Professional development

If you are looking to join, or have recently joined, the procurement, materiel management, real property, or project and programme management communities, this page offers learning and mentoring opportunities to help expand your knowledge and skills, whether you are in the public service or not.

Community members have access to:

• leadership programs
• competency suites for each community that describe the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for jobs
  • competencies needed in procurement (visit the procurement career path to learn more)
  • competencies needed in materiel management
  • competencies needed in real property
  • competencies needed in project and programme management
• competency-based guides designed to help build and strengthen individuals’ proficiency levels for each of the core competencies
• workshops, learning events and a curriculum of classroom and online training available from the Canada School of Public Service

Already part of the community?

Visit the GCXchange pages (available only to Government of Canada employees) for information on development programs, tool kits, guides, collaboration opportunities and other community resources:

• Investment Management Communities - Supports professionals in procurement, materiel management, real property, and project and programme management.
• Comptrollership Community - Brings together professionals across the full spectrum of comptrollership, including financial management, internal audit, costing, grants and contributions, and investment management.

Contact us

To learn more about the Government of Canada Investment Management Communities, email us at ccdo-dccs@tbs-sct.gc.ca.