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Become a Shipley Graduate

Improve your results
Shipley University provides recognized credentials to individuals and organizations seeking improved results in business development. Employers and professionals can be confident that Shipley Certification means something - a knowledge of industry best practices and completion of certain core requirements:

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Basic Certification through Shipley BDS
- requires successful completion of each of Shipley's three core courses (6 professional units), either in their US federal versions or global versions: 

1. Capturing Federal Business or Capture Planning for Strategic Wins and

2. Managing Federal Proposals or Managing Winning Proposals and

3. Writing Federal Proposals or Writing Winning Proposals 

Basic certification also requires completion of elective Shipley learning modules, summing up to 4 additional units. These modules are chosen by you according to your needs, and each training day will give you one professional unit.

These Shipley modules are all valid electives:

  • Effective Executive Summaries
    Learn how to persuade busy decision-makers to select your company, in a few, written pages. Learn also to use the Executive summary as a strategic starting point for the bid development effort. Learn more
  • Customer-focused Writing & Graphics
    Acquire the skills necessary to produce high quality, professional documents that convey messages clearly to busy readers. Learn more
  • Effective Reviews
    Learn the essentials of managing bid reviews, including tools for the assessment of a proposal's quality and effectiveness as a selling document. Learn more
  • Winning Sales & Proposal Presentations
    Learn how to emphasize positive qualities confidently and to acquire ways to enhance your credibility. Learn also how to minimize behaviors that potentially distract the audience.Learn more
  • Effective Negotiations
    Learn the skills, proven techniques, and principles of negotiation. Successful negotiation ensures that both you and your customers can get what you want. Both win. Learn more

However, completed APMP accreditation and relevant courses from other approved training organizations may also count toward certification.   

Advanced Certification
Advanced certification from Shipley University is achieved through successful completion of the requirements for Basic Certification, plus testing and demonstration of competency in key business development areas.

For information about Shipley University for you or your organization, please contact Maud Sårde

 

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