THREE NEW VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS
New virtual short courses designed to give you practical, hands-on skills to improve your tender proposals and success rate.
Courses include tender formatting, answer to common questions and executive summary template development.
Join us over the summer months for small group classes. As long as you have an Internet connection, you can participate. We won't tell the boss if you are at the beach!
Limited spots available for each session.
REGISTRATIONS OPENING SOON!
DOWNLOAD PROGRAMCourse overview
COURSE 1 OUTLINE
Learn how to develop and format a clear, professional and easy to read proposal by applying key formatting and presentation elements.
Participants will be asked to develop their own template response following instructions from the trainer.
Module 1:
Template design and development, including:
- Cover page design
- Table of contents
- Headings and sub-headings with styles
- Tables, images and graphics.
Module 2:
- Inserting and formatting text
- Insert captions and figures
- Document finalisation.
COURSE 2 OUTLINE
This workshop will provide an outline of the key content to include when responding to common tender questions.
Participants will be asked to develop a bullet point framework response for each common question.
Module 1:
Review common tender questions and generate an overview of the core content inclusions.
Common questions will cover:
- Experience, capability and capacity
- Methodology
- Safety
Module 2:
- Environment
- Social procurement
- Modern slavery.
COURSE 3 OUTLINE
Learn how to develop a framework for your executive summaries with an overview of key content to include.
Participants will develop a template for responding to executive summaries, which will also be applicable to cover letters.
Module 1:
- Understand the key sections of an executive summary
- Set up your executive template with key headings and sub-headings.
Module 2:
- Develop a bullet point framework for each section.
- Learn how to apply client-focused benefits to your content.
The toolkit you will receive
Certificate of achievement
Training notes
TENDER TEMPLATES
Best practice advice
What our customers SAY
JENNIFER TSOY
"I thoroughly enjoyed the Tender Writing Masterclass. The course material was excellent, and provided real-world examples and practical step-by-step instruction to build my tender writing skills and structure proposals.
Vanessa Monaco
"I attended the Tender Writing Masterclass which was very insightful on how to structure the best responses for tenders. Thank you Kate for your knowledge and experience which will assist me in future tenders."
KATE REID
"Kate was an excellent instructor. As someone relatively new to the tendering process, I found the workshop provided valuable clarity on areas where our business can improve or implement more effective practices."
PAUL HUMPHREYS
"I had the pleasure of participating in the Tender Writing Class, it was a truly transformative experience. I had been seeking a comprehensive practical course to enhance my tender writing skills. This class exceeded all my expectations."
Meet the trainer
Kate Burrows is the founder and Managing Director of the Tender Training College. She has more than 20 years' of experience across the bidding lifecycle.
Kate has supported some of Australia’s largest companies in the finance, defence, infrastructure, professional services, engineering, not-for-profit and transport sectors to win $30 billion in new business.
Kate has worked as a submission manager on many large successful tenders, and assists many small businesses in submitting high-quality proposals.
She helps organisations to improve their bid processes and to understand best practice bid management.
"Regardless of what size bid you are doing, it's a race against the clock to produce something you and the team can be proud of."
