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Contract Drafting, Reading & Understanding

Drafting, Reading & Understanding Contracts are important skills for professionals. The contract should accurately reflect the commercial deal, but often this is not the case as professionals do not fully understand the commercial and technical aspects of a transaction.

PROCLAD Academy’s Contract Drafting, Reading & Understanding training course will open up the barriers to creating quality contracts by explaining how contracts are drafted, read and interpreted. Tried and tested methods and skills will be demonstrated in order to give participants the ability to create clear and effective contracts.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Contract Drafting, Reading & Understanding training course are:

  • General principles of contract drafting
  • Reviewing important clauses in the contract
  • Types of contracts and special considerations
  • Understanding standard contract terms and conditions
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Professional Contract Management: International Principles, Techniques & Strategies

Since the contracts are at the core of all commercial transactions, good contract management is a core competency of successful organisations. The effective expenditure of money and resources is dependent on successful contract management activities – selecting the appropriate models, understanding the legal principles of creating a contract, managing each party’s rights and obligations, and dealing with claims and disputes are all key areas within this discipline.

PROCLAD Academy’s Professional Contract Management training course will deal with commercial contract management, and follow principles widely used in international contracting. This highly interactive training course will provide participants a practical hands-on approach to effective management of contracts and offer techniques and contract strategies to assist this process.

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Bidding, Evaluation, Negotiation & Awarding of Contracts

Every commercial projects need a professional contracting approach if it is to achieve its objectives. There are many aspects of the job to consider: the procurement processes must be transparent, efficient and well managed; the right commercial contract model needs to be selected; the company must make sure it chooses an able and affordable contractor; the scope of work must be well defined. The risks must be appropriately apportioned between the parties, and the consequences of late or poor performance must be reflected in the contract and managed appropriately. The contract must be administered effectively to keep the job on track, and if changes are required, the contract should facilitate the variations.

PROCLAD Academy’s Bidding, Evaluation, Negotiation & Awarding of Contracts training course will cover all different aspects of bidding, to help participants become better aware of the activities incorporated in the bidding process, bid evaluation negotiation and contract award.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Bidding, Evaluation, Negotiation & Awarding of Contracts training course are:

  • Determine various risks associated with preparing the bid package
  • Implement a dynamic and ethical evaluation criteria
  • Understand the importance of ethics in the bid process
  • Improve the negotiation skills to get the win-win result
  • Effective management of pre & post-contract activities
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Building a Sustainable Vendor Qualification Process: Systematic Approach to Enhance Vendor Performance & Contract Compliance

The decisions where to purchase components, raw materials, manufacturing and testing equipment, and even consulting services, need to be well informed and documented through a vendor qualification process. The results of making poor purchasing decisions can lead to situations that impact product quality, regulatory compliance, company profits, and even the reputation of the company.

PROCLAD Academy’s Building a Sustainable Vendor Qualification Process training course will explain best practices for building a sustainable vendor qualification process. It will also adopt a systematic approach to demonstrate the optimal methods in enhancing vendor performance and ensure contract compliance.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Building a Sustainable Vendor Qualification Process training course are:

  • Best practice approach to vendor qualification process and vendor audits
  • Qualifying vendors that meet exact requirements
  • Understanding internal Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs)
  • Identifying whether an onsite vendor audit is necessary
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Contract Management Skills for Non-Contract Professionals

With such a significant amount of every organisation’s gross revenues being spent on outside goods, equipment and services, world-class companies make sure that those who are involved in dealing with contractors and suppliers have the appropriate training in contract excellence.

PROCLAD Academy’s Contract Management Skills for Non-Contract Professionals training course is directed at the contracting activities of professionals who are not in the contracts profession but must still lead and guide their organisations on contractual and commercial issues on a daily basis. PROCLAD Academy’s training course theme is that with everyone working so hard to make or save money for the organisation, why waste it because of the lack of contracting skill sets?

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Contract Management Skills for Non-Contract Professionals training course are:

  • Excel in the commercial aspects of the business world in today’s demanding workplace
  • A thorough overview of contract management skills
  • Contribute to both the individuals’ professional growth and to the success of their organisation
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Advanced Documents and Records Management: Global Standards & Methodologies

All organisations are required to keep records, regardless of industry or type of business. Document and records management affects everyone in the organisation, regardless of whether written into their job description or not. Records management has become a business imperative and spans all business units including core business activities. The complexities of modern organisations are such that records management programmes often span multiple legal jurisdictions, and different laws may apply. The advent of electronic records requires that all records on all media and formats should be managed in a consistent manner.

PROCLAD Academy’s Advanced Documents and Records Management: Global Standards & Methodologies training course is based largely on the international standards and methodologies for implementing Records Management. This training course is ideal for planning, setting up and managing physical and electronic records within the organisation. Participants will receive a number of templates and frameworks to kick start their records management improvement. This UNIQUE training course is a must for any staff member who has been appointed to manage records, or who has been allocated those responsibilities.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Advanced Documents and Records Management: Global Standards & Methodologies training course are:

  • It is based on and incorporates International Standards
  • It includes management of records on all media, including paper, electronic and multi-media
  • It provides a strategic framework for developing a records management programme, spanning all business units and territories affected
  • It focuses on deriving business benefits, over and above meeting compliance requirements
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Business Writing Skills for Office Administrators, Secretaries and Personal Assistants

Administrators, Secretaries & Personal Assistants are now often called upon to produce correspondence and documents. It is important that the Business Writing is of the highest professional standard. How well you communicate determines your own professional image as well as perceptions of your organisation. It directly influences how others view your work performance, as well as your eligibility for career advancement.

By attending PROCLAD Academy’s discussion and activity based Business Writing Skills for Office Administrators, Secretaries and Personal Assistants training course, delegates will be able to return to the workplace confident in their ability to prepare professional and effective documents; thus enabling them to raise their profile within their organisation.

The key features of this PROCLAD Academy training course are:

  • Compose grammatically correct documents
  • Plan and prepare effectively
  • Produce professional minutes and reports
  • Write persuasive communications
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Enhancing Personal Effectiveness of Office Administrators, Secretaries and Personal Assistants

The role of Administrators and Secretaries require many of the same skills as senior staff in an organisation. They are the persons in charge of the organisation’s correspondence, and are very often the first point of contact for visitors. Therefore, they must display a highly professional image at all times.

This PROCLAD Academy training course provides Administrators and Secretaries the skills to perfect their interpersonal and behavioral skills, to ensure they stay in control and on top of their responsibilities. Participants will be able to return to the workplace with the skills, knowledge and behavior to organise themselves more efficiently and to handle all the situations effectively, positively and confidently.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Enhancing Personal Effectiveness of Office Administrators, Secretaries and Personal Assistants training course are:

  • A clear understanding of what makes a good Administrator or Secretary
  • The ability to plan and prioritise time and activities
  • Effective communication skills to deal successfully with colleagues and customers
  • Practical skills and knowledge to improve the overall administration
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Advanced Office Administration & Management: Best Practices & Procedures

The role of the office management professionals and administrators in today’s organisation is changing rapidly. What is the way forward? The true art of office management & administration lies not in the art of winning, rather it demands the art of winning consent. In order to remain competent in the workplace administrators, office managers and secretaries need to be equipped with the relevant knowledge and skills.

PROCLAD Academy’s Advanced Office Administration & Management: Best Practices & Procedures training course identifies and examines the key components of the role and within each element builds up a range of approaches and techniques for operating an efficient office or support team. These elements include: office management, communication, organisational, interpersonal & administrative competencies.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Advanced Office Administration & Management: Best Practices & Procedures training course are:

  • equip participants with the skills and competencies needed to be efficient and productive
  • deliver competencies that identify the knowledge, skills and abilities required to address the resolution of administrative problems
  • use effective behavioural interpersonal, administrative and technical organisational skills
  • understand the roles, administrative processes and procedures
  • interpretation of policies and general management team responsibilities