NIH-Purchase Card Training (NBS)
Course Number: 9512

Description

This 2-day classroom course is mandatory for prospective Purchase Cardholders or Purchase Card Approving Officials (CAO). The course provides an introduction to purchasing using the NIH Purchase Card and an overview of the NIH Business System (NBS) for logging purchases and reconciliation. Each student will receive a training guide that includes NIH purchase card policies and NBS purchase card procedures.

Key Topics

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Describe the uses and limitations of the NIH Purchase Card
• Perform the roles and responsibilities of a Cardholder and/or CAO
• Identify the key areas in which Cardholders and CAOs are involved in the purchase card process
• Follow procedures for purchases below $3,000
• Document purchases specific to HHS and NIH requirements
• Use the NBS to log purchases
• Use the NBS to reconcile bank transactions

Audience

• Prospective Cardholders (required)
• Prospective CAOs (required)
• Existing Cardholders and CAOs (optional)
• IC Purchase Card Coordinators (optional)

Special Note:

This class is mandatory for all prospective Purchase Cardholders and CAO's and is not an NBS-only class for current Cardholders and CAO's who desire additional practice with the NBS.

For NBS access as a P-Card User or P-Card Approver, course participants must meet all training requirements as defined by OLAO/PCP, including this course. For information on training requirements, please send an email to creditcard@od.nih.gov.

Please see the NBS Acquisitions Community page, User Access section (bottom of page), for instructions on completing a User Access request form.

Currently accepting enrollment