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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: 4-5 Dec 2024 Live online
  • Also: 6-7 Feb 2025 Live online
  • Also: 15-16 May 2025 Live online
  • + 2 more

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: 7-11 Jul 2025 Classroom

The Commercial Manager's Summer School

Summer school

Classroom

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: 28-29 Nov 2024 Live online
  • Also: 11-12 Feb 2025 Live online
  • Also: 9-10 Jun 2025 Live online
  • Also: 16-17 Oct 2025 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 managing risks in your supply chain.

  • 12 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Catherine Hurst
  • Next: 26 Feb 2025 Live online
  • Also: 27 Jun 2025 Live online
  • Also: 2 Oct 2025 Live online

Legal Writing and Drafting Skills for Commercial and Contracts Managers

Live online

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

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Alan Simmons
  • Next: 6-7 Feb 2025 Live online
  • Also: 5-6 Jun 2025 Live online
  • Also: 16-17 Oct 2025 Live online

Managing and Evaluating Bids and Tenders

New for 2025

Live online

This programme will show you how to prepare and evaluate bids and tenders and how to submit proposals in response to a tender.

  • 12 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Manoj Nair
  • Next: 19 Mar 2025 Live online
  • Also: 4 Jul 2025 Live online
  • Also: 3 Dec 2025 Live online

Navigating Insurance Clauses in Commercial Contracts

New for 2025

Live online

Understanding insurance clauses in commercial contracts and how they relate to managing business risk is crucial

  • 3 CPD hours Masterclass
  • Presented by Manoj Nair
  • Next: 10 Dec 2024 Live online
  • Also: 10 Feb 2025 Live online
  • Also: 13 Jun 2025 Live online
  • Also: 15 Oct 2025 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: 13-14 Mar 2025 Live online
  • Also: 1-2 Jul 2025 Live online
  • Also: 4-5 Dec 2025 Live online

Proposal Writing and Costs Benefit Analysis Workshop

New for 2025

Live online

Proposal writing is fundamental to the success of any business; enhancing your proposal writing skills will make you more valuable to your organisation

  • 12 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Manoj Nair
  • Next: 24 Jan 2025 Live online
  • Also: 12 May 2025 Live online
  • Also: 18 Sep 2025 Live online

Sustainable Business Models in an increasingly risky and uncertain future

New for 2025

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: 21 Jan 2025 Live online
  • Also: 15 May 2025 Live online
  • Also: 9 Sep 2025 Live online

Understanding and Drafting Specifications and Scopes of Supply

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: 4-5 Dec 2024 Live online
  • Also: 22-23 Jan 2025 Live online
  • Also: 11-12 Jun 2025 Live online
  • Also: 13-14 Oct 2025 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
  • + 6 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