Our commercial decisions affect how we deliver policies and services to the public, and how we can obtain better outcomes for our efforts and resources. Thinking and acting commercially is a key part of improving how we serve the people of Scotland.<\/p>\n
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Specification Writing Course<\/strong><\/h3>\nOn Thursday May 26 the Scotland Excel Academy<\/a> is running\u00a0an open course on Specification Writing and Development<\/strong>\u00a0with places available to book at a per-place cost.
\nAttendees are welcome from across the public sector in Scotland.
\nPlease email academy@scotland.excel.org.uk<\/a> for more information on the training available.<\/p>\nBuilding skills and networks<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe aim of Commercial Week is to build commercial skills but also to open doors to a network of people you can talk with to improve your work. Working together collaboratively across professions and organisations can strength our commercial competence.<\/p>\n
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\nAttendees are welcome from across the public sector in Scotland.
\nPlease email academy@scotland.excel.org.uk<\/a> for more information on the training available.<\/p>\n
Building skills and networks<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe aim of Commercial Week is to build commercial skills but also to open doors to a network of people you can talk with to improve your work. Working together collaboratively across professions and organisations can strength our commercial competence.<\/p>\n
To assess your skills you can use the Procurement Development Framework<\/a>. and our Procurement and Commercial Training Framework<\/a> is open to Scottish public sector organisations.<\/p>\nYou can join the Professional Practice and Development Knowledge Hub<\/a>\u00a0to network with other procurement professionals in Scotland.<\/p>\n
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