An intensive professional development training course
The Complete Course on Contracts Management
Contracts Management: A to Z of Best Practices
Why Choose The Complete Course on Contracts Management Training Course?
The Contracts Management Training Course provides professionals with a comprehensive understanding of how contracts operate within complex and increasingly global commercial environments. As international trade expands, organisations must be equipped to navigate different legal systems, contracting frameworks, and risk profiles. This course helps participants understand what a contract requires, what it does not require, and the consequences of non-performance for both parties.
This Contracts Management Course strengthens the capability to interpret contract terms, manage obligations, and ensure organisational interests are protected throughout the contracting relationship. Participants explore the foundations of contract law, risk allocation, and dispute resolution mechanisms, while gaining clarity about contractual practices across international jurisdictions. The course also emphasises how language, structure, and documentation influence the effectiveness and enforceability of contracts in daily business operations.
By completing this Contracts Management Training Course, participants will be better prepared to manage contracting challenges, handle negotiations, and apply strategy to enhance commercial outcomes. The course combines legal concepts with practical insights, ensuring professionals can confidently address contracting risks and support stronger business performance.
What are the Goals?
This section outlines the core purpose of the Contracts Management Training Course, focusing on building confidence, improving commercial awareness, and strengthening strategic decision-making across the contracting lifecycle.
By the end of this Contracts Management Course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the purpose and role of contracts within modern organisations
- Increase confidence in handling complex contracting issues and obligations
- Recognise strategies that improve commercial and operational outcomes
- Apply modern approaches to dispute avoidance and dispute resolution
- Strengthen awareness of how contracts influence day-to-day business decisions
- Navigate contracting structures, legal terminology, and international differences
Who is this Training Course for?
This Contracts Management Training Course is ideal for professionals involved in contract management, negotiation, procurement, operations, and dispute resolution. It supports individuals seeking a deeper understanding of contract structure, obligations, and risk exposure.
This course will greatly benefit:
- Contract administrators, contract professionals, and project coordinators
- Specifiers, buyers, and procurement officers
- Contracts managers and commercial professionals
- Project managers involved in contract delivery
- Engineers or technical personnel handling contract requirements
- Anyone engaged in negotiation or contract operationalisation
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This Contracts Management Training Course uses interactive, practical, and discussion-based techniques to build understanding and ensure long-term retention. Participants examine real contract examples, analyse different jurisdictions, and explore best practices used in international contracting.
Training delivery includes:
- Instructor-led presentations supported by global contract examples
- Group discussions to explore challenges and compare contracting experiences
- Delegated exercises that build capability in reviewing and interpreting contracts
- Case studies highlighting practical contracting issues and resolutions
- Confidential discussion of real challenges faced by participants
- Practical tools for risk allocation, change management, and dispute resolution
These methods ensure participants finish the course with strong applied knowledge and the confidence to manage contracts effectively.
The Course Content
- The need for contractual relationships
- What is needed to create a valid contract? Ingredients and formalities
- Authority and agency
- The tender process
- Alternative sourcing
- Making contracts enforceable – with particular emphasis on the international context
- Form of Agreement
- Hierarchy of Terms and Conditions
- Different contractual structures
- Traditional and new
- Risk and Title (ownership) in international trade - When does it transfer?
- Notices and other formalities
- Which law and which courts?
- Securitising performance obligations
- Bonds and guarantees
- Parent company guarantees
- Letters of intent, comfort or awareness
- Insurance policies
- Assessing the need for financial security
- Changes to Contract documents
- Assignment/Novation explained and distinguished
- Variation clauses and changes to the scope of work
- Claims – what they are and how they arise
- Delay and disruption
- Force majeure
- Conflict avoidance and tiered dispute resolution clauses
- Negotiation
- Litigation
- Arbitration
- Mediation, ENE and new best practices in dispute resolution and management
- Final questions and review
Certificate and Accreditation
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
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