The Division of Procurement Services has made significant changes to its training program since 2023, with many more to come. Here are highlights of what is new with the program.

The Division has a new Learning Management System (LMS) named SCOPES

South Carolina's Online Procurement Education System (SCOPES) is changing the way learners register for courses and keep track of their learning history. SCOPES went live on January 2, 2025 and become the primary way for procurement officials to register for classes and receive training materials in SC. Any procurement official who has registered for a training since 2023 has already been added to the system. Welcome emails were sent from scopes.noverant.com on January 2 for those who have active accounts. New users will be able to register for accounts with the link posted below.

To ensure that every participant has the baseline knowledge necessary to fully participate in the course they're attending, the Division has instituted prerequisite knowledge checks. Registrants will need to pass a short knowledge check which covers basic information taught in previous classes before registering for a higher-level class. Prerequisite knowledge checks will not be required for the Acquisition Planning and Market Research, Introduction to the SC Procurement Code, or Procurement Ethics courses.  

Participants will also be required to pass a knowledge check with a score of 80% or higher to receive credit for completing each of the courses.

The Division of Procurement Services bills for its courses after they’ve been completed. All state agencies will be billed via IDT. For non-state agencies, checks can be made to:

The Division of Procurement Services 

1201 Main St. Ste. 600 

Columbia, SC 29201

Please note the participant’s name, the name of the course, and the session date on the check so that it can be properly attributed. 

Please note:

Registrants will have the option to unenroll from a session up to 72 hours before it is set to occur. After that, a Division of Procurement Training Team member will need to be contacted to assist with the process.

A $50 fee will be assessed for any registrant who misses a class without unenrolling or notifying Division staff of their absence in advance. 

Course reminders and materials will now come directly from the SCOPES learning management system. Please have your IT personnel whitelist scopes.noverant.com to ensure that they are received.

Please feel free to reach out to training@mmo.sc.gov with any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing you in future trainings!