This micro-credential is for professionals – legal and otherwise – looking to gain the practical skills and knowledge to draft effective commercial contracts. To take this course, it is recommended you have at least one year of relevant legal or contract administration experience.

This micro-credential requires learners to have a minimum of one year of relevant legal or commercial contract administration experience.

This micro-credential has been designed in close consultation with industry and is based on extensive experience in the design and delivery of industry training.

You'll gain insights from a diverse range of industry professionals to underline the diverse perspectives of stakeholders such as clients, solicitors and in-house counsel.

Learning has been designed to adhere to Plain English rules and clear drafting principles as recognised in various contexts, including legislative drafting, disclosure requirements, and effective contract drafting guides produced by professional bodies.

By the end of this course, you'll have a deeper understanding of how to draft commercial contracts using good drafting practices. You'll be able to:

• Identify and contextualise the basic structure and architecture of a commercial agreement
• Analyse the elements of complex provisions and the precise and nuanced uses of words and phrases in contract drafting
• Apply good practices in contract drafting to deliver appropriate solutions for clients and transactions, including in a cross-border context.

This course runs over four weeks.

Your total time commitment is approximately 42 hours, which includes:

• 7 hours guided learning
• 10 hours assessment tasks
• 25 hours independent study and reading

Assessment:

• Issue-spotting exercise (30%)
• Simulated drafting exercise (70%).

Once you've completed this course, you will be awarded your Contract Drafting Skills micro-credential. This digital certificate will warrant the achievement of knowledge, skills and capabilities outlined in the learning outcomes. It may also include artefacts (such as videos and written material) related to both experiential and work-integrated learning, including translatable assessment that is practical to your professional life. You can also share your micro-credential digitally and via social media by adding it to your personal platforms, such as LinkedIn. See example certificate.

Contract Drafting Skills can be taken as a stand-alone course or complemented with any other micro-credential in the Contract Drafting suite to deepen your knowledge and skills.

Contract Drafting Skills is usually undertaken as the first micro-credential in this suite, but this is not a requirement.

The suite includes:

• Contract Drafting Skills
• Strategic Contract Drafting and Negotiation

Throughout this course, you'll learn alongside other professionals within our innovative online learning environment. You'll undertake guided learning activities such as peer learning and interaction on discussion boards, as well as synchronous discussions or interactive seminars via video conferencing.

You'll begin to put your skills into practice and receive vital feedback from your instructor, a seasoned legal expert. To underline the diverse perspectives of stakeholders, such as clients, solicitors, and in-house counsel, you'll also hear from a range of industry professionals.

There is no set expiry date.