As part of capacity building and creating professionalism in the domain of Bangladesh’s public procurement, CPTU arranged provisions in the PPRP-II-AF for relevant government officers to obtain Master of Science degree in Public Procurement Management for Sustainable Development from ITC-ILO, Turin University, Italy.

According to ITC-ILO, the Master’s programme in Public Procurement Management for Sustainable Development explores the legislative, regulatory, organisational and managerial foundations of a modern public procurement system.

The programme is a unique, blended learning opportunity: it combines the study of policy tools and theory prescriptions with applied assignments and research work. It provides candidates with direct access to expertise from academia, international organisations and think- tanks, as well as the latest literature and cutting-edge research. This will prepare aspirants for a range of highly developed functions connected with public procurement management and supervision.

Under the Additional Financing of PPRP-II, a total of 25 government officers have obtained the MSc in public procurement from ITC-ILO, Turin University.
Also, 52 out of a total of 60 national trainers in public procurement of Bangladesh had the opportunity to undergo short training at ITC-ILO, Turin University under the project.