Probity in procurement course

Our probity courses are designed to support health services maintain good probity practice.

This course supports health service employees to develop a better understanding of why probity is important and includes information on:

  • HSV Purchasing Policies
  • Best practice HSV probity principles
  • Your responsibility to maintain probity
  • How to identify and reduce common probity risks.

Who should complete the training

  • Procurement professionals: Complete modules 1, 2 and 3.
  • Non-procurement professionals, board members and executives: Complete module 1. Modules 2 and 3 are optional.

Course duration

The Probity, Integrity and Ethical online training program is comprised of:

  • Module 1 – Fundamentals (40 minutes)
  • Module 2 – Practical application (45 minutes)
  • Module 3 – Case study (30 minutes)

Once training has been completed, participants will receive a certificate of completion.

We will also record the outcome in our eLearning platform, ECHO.

Continuing professional development

To maintain registration, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency requires all registered nurses and midwives to participate in annual continuing professional development (CPD). Our probity training meets CPD requirements and counts toward annual CPD.

Access probity training

Training is provided via our eLearning platform, ECHO  To access ECHO:

If you already have an HSV website account

  1. Log into the HSV website via the 'Log in' option in the main navigation.
  2. From your My Dashboard home page select 'ECHO'.
  3. Once inside ECHO, select ‘My Learning’ from the menu to access courses.

If you don’t have an HSV website account

  1. Select the 'Register' option in the main navigation
  2. Within the registration form, select 'Health Service' as your user type.
  3. Within the registration form, check the box for access to ECHO training.

For more information on ECHO eLearning platform, access the ECHO user guide.

 

 

 

Content reviewed: January 2026