Government Purchase Card Trainer

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Train Every Purchase Card Holder - The Right Way!

Getting newly-approved purchase card holders trained can be a real headache. And from time to time your agency can struggle with the small, and occasionally not-so-small problems that arise from inappropriate use of the purchase card.

Now there's a way to get every government purchase card holder trained quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively—with the most accurate, comprehensive electronic training program available on the subject of purchase card do's and don'ts.

The Government Purchase Card Trainer is a brand-new program that provides comprehensive training quickly and effectively—while yielding great results.

You'll be amazed at how easy it is to use, and how effectively the complex subject matter has been boiled down to understandable, plain English. Applicable to all purchase card holders, this product is designed for both experienced and novice staff members.

With the Government Purchase Card Trainer, you can:

• Help avoid fraud, waste, and abuse
  
• Avoid unauthorized spending that jeopardizes your budget
  
• Help card holders understand the responsibility of spending the government's money
  
• Assure your department or agency gets all the benefits the purchase card is designed to deliver

Contents:

I. Lesson I: Overview of the Purchase Card Program

A. Who is your agency's Purchase Card provider?
B. How is the Purchase Card different from a credit card?
C. What is a micropurchase?
D. What goods may be purchased with the Purchase Card?
E. What goods may NOT be purchased with the Purchase Card?
F. Exercise: What are authorized and unauthorized purchases with the Purchase Card?
G. Lesson Quiz

II. Lesson II: Key Players and Responsibilities

A. Who are the key players in your agency's Purchase Card Program?
B. What are the responsibilities of an approving official?
C. What are the responsibilities of a cardholder?
D. Exercise: Match key players with job functions
E. What are ethics?
F. What are the general ethical requirements of a cardholder?
G. What are gratuities?
H. What are the requirements of the "gratuities rule"?
I. Exercise: What are violations of the "gratuities rule"?
J. Lesson Quiz

III. Lesson III: Using your Purchase Card

A. What types of purchases are best suited for the Purchase Card?
B. What are the limits on a cardholders' authority?
C. What are the requirements of FAR Part 8?
D. What are the required sources of supply?
E. What is the priority of the sources of supply?
F. Exercise: Match the priority of the sources of supply
G. When is competition required?
H. What is "price reasonableness"?
I. How may a cardholder make a purchase?
J. Exercise: Determine whether the cardholder has achieved a reasonable price for each of the following purchases
K. How are purchases made with the Purchase Card funded?
L. What is the Anti-Deficiency Act?
M. What are the penalties for violating the Anti-Deficiency Act?
N. Exercise: Determine whether a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act has occurred
O.Lesson Quiz

IV. Lesson IV: Managing your Purchase Card Account

A. How can you check your monthly Statement of Account against the Buying Log?
B. What documentation must be submitted with your monthly Statement of Account?
C. Exercise: Identify components of a monthly Statement of Account
D. What do you do if there is an error on the monthly Statement of Account?
E. How do you file a dispute?
F. What are your responsibilities during a dispute?
G. What do you do if your Purchase Card is lost or stolen?
H. Exercise: Identify the proper course of action in the following circumstances
I. Lesson Quiz

V. Final Exam

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