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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, Time
Description
Purchasing Policies and Procedures 
Semi-Monthly
None
ISW
Ted Nasser
Rob McMullen
Training Guide Provided   
2 hours
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.  
OLR Requisitioning 
Semi-Monthly
Suggested: Purchasing Policies & Procedures
ISW
Lucy Soriano
Jodi North
Training Guide Provided   
2 hours
Step-by-step tutorial on entering requisitions through the On Line Requisitioning system (OLR).
Arizona BuyWays E-Procurement 
Weekly
Suggested: Purchasing Policies & Procedures
ISW
John Bentley   
Training Guide Provided   
2 1/2 hours
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.
Purchasing Cardholder Training 
Semi-Monthly & Web-Based
Suggested: Purchasing Policies and Procedures
ISW
Dureen Berg
Training Guide Provided   
1 1/2 hour
Learn the policies and procedures for using the Purchasing Credit card.
PaymentNet Reconciliation and Approval Training
Semi-Monthly
Purchasing Policies and Procedures
ISW
Dureen Berg
Training Guide Provided   
2 hour
A step-by-step tutorial on reconciling and approving Purchasing Card transaction through the Web-based software system, Paymentnet.
PaymentNet 202: Advanced Reporting 
Semi-Monthly
PaymentNet 101: PCard Software
ISW
Dureen Berg
Training Guide Provided   
2 hour
Hands on training on running reports, scheduling reports, running queries and exporting data from the PaymentNet software system.
Office Depot Training 
Upon Request
Suggested: Purchasing Policies & Procedures
Upon Request
Lucy DuVall
Training Guide Provided   
1 hour
A step-by-step tutorial on placing and approving office supply orders through the Office Depot Web-based software system.
Surplus Property Training
Monthly
Suggested: Purchasing Policies & Procedures
ISW
Laurie Rodriguez
Cecilia Ortega
Training Guide Provided   
2 hour
Learn how to surplus University property using the Surplus Property Management Software system.  Also covered will be Surplus Policies and Procedures, trade-ins and inter-departmental sales and auctions.
 
Seasonal Events:
Annual Vendor Showcase

Annually -

Spring

None
Not Required
PACS Staff
None
Varies
Join the fun as over 100 of our valued merchants share information about their goods and services to the Campus Community.
PCard Summer School

Annually -

Summer

None
Online Registration
PACS Staff
Training Guides Provided 
Varies
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
Semi-Monthly
None
Online Auction
PACS Staff
None
Varies University of Arizona surplus goods are acttioned to the public twice a month; every other Tuesday.
 
Recommended FSO Courses to compliment PACS Training:
FRS Accounting Structure & Expenditure Policy
FRS Reconciliation
Travel Policy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   Questions about these web pages last updated January 14th, 2008