UPO Training Requirements. All required training under this section is valid for four years. After four years, the UPO, or their replacement, must provide documentation that training has been retaken or the requirement has otherwise been satisfied. Universities: The person listed as the UPO, or their replacement, must have completed the “Advanced Procurement Methods and Issues” and “Contract Management” courses offered by the Division or another Division approved training course or certification; attend required meetings of the Agency; and provide the supervision and management of the University’s procurement needs as their predominant job duty. University agrees that if required at a later date, the UPO and any University procurement staff completing formal solicitations shall obtain any Division required professional certification, either from the Division or through a nationally recognized procurement certification program approved by the Division.
