Applicable
Tutorials availbalbe at UITS Player online
Description: Step-by-step tutorials on various purchaing processes.
| Seasonal Events | Frequency | Prerequisites | Registration | Training Staff | Course Materials | Class Length |
Annual Vendor Showcase
Not Required
PACS Staff
None
Description: Join the fun as over 100 of our valued merchants share information about their goods and services to the Campus Community.
PCard Summer School
Online registration
PCard Staff
Training Guides Provided
Description: The PCard Office offers an all-day PCard workshop containing classes for Reconcilers, Approvers and Liaisons. These classes cover the year’s hottest topics and answer the most frequently asked questions concerning the program.
Surplus Public Auction
Description: University of Arizona surplus goods are auctioned to the public twice a month; every other Tuesday.

