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Commercial Management Training Courses

IPI Academy's commercial management courses, are especially designed for the commercial/contracts manager, will give you best practice knowledge and skills to make difficult decisions effectively and confidently as well as allowing you to gain a sound grasp of contract law and understand the financial principles and business implications on which a contract is built.

The role of a commercial/contracts manager is exceptionally demanding and complex, especially as companies are increasingly looking at cost as a means of providing competitive advantage. By proactively managing contracts and understanding the commercial implications for your business you will be able to anticipate risks and resolve problems before they arise.

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  • Next: 3-4 Jun 2024 Live online
  • Also: 12-13 Sep 2024 Classroom
  • Also: 4-5 Dec 2024 Live online

Business and Contract Law

Live online, Classroom

A two-day no-nonsense plain English practical course* to get to grips with business and contract law for busy business executives.

  • 12 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Arun Singh OBE
  • Next: 8-12 Jul 2024 Classroom

The Commercial Manager's Summer School

Summer school

Classroom

Commercial management is a crucial function that, if undertaken well, enables overall success and growth of a business. This highly-interactive summer school has been specially designed to help commercial and contracts managers excel in their demanding role.

  • 30 CPD hours Intensive
  • Presented by Catherine Hurst
  • Next: 1-2 May 2024 Live online
  • Also: 28-29 Nov 2024 Live online

Effective Management of Supply Chain Risk

New for 2024

Live online

The increase of outsourcing and globalisation creates extended risk profiles for businesses. This course will bring you right up to date with best practice for supply chain risk management.

  • 12 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Catherine Hurst
  • Next: 28 Jun 2024 Live online
  • Also: 3 Oct 2024 Live online
  • Also: 26 Feb 2025 Live online

Legal Writing and Drafting Skills for Commercial and Contracts Managers

New for 2024

Live online

This course will empower commercial and contracts managers to navigate legal writing and contract drafting complexities confidently.

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Alan Simmons
  • Next: 26 Apr 2024 Live online
  • Also: 25 Sep 2024 Live online
  • Also: 10 Dec 2024 Live online

Negotiation Skills for Contracts and Commercial Managers

New for 2024

Live online

This highly interactive course has been specially developed for contracts and commercial managers, focussing on a negotiation methodology specific to this challenging role.

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Catherine Hurst
  • Next: 13 May 2024 Live online
  • Also: 19 Sep 2024 Live online

Regenerative Business Models

New for 2024

Live online

This highly focussed day will give you the knowledge for your business to build structures and interactions that will protect and enable the organisation to become regenerative and sustainable.

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Dr Graham Boyd
  • Next: 30 Apr 2024 Live online
  • Also: 15 Oct 2024 Live online

Understanding and Drafting Specifications and Scopes of Supply

New for 2024

Live online

An indepth, practical look at best practice for drafting specifications and scopes of supply. Specifically designed for all those whose knowledge is vital to providing clarity to legal obligations.

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Catherine Hurst
  • Next: 26-27 Sep 2024 Live online
  • Also: 4-5 Dec 2024 Live online

Understanding and Managing Contracts to Achieve Better Results

Live online

This course will help you understand and proactively manage your contracts by applying a logical and systematic approach to enable you to anticipate risks and resolve problems before they become critical.

  • 12 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Catherine Hurst
  • Self-paced

Effective Commercial Management Skills

Self-paced

Maximise your profits by reducing costs and risks and develop your commercial relationships with this 8 module, self-managed and flexible on-line course.

  • 24 CPD hours
  • Eric Evans
  • + 5 more
  • Self-paced
  • Self-paced

Successful Contract Management and Administration

Self-paced

A practical step-by-step on-line course designed to ensure that your contract administration and management skills allow you to fully control your commercial contracts. It will build your knowledge of best practice techniques in 8 on-line modules each requiring between 3 to 4 hours study to be completed in your own time

  • Eric Evans
  • and Tim Boyce
  • Publication

Business and Contract Law

Publication

This briefing will enable you to recognise and deal confidently with the risks and benefits of commercial contracts.

  • Arun Singh OBE
  • Publication

The Commercial Manager

Publication

This book fills an important gap with expert, practical advice. “His experience in the cut and thrust of business has given him great understanding and balance.” John Craen, previously MD, ITT Defence

  • Cathy Lake
  • and Tim Boyce