Duration
2 days
Access
Public enrolment · Private / corporate
Delivery
Face-to-face · Live online
Sessions and enrolment
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Price
  • Members: £1,200 + VAT
  • Non-members: £1,500 + VAT
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Facilitator
Not identified in public sources checked
Certification / credential
Suitable for CPD records

About this course

Covers the role of the specification in a project, its legal status and the needs of different stakeholders, then a systematic approach to structuring and writing specifications that builds in quality, detail, methods of verification and clear communication. Key topics include identifying objectives and stakeholders, identifying standards and contracts, structuring the specification, collecting and prioritising requirements, writing specification detail, applying BS 7373, and editing, issuing and controlling the specification.

Run as public courses in London and as virtual classroom sessions, and in-house. IMechE states that it contributes 14 CPD hours, mapped against UK-SPEC competencies B, D and E.

Facilitators

Facilitator not identified in public sources checked.

Learning outcomes

  • Explain the role and purpose of specifications and the different types.
  • Define and prioritise the detailed requirements.
  • Structure a specification and write clear, unambiguous English.
  • Prepare, edit, approve, issue and control specifications.

Certification and professional development

IMechE states 14 CPD hours, mapped against UK-SPEC competencies B, D and E.

Certification relevance indicates subject-matter relevance only. It does not imply accreditation, formal alignment or endorsement by any certifying body.

Training areas