Commercial Skills Academy

The Commercial Skills Academy (CSA) offers practical training for public servants involved in delivering public works projects, such as those outlined in the National Development Plan (NDP) and Project Ireland 2040 (PI2040).

The aim of CSA training is to provide public servants with an understanding of key issues, commercial skills, and best practice approaches for effective project delivery throughout the entire lifecycle of a public works project.

The training offerings consist of a suite of learning events designed to meet the training needs of both developing and experienced level practitioners.

The Commercial Skills Academy (CSA) is a unit within the Infrastructure Division of the Department of Public Expenditure Infrastructure Public Service Reform and Digitalisation.

To date, the CSA has delivered over 40,000 hours of continued professional development to public sector employees engaged in delivery of public works projects.

For general enquiries, please contact us at csacademy@ogp.gov.ie

An Introduction to Public Works Procurement is introductory level training aimed at public servants who are new to public procurement and are engaged in a capital works project under the NDP. This course comprises of five modules, introducing participants to the basics of public procurement making them aware of the EU Directives, Statutory Instruments, Infrastructure Guidelines and the CWMF (for works projects). This training is delivered entirely online using self-directed learning. Participants can self-register for this eLearning course via the below link:

Sign up for CSA training @ csa.gov.ie

This course consists of module one, introducing you to the basics of Public Procurement. It is suitable for those new to Public Procurement. This training is delivered entirely online using self-directed learning. Participants can self-register to complete Module one via @ https://csa.gov.ie

Commercial Skills for Public Capital Works Projects will commence late 2025 early 2026

Information sessions are learning supports on specific topics delivered by industry practitioners from across the public and private sector. A panel of speakers will present examples of how they deliver capital projects. These sessions are aimed at participants who may have completed the Introduction to Public Works Procurement or those who are actively involved in project delivery. For pre-recorded information sessions, please see https://csa.gov.ie

Information sessions will continue in Autumn 2025

The CSA hope to hold COP networking events in Autumn 2025