# Procurement Fraud Prevention

> Spot and prevent fraud and corruption across the procurement cycle.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Procurement & Supply Chain
- **Duration:** 3 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/procurement-supply-chain/procurement-fraud-prevention
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=procurement-fraud-prevention

## Overview

Procurement is the area most exposed to fraud and corruption. This course examines common schemes such as bid rigging, fake suppliers and inflated invoices, the red flags at each stage of the cycle, and the controls and data analytics that prevent and detect them.

## Who should attend

- Procurement officers and managers
- Internal auditors
- Risk and compliance staff
- Bid committee members

## Learning outcomes

- Recognise common procurement fraud schemes
- Identify red flags at each stage
- Design preventive controls
- Use data to detect anomalies
- Respond to suspected fraud

## Course outline

### Module 1: Fraud in procurement

- Fraud and corruption schemes
- Case studies
- Red flags in planning and sourcing
- Conflicts of interest

### Module 2: Prevention and detection

- Preventive controls
- Supplier vetting
- Data analytics
- Whistleblowing

### Module 3: Response

- Investigation basics
- Reporting obligations
- Recovery
- Prevention plan