Services / Capability development

Build the capability your organisation needs to compete.

Effective procurement functions are built on skilled people. We give you a structured, measurable way to build capability at every level, from graduate procurement officers to Chief Procurement Officers.

The challenge

Development budgets are often spent on the wrong gaps

Without a baseline, training is chosen by popularity or availability rather than need, and nobody can show whether it worked.

01

Gaps known anecdotally

Leaders have a sense of where the team is weak but no evidence to prioritise investment or make the case for it.

02

Generic training, limited transfer

Off-the-shelf courses rarely reflect your policies, categories or systems, so learning does not translate into practice.

03

No line of sight to outcomes

Without re-measurement, it is impossible to link development spend to better commercial results.

Start with evidence

SkillsMap shows you exactly where the gaps are

Our CPO360 SkillsMap assessment measures procurement knowledge across 10 competencies through 90 questions. Individuals get a personal profile, and leaders get team heatmaps that show where development spend will make the most difference.

90
Questions per assessment
10
Procurement competencies
14
Facilitated training programs
70:20:10
Blend of on-the-job, social and formal learning
Training portfolio

Explore our 14 facilitated programs

Delivered in-house as single-day workshops or multi-module annual programs, each tailored to your policies, categories and sector.

Our approach

A measurable path from baseline to capability

Every program starts with evidence and ends with re-measurement, so you can see the return on your investment in people.

01

Baseline

Assess individuals and teams with SkillsMap to establish a clear, benchmarked starting point.

  • Individual competency profiles
  • Team and role heatmaps
  • Benchmark comparisons
02

Prioritise

Link the gaps to your operating model and strategy so effort goes where it matters most.

  • Role clarity and alignment
  • Critical gaps by team
  • Development investment case
03

Plan

Design team and individual pathways using a 70:20:10 blend of on-the-job, social and formal learning.

  • Team learning pathways
  • Individual development plans
  • Coaching and mentoring matched to roles
04

Deliver

Run facilitated programs, eLearning and coaching tailored to your policies, categories and sector.

  • Workshops and multi-module programs
  • On-demand eLearning
  • Executive mentoring
05

Measure

Reassess and report progress so capability uplift is visible to leadership.

  • Reassessment against baseline
  • Capability reporting
  • Plan refreshed for the next cycle
What you get

What's included

Mix and match to suit your team, scale and budget.

✓Procurement skills assessments via CPO360 SkillsMap
✓Team-level and individual learning pathways
✓Customised training across 14 facilitated programs
✓On-demand eLearning for every topic
✓Executive mentoring and coaching
✓Progress tracking and capability reporting
Tracked in CPO360

Capability you can see improving

SkillsMap results, learning activity and reassessments all sit in CPO360, so leaders can see team capability move over time and connect it to the performance of the function.

Apps used on this service
SkillsMap Training Materials eLearning Playbooks CPO dashboard
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Get started

Find out where your team stands.

Talk to us about assessing your team with SkillsMap, or about a program for your whole function.

Plan a capability program → hello@bluenorth.com.au