The Graduate Certificate in Public Procurement and Contract Management can provide knowledgeable individuals with excellent job opportunities and career growth. Whether you're a student choosing a career path or you're a manager who wants to expand your skillset and leverage procurement and contract management to achieve your strategic goals, this graduate certificate can help open new doors and opportunities. Hands-on experience: Access to internships and other opportunities Networking benefits: Interact meaningfully with your professors and other public procurement and contract management professionals Knowledge, skills, and abilities: Develop field-specific capabilities through applied practices and concepts Managerial competencies in contracting: Engage critical thinking and analyses across all phases of the contract cycle Strategic orientation of public procurement: Convince policymakers and senior managers that effective procurement can support an entity's strategic goals Procurement law and ethics: Acquire fundamental understanding of procurement and contracting legal and ethical principles.