The State of Washington requires all state employees whose job includes procurement-related duties to fulfill certain training under the State's procurement reform law (RCW 39.26.110).
Workday security roles affected by the training requirement may include: Buyer, Requisition Requester, and Shared Environment Requisition Specialist. This training is also required for Pcard users.
EFFECTIVE 8-22-2024 the use of the State Learning Management System (LMS) will no longer be used to access required courses and record training. The courses are available free of charge and employee course requirements and timeline for completion are on the Department of Enterprise Services Contract and Procurement Training(DES) website. The learner should look for the link that says, "take the non-credit training."
Each school/department should appoint a central training coordinator responsible for managing the training process for existing and future employees. The required DES trainings should be part of new employee on-boarding procedure.
Please note: The DES website is in the process of being updated and currently the only course that will provide a certificate of completion at the end is the new Small Purchases. DES is working on adding certificates of completion to all the courses so every learner will received a certificate of credit at the end of the course. If you need proof before the certificates are loaded, please have the learner provide a screenshot of their completion(s).
Each school/department should set up their record keeping procedure, whether certificates are kept by the individual or stored centrally.