Do you find contract matters confusing and complicated?
Join our free training session, where you’ll learn practical tools for managing contract matters.
This training session focuses on contract-related matters. If you wish, you can also sign up for procurement skills training, where you will learn how to identify training programs suitable for your company and how to capitalize on growth opportunities arising from competitive bidding. Both programs are designed as concise and effective five-hour packages. The training includes group sessions for all participating companies as well as company-specific coaching.
What do you get?
In contract negotiation training, you will learn about:
the terms of the agreement and their implications
Identifying and managing contractual risks
Avoiding the most common pitfalls
The training will be conducted online.
Join us!
Register for one or both training sessions by August 24, 2026, by filling out the registration form (webropol.com). Link to another website. (opens in a new window) Secure your spot now!
Training Schedule
This free package includes three hours of group coaching and two hours of company-specific coaching.
Group Training Session: Contract Management Skills
Thursday, September 10, 12:00–3:00 p.m. (Teams)
Company-specific coaching (2 hours)
Content of the coaching
The goal of the training is to help participating companies improve their ability to interpret contracts correctly, identify and manage contract risks, and operate effectively throughout the contract period.
The training content has been designed specifically with small and medium-sized enterprises in mind, so that participating companies gain access to practical tools and operational models that can be put to immediate use in their business operations.
Group coaching topics:
The Logic Behind Public Procurement Contracts
Key Contract Terms and Their Practical Implications
Identifying and Managing Contract Risks
Activities and changes during the contract period
The Most Common Contractual Errors and How to Avoid Them
Company-specific coaching is tailored to each company’s specific situation and needs. It puts into practice what was learned during the group training. Participating companies receive concrete and useful tools that are tailored to their specific situation.
You can receive two hours of company-specific coaching on procurement skills and two hours of coaching on contract management skills.
Who is the instructor?
Gofore Oj. is responsible for the practical implementation of both training programs. The trainers are Noora Räsänen and Janina Riutta.
Noora Räsänen and Janina Riutta are experienced procurement consultants who have carried out numerous procurement projects and prepared requests for proposals and procurement contracts across various industries and throughout Finland. They have supported clients in conducting competitive bidding processes, which gives them a strong practical understanding of public procurement requirements and evaluation criteria. Based on this experience, they are able to help companies identify competitive bidding opportunities suitable for their business, develop their capabilities to participate in them, and build concrete tools for success in competitive bidding.
The coaches’ approach emphasizes a practical focus, active participation, case studies, consideration of the company’s specific situation, and the development of concrete tools.
In the clinic program, the trainers utilize participatory methods such as case-based learning, live demonstrations (HILMA and tender documents), guided exercises, and company-specific coaching.
Terms of Service
The training programs are aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises operating in Lapland that wish to develop their expertise, modernize their business operations, or strengthen their growth. Priority is given to companies in the manufacturing, ICT, and tourism sectors, in line with the project’s target group. The service is primarily aimed at full-time entrepreneurs and companies whose operations extend beyond the local market.
Each training session can accommodate up to 20 companies; each company may send one or more participants. The training will take place if at least 8 companies register. If the number of registrants exceeds the number of available spots, the Strategic Growth in Transition project will select the participants and notify registrants of the selections via email.
The service is completely free of charge for participating companies, but the value of the service is counted as de minimis aid for the company. Further information de minimis aid (tem.fi)Link to another website. (opens in a new window).
By registering, the entrepreneur/company agrees to enter their participation details into the EURA 2021 system, to return the completed de minimis form provided to them, and to provide feedback on the training upon its completion.
For more information: SKM@elinvoimakeskus.fi
