There are no formal prerequisites for this course.
Participants should have some experience or exposure to projects, procurement, commercial management, construction or contract‑based environments.

This course is suitable for:

• Project Managers and Senior Project Officers
• Procurement and commercial professionals
• Contract Managers and Contract Administrators
• Engineers, supervisors and technical leads
• Client‑side and contractor‑side personnel involved in procurement or contract delivery
• Managers responsible for overseeing supplier or contractor performance

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the role of procurement in achieving strategic and project objectives
• Identify contract components, systems and appropriate contract types
• Understand key procurement and contract documentation, requirements and processes
• Interpret contract structures, clauses and options
• Clarify deliverables and obligations of the Owner, Contractor and contractor teams
• Apply quality assurance, WHS and environmental requirements within contracts
• Perform key contract administration duties and processes
• Understand rules of contract interpretation in disputes
• Manage contract performance and non‑performance
• Apply negotiation and influencing strategies in procurement and contract contexts

• Procurement principles and strategic alignment
• Role of procurement in achieving organisational goals
• Contract components, systems and contract selection
• Procurement requirements, documents, specifications and plans
• Contract structure and options within contracts
• Interpretation of contract clauses
• Roles, responsibilities and deliverables of contracting parties
• Quality assurance, WHS and environmental requirements
• Contract administration duties and processes
• Contract performance and non‑performance
• Rules of contract interpretation in disputes
• Negotiation and influencing strategies

This course is delivered as an interactive, facilitator‑led workshop with a strong practical focus. Learning is supported through real‑world examples, case studies and group discussion to ensure concepts can be applied directly in the workplace.

Delivery can be face‑to‑face or virtual, with content contextualised to suit industry, sector and organisational needs.

This course aligns with:

• Best‑practice procurement and contract management principles
• Public and private sector governance and accountability frameworks
• Project management and commercial capability development pathways

The course complements Certitude’s broader project management, procurement and commercial programs and can be integrated into tailored organisational capability frameworks or learning pathways.