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Catherine Hurst

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Catherine Hurst BSc(Hons), CIMDip, PgDL, is an independent consultant in the contract and commercial fields. She was formerly a Commercial Manager at BAe Systems, following previous contract/commercial roles with GEC and Siemens. She has extensive practical experience of bid management, contract drafting and negotiation, contract and subcontract management as well as commercial risk management, both with UK and overseas customers and suppliers, in the private and public sectors.

She is a highly experienced trainer, having a style which brings a subject to life, creating interest and stimulating the enthusiasm of delegates. She combines academic best practice with real world experience.

She lecturers Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) diploma, levels 4, 5 & 6 at Chichester college. As well as being a member of CIPS, Catherine has a degree in Management Studies, a Chartered Institute of Marketing diploma and more recently achieved a distinction in her Common Professional Examination (CPE)/Post-grad diploma in law, winning the prize for the highest achieving student in the contract law module.

Catherine has successfully provided training to organisations across a wide variety of industries, including:

Transport / utilities / energy / construction / engineering / IT / telecons: Network Rail, ScotRail, Balfour Beatty, London Underground, Westinghouse Springfields Fuels, General Dynamics, Siemens, Metronet, Thales, ABB, Hitachi, Jungheinrich, Honeywell, PALL Europe, Senior Aerospace BWT, RES (Renewable Energy Systems), AGI, Silvertown, QinetiQ, Clyde Pumps / Weir Pumps, Scottish Power, NCOC (North Caspian Operating Company), Computacentre, CISCO, BT, United Utilities

Health / pharmaceutical / education: Nuffield Health, Surrey PCT, Bristol Myers-Squibb, Newcastle University, Exeter University

Public: Forensic Science Services, Office for National Statistics, DARA (Defence Aviation Repair Agency), Metropolitan Police

Charity: Phoenix Futures, Homegroup

Retail: Co-op

Catherine Hurst’s courses

  • 15 Oct • 1 day course

Negotiation Skills for Contracts and Commercial Managers

Live online

  • 16 Oct • 2 day course

Effective Management of Supply Chain Risk

New for 2025

Live online

Reviews for Catherine’s courses

The course was better than expected. Speaker made it easy and interesting, I really enjoyed it. The presentation was also really good. Great course.

11 Jun 2025

Understanding and Managing Contracts to Achieve Better Results

Very, very good. I have understood how to edit and modify out current contracts along with rewriting them to make them more meaningful. 5* across all areas.

11 Jun 2025

Understanding and Managing Contracts to Achieve Better Results

Really amazing content. [Seminar] has given me a great in depth understanding. 5*.

4 Dec 2024

Understanding and Managing Contracts to Achieve Better Results

The speaker was very engaging and clear. I was looking for a refresh on contract law - it gave me a refresh but also provided me with new knowledge and contract management skills. It clearly structured a contract, giving me useful insights into express terms and statute. I would recommend.

4 Dec 2024

Understanding and Managing Contracts to Achieve Better Results

It was a good presentation and everything delivered was relevant to the training, the speaker has vast knowledge about this domain and she explains well with all the facts and scenarios.

26 Apr 2024

Negotiation Skills for Contracts and Commercial Managers

I really enjoyed the course. It was engaging, quite interactive, intense, and not boring at all. Overall very useful.

4 Mar 2024

Understanding and Managing Contracts to Achieve Better Results

Catherine is a great presenter. She is extremely knowledgeable, and her love of contracts shows through in her presentations... Overall the course was fantastic. I was really looking forward to attending and it exceeded my expectations. The content was relevant to my role and I identified some improvements I can take back to my workplace, such as LFE and 'Tool Kit' to reading contracts.

22 Feb 2022

Understanding and Managing Contracts to Achieve Better Results

The full content was very valuable. Everything very well organized, presented. Special thanks to the speaker who really made this online course very interactive and passionate.

10 Jun 2021

Understanding and Managing Contracts to Achieve Better Results

Excellent speed, positive vibe, good content, interactive approach. Catherine radiates her pleasure in dealing with contracts and knows her topic well. There is a genuine positive vibe to her story.. I feel the content provides a solid base to start expanding my role in contract management.

10 Jun 2021

Understanding and Managing Contracts to Achieve Better Results

I was hoping to achieve a better understanding of the terms of a contract and its associated risks. I think I achieved this and will apply the learning in my workplace. The speaker had good interaction with the group, presentation and delivery were clear with many examples of real-life cases.

21 Nov 2019

Understanding and Managing Contracts to Achieve Better Results