For
Buyers
Cost
Free
Topic
Procurement and contracting
Level
Intermediate

Manage modern slavery risks in procurement

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Updated: 2 Apr 2025
For
Buyers
Cost
Free
Topic
Procurement and contracting
Level
Intermediate
Learn about your obligations and take reasonable steps to manage modern slavery risks in procurement activities and supply chains.

This course is based on the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner's Guidance on Reasonable Steps.

Who this is for

This training is for procurement professionals in covered entities that have due diligence and reporting obligations, including NSW Government agencies, local councils, Local Aboriginal Land Councils, state owned corporations, and some universities in NSW.

What you'll learn

On completion, you will be able to:

  • Understand what modern slavery is and recognise your obligations under NSW state law
  • Apply foundational concepts for managing modern slavery risks
  • Consider modern slavery risks in procurement planning
  • Minimise modern slavery risk in sourcing activities
  • Manage contracts and suppliers to address modern slavery risks
  • Remedy modern slavery harms
  • Report responses to modern slavery risks in procurement
  • Improve the effectiveness of modern slavery risk management efforts

Level

This training module targets Legislative and Policy Environment and Procurement Risk Management levels 3-4 in the Procurement Professionals Capability Set.

Start now

Access Manage modern slavery risks in procurement course in Comperio – NSW Government's procurement training platform.

Are you involved in organisational-level operations?

If you are involved in activities that set organisational-level policies or manage organisation-wide risk, complete the Manage modern slavery risks in your organisation course. These cover the reasonable steps your organisation should take to manage organisation-wide modern slavery risks.

Access more resources

Access the Risk Management Resource Hub in Comperio for more training and resources on procurement risk management.

First-time user?

The first time you access Comperio, sign up with your work email address and the code COMPERIO.

If you get a 'you've already used this code' message, you already have an account. Simply recover your password to log in.

Contact the OASC for advice and support

For advice and support relating to the Shared Implementation Framework and GRS, contact the Office of the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner at GRS@dcj.nsw.gov.au.