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The Complete Contract Managers Toolkit: From Contract Drafting to Risk Mitigation Training Course

Expert-led contract management training covering legal requirements, commercial considerations, governance and risk management for optimal project outcomes. Proactively manage your contracts, anticipate risks and resolve problems before they become critical.

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15-16 April 2026
+ 14-15 September 2026 »
from £999

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Course overview

Transform your approach to contract management with this practical, expert-led programme designed for commercial and contracts professionals who want to maximise value while minimising risk.

This course focusses on contracts from a commercial perspective, rather than just as a legal document. It provides insights into how to successfully ensure projects/contracts are completed, with practical remedies, rather than just focussing on monetary compensation, so disputes and costly litigation are avoided. By learning how to turn aspirations into clear contractual obligations and ensuring both parties have the same expectations, alongside agreeing practical governance of pre-agreed processes to capture opportunities and minimise potential risks.

Key topics covered include:

Master contract fundamentals: Cut through legal complexity and jargon by learning a proven framework to analyse commercial contracts. Understand how statutory requirements and negotiated terms work together and master a simple three-category system: (i) promises/obligations, (ii) procedures/governance, and (iii) liabilities/consequences that makes contract reviewing straightforward and systematic.

Turn contracts into strategic tools: Move beyond compliance to strategic advantage. Learn how to use a contracts as a proactive risk management instrument, reassigning liability to protect your organisation's interests.

Build stakeholder alignment: Reflect on the interdependency of the relationship and shared objectives – if one party fails the project fails. Develop practical action plans that bring internal teams and external partners together around clearly assigned contract obligations and responsibilities. You'll learn how to facilitate collaboration, manage expectations and ensure everyone understands their role in achieving contract success.

Anticipate and mitigate risk: Gain the skills to spot potential challenges before they critically impact the project and cause disputes. You'll learn systematic approaches to risk identification, analysis and mitigation, that protect your bottom line,and preserve relations.

Implement with confidence: Leave with a logical, comprehensive methodology for reading, managing and implementing contracts that delivers results. You'll know exactly what's required from you, your team, and your contracting partners to meet legal obligations while achieving business objectives.

This highly interactive programme combines expert instruction with practical application. The expert trainer uses a mix of real-world case studies, workshop exercises, and practical examples drawn from commercial experience, alongside the theory, to enable you to develop immediately applicable skills and takeaway tools.

This course is part of our Commercial Management training courses series which aims to help individuals gain confidence in a range of areas surrounding contract law, and broader business management knowledge.

Benefits of attending

Contract drafting and management carries significant responsibility - ensuring organisational agreements deliver maximum value while minimising risk. This practical course equips professionals with comprehensive skills to transform contracts from legal documents into strategic business tools, creating clarity around obligations, the realisation of potential opportunities, proactive risk mitigation, and measurable business value.

Central to the programme is understanding the fundamental interdependency between contracting parties: when suppliers succeed, buyers succeed, and vice versa. You'll learn proven strategies to foster collaboration, align expectations, and create win-win outcomes that strengthen business relationships while protecting organisational interests. The course ensures all stakeholders understand their interconnected roles and provides practical frameworks for communication and collaboration that drive optimal results for everyone involved.

Whether your contracts are local, national or global, by attending this programme you will:

Understand the structure of a legal contract
Boost your knowledge to manage the legal obligations and requirements set out in a contract
Be confident that you are operating under a legally binding contract
Appreciate fully what has been agreed between the contracting parties and what the legal obligations and responsibilities of each are
Recognise the allocation of liability and risk between the contracting parties
Realise what the consequences will be if either party does not comply with the contract
Grasp the importance of being proactive in establishing a project plan, monitoring work and driving progress
Get to grips with the importance of the interdependency of a contracting relationship
Value the benefits of undertaking a recap at the end of a contract’s life to capture lessons learned and gain from the learning curve of ‘what went well’
Master new skills through the use of practical exercises and case studies with feedback from the expert trainer

Practical exercises, facilitation and discussion sessions are used throughout the course to ensure delegates have a clear appreciation of the added value gained from being proactive in the planning and management of a contract. Attendees will be shown how to anticipate problems and resolve them before they become critical and potentially very costly, rather than managing the project in a reactionary manner.

Who should attend?

This course is ideal for commercial managers, procurement professionals, project managers, operational team members and business leaders who regularly work with contracts but may not have formal legal training. It will be beneficial to all stakeholders and every member of the project and contract delivery team including:

Contracts managers
Commercial managers
Project / bid managers
Technical/ operational team members
Finance managers
Business development managers
Sales managers
Procurement managers
Contract administrators, officers and specialists

This highly experiential programme is a must-attend event if you are:

Drafting and negotiating contract documents
Managing the execution of commercial contracts
Accountable and/or responsible for the successful completion of contracts
Drafting and negotiating contract documents
Unclear of the obligations that contracts place legally on you and your organisation
In need of a refresher on the risks associated with a project

This course is presented without the use of legal jargon.

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Catherine Hurst
Hurst Consulting and Training Limited

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

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15-16 April 2026

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14-15 September 2026

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Reviews of IPI's The Complete Contract Managers Toolkit: From Contract Drafting to Risk Mitigation training course

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

Jun 11 2025

Ana Fernandez Spain
Legal Administrative, Cloverty

Jun 11 2025

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.

Mark Barlow United Kingdom
Regional General Manager , Palletways

Dec 4 2024

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

Sachvinder Plaha United Kingdom
Senior Contract Manager , Johnson & Johnson

Mar 4 2024

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

Vera Zonova Belgium
Sales, Aseptic Technologies

Dec 4 2024

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.

Katie Wilkinson United Kingdom
Contracts Specialist & Paralegal , Moog Reading Limited

Feb 22 2022

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.

Rachael Whittle United Kingdom
Clerical Support, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC EUROPE SA

Jun 10 2021

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.

Patrick Helm Netherlands
Sr. Associate Contract Management, Genmab B.V.

Jun 10 2021

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.

Christelle ZOZOR Switzerland
Contracts Manager, YARA SWITZERLAND LTD

Nov 21 2019

Really good course, learnt a lot. The speaker was brilliant, really easy to follow and great at explanations. The exercises were very good and helped test our knowledge and see where we needed work.

Hayley Merry United Kingdom
Procurement Manager, County Broadband

Nov 21 2019

It was very informative. The manual is a great reference with lots of sample clauses. The speaker was brilliant. She engaged everyone really well and made sure everyone understood contract law in simple plain language. She brought in a lot of examples which was excellent.

Abarna Sanjeev United Kingdom
Contracts Officer, Rockwell Collins UK Limited

Nov 21 2019

Good interaction with the group, presentation and delivery was clear with many examples of real life cases.

Kassim Toorawa Saudi Arabia
Lead Contracts Officer, Advanced Electronics Company

Nov 21 2019

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.

Kassim Toorawa Saudi Arabia
Lead Contracts Officer, Advanced Electronics Company

Nov 21 2019

The speaker was a good communicator with good examples and you can tell she's worked in the 'real' world.

Adam Dziamarski United Kingdom
Commercial Manager, Clesse UK Ltd

Jun 20 2016

Very engaging, enjoyable and beneficial. I would recommend to colleagues.

Charlotte Boam United Kingdom
Commercial Assistant, Babcock International Group

Nov 29 2016

Very useful and constructive. Excellent speaker.

Kevin Mercer United Kingdom
Senior Contract Manager, Siemens PLC

Nov 29 2016

Presenter was very good. Venue was good and [the] course structure and timing were excellent.

Peter Carroll United Kingdom
Senior Contract Manager, Siemens PLC

Dec 2 2015

All good, very enthusiastic.

Martin Bartek United Kingdom
Commercial Risk Compliance Director, Swiss Post Solutions

Dec 2 2015

Perfect for my job. Very interesting speaker for a difficult subject to deal with.

Christian Billard United Kingdom
Buyer, SBM Offshore

Dec 2 2015

The speaker was very passionate about the subject.

Martin Bartek United Kingdom
Commercial Risk Compliance Director, Swiss Post Solutions

Jun 11 2015

Extremly enjoyable, I will recommend.

Gwendoline McKeen United Kingdom
Viju Limited

Dec 2 2015

Excellent.

Steve Keddie United Kingdom
Programme Manager , Trinity House

Dec 2 2015

Very good content delivered.

Mike Yaxley United Kingdom
Trinity House

Jun 11 2015

Very good - some useful and thought provoking examples and quotes from real cases of direct relevance.

Colin Thorburn United Kingdom
Estates Manager, States of Guernsey

Jun 11 2015

Relevant context, clear presentation, passionate speaker.

Valdis Vanags United Kingdom
LiDar Systems Engineer, 3D Laser Mapping

Jun 11 2015

Very good, personable, good venue.

Daniel Butterworth United Kingdom
Head of Structures Offshore Renewables, DNV-GL

Dec 3 2014

Excellent course

Robert Dale United Kingdom
Technical Services Manager, Trinity House

Jun 11 2014

Very good and worth the two days of the course.

Famous Najomoh Nigeria
Head, Shipping HSSE, Nigeria LNG Ltd

Jun 11 2014

It was interesting and our speaker made the course fun and enjoyable

Sarah Dorban-Hall United Kingdom
Senior Project Administrator, RAND Europe Community Interest company

Jun 11 2014

The course was brilliant and really well run. Catherine is an excellent presenter.

Chris Turner United Kingdom
General Dynamics

Jun 11 2014

Quite frankly it was completely excellent. The best course I have been on in years!

Tom Cockshull United Kingdom
Commercial Manager, Moog Components Group

Dec 3 2014

Excellent course. High energy presentation by a single speaker for two days - well executed.

Des Fisher United Kingdom
Airport Relations and Development Manager, World Duty Free Group

Dec 3 2014

This course was two days well spent and will definitely aid me in my role. I would highly recommend this to everyone dealing with contracts and suppliers as part of their role.

Marike Nolte United Kingdom
Gaming Product Manager, Genting Casinos UK

Dec 4 2013

Really enjoyable, good level of pace. I liked how real life examples were used in most cases - brought facts to life! Would definitely recommend.

Katie Huggins United Kingdom
CONTRACTS ASSISTANT, Pitney Bowes Ltd

Dec 4 2013

It was interesting when I expected it to be very boring! Bravo!

Joanne Ross United Kingdom
Office & Membership Manager, AIC

Jun 12 2013

I am satisfied with it

Natasa Sagernik Slovenia
Contract Administrator, Nuklearna elektrarna Krsko d.o.o

Jun 12 2013

Catherine's very knowledgeable and enthusiastic.

Simon Brown United Kingdom
NATS (Services) Limited

Jun 12 2013

Excellent insightful course superb presentation.

Tim Davis United Kingdom
Mechanical Services Officer, Central & Cecil Housing Trust

Jun 12 2013

Brilliant

Rupinder Chahal United Kingdom
Senior Customer Liaison Officer, CENTRAL & CECIL HOUSING TRUST

Jun 12 2013

Good course, better understanding and appreciation of what makes a contract work.

Anderson Foster United Kingdom
Mechanical Piping, Total E & P UK

Jun 12 2013

Very enjoyable and informative. Excellently delivered.

Richard Pack United Kingdom
Account Executive, Giles Insurance Brokers Ltd

Jun 12 2013

I was satisfied.

Natasa Sagernik Slovenia
Contract Administrator, Nuklearna elektrarna Krsko d.o.o

Jun 12 2013

All aspects were excellent - Catherine is a great trainer

Dawn Brand-Cotti United Kingdom
Commercial Manager, Herbert Retail Ltd

Jun 12 2013

Perfect!!

Wafaa Nasr El-Din Egypt
Contract Manager, PGNiG

Jun 12 2013

Presentation/speaker [were] excellent. Delivery - Catherine knows what she is talking about.

Dawn Brand-Cotti United Kingdom
Commercial Manager, Herbert Retail Ltd

Jun 12 2013

The speaker experience [is] what makes the difference.

Tim Davis United Kingdom
Mechanical Services Officer, Central & Cecil Housing Trust

Dec 5 2012

I liked Catherine, she is good and shows confidence coming from her "real life" commercial background. The content gives you a good start-up on the subject. It is advisable to also enroll on the on-line version.

Marius Palade Romania
Commercial Director, Kapsch SRL