BT Sourced partners with TU Dublin to create a new postgraduate certificate for procurement professionals
BT Sourced Procurement Academy Launch: Elevating Expertise, Empowering Futures
BT Sourced, BT Group’s procurement unit, has launched a new postgraduate certificate for procurement professionals, in partnership with the Technological University Dublin. This innovative programme is the result of a collaboration with BT Sourced and TU Dublin’s Faculty of Business that was brokered by TU Dublin’s Enterprise Academy.
The Certificate in Applied Procurement Management has been designed for procurement professionals to enhance their skills and to enable them to help drive innovation and change across BT Sourced and the wider BT Group. Investing in the professional development of BT Sourced colleagues, will help to strengthen the future skills of the organisation, ensuring it remains at the forefront of an increasingly competitive market.
Those completing the course will gain first-hand experience of supply chain optimisation and procurement management practices and the programme aims to equip colleagues with the latest knowledge and skills in procurement management, leading to more efficient processes, better supplier relationships and enhanced decision-making. This programme not only benefits BT Sourced, but it also raises the industry's benchmark for best practices in procurement. The Investment & Development Agency (IDA) has co-funded and been involved in the development of the programme.
Cyril Pourrat - Chief Procurement Officer at BT Group said:
“I am proud to be able to play a part in this inaugural Procurement Academy programme with the help and experience of the Technological University Dublin team and by no small means the investment and assistance of the IDA. I would like to acknowledge and thank them for all the work they put in to get this tailored certificate across the line. This programme presents an invaluable opportunity for our procurement professionals to enhance their capabilities and drive innovation and change across BT Sourced”.
Throughout the co-design process led by the Enterprise Academy, it was clear that this programme constitutes an important building block in BT Sourced’s mission to redefine procurement for this world-leading communications company. The drive to build a more digital, sustainable business model for BT Group’s multi-billion procurement spend informed the curriculum design, but also the project work that company executives will undertake to drive best and next practice at BT Sourced.
Dr. Claire Mc Bride, Head of TU Dublin’s Enterprise Academy
Declan Allen, Head of Logistics, Supply Chain and Project Management at the School of Business Technology, Retail, and Supply Chain welcomed the first cohort of learners to TU Dublin Aungier Street. "I want to extend my gratitude to BT Sourced for the opportunity to collaborate on the development this tailored CPD certificate in Procurement Management. Working with BT Sourced has been both inspiring and rewarding for all the Programme Team in TU Dublin and we are immensely proud of what we have achieved together. We also look forward to welcoming Team BT Sourced to TU Dublin’s School of Business Technology, Retail, and Supply Chain and excited about the impact our programme will have on their career in BT Sourced."
Dónal Travers, Head of Technology, Consumer Content & Business Services at IDA Ireland said:
“We commend BT Sourced and Technological University Dublin for their collaborative efforts in creating a new certificate programme for procurement professionals. This not only benefits the individuals, but also cultivates the vital skills necessary for organisational success. IDA Ireland is proud to support this initiative, highlighting the importance of fostering innovation and talent in Ireland’s business landscape.”
The first cohort of BT Sourced learners at Technological University Dublin, Aungier Street.
The first cohort of this programme will consist of a group of twenty-five colleagues from BT Sourced's Dublin offices. Future iterations of the programme will be tailored to international colleagues and will be delivered online.
About BT Sourced:
BT Sourced is a standalone procurement company within the BT Group, established to challenge the traditional ways of buying goods and services by simplifying processes and introducing new technology and partnership-based approaches to the way BT Group works with suppliers and start-ups.
Based in Dublin, which has established itself as a hub for many ‘Big Tech’ businesses as well as technology start-ups, the company manages and influences a budget of around €14.8bn (£13bn) and draws on the capital’s diverse and tech-savvy talent pool in the Republic of Ireland.
BT Sourced lead BT Group’s drive towards sustainable sourcing, using its buying power to influence the company’s supply chain and boost supplier diversity. BT Group’s ambition is to reduce carbon emissions in its supply chain by 42% by 2030/31.
About BT Group:
BT Group is the UK’s leading provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications and related secure digital products, solutions and services. We also provide managed telecommunications, security and network & IT infrastructure services to customers across 180 countries.
BT Group consists of three customer-facing units: Consumer serves individuals and families in the UK; Business covers companies and public services in the UK and internationally; Openreach is an independently governed, wholly owned subsidiary wholesaling fixed access infrastructure services to its customers - over 700 communications providers across the UK.
British Telecommunications plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
About TU Dublin Enterprise Academy:
The Enterprise Academy is a multidisciplinary business unit at Technological University Dublin taking an innovative approach to collaborative talent development for workplace learners. The Enterprise Academy works with enterprises across all sectors and business types to create flexible, scalable, accredited solutions that address sector-specific, cross-sector and transversal skill needs.
The TU Dublin Enterprise Academy is funded by the Higher Education Authority's HCI Pillar 3, a government of Ireland programme designed to meet priority skills needs, by increasing collaboration between higher education and enterprise with a focus on innovations in teaching and learning.
