ICW Australia Courses
Collaborative Working
and COLLABORATIVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
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ICW Australia is the premier training organisation in Australia for the delivery of effective and practical training in the application of Collaborative Working. Our courses align with the International Standard ISO 44001 Collaborative business relationship management systems – Requirements and framework, which provides detail on how Collaborative Working can be put in place, measured, assessed and assured.
Our course offerings include:
- Introduction to Collaborative Working and ISO 44001
- Collaborative Business Relationships: Risk Management and Benefits Realisation
- Collaborative Culture and Managing Behaviours
- Collaborative Agreements and Commercial Management
- Implementing a Business Relationship Management System
- ISO 44001 Certification Preparation
In-House Delivery
All of our courses can be delivered in-house
IN-HOUSE COURSE BENEFITS INCLUDE
- team-building & ideas exchange
- options for customised content
- group discussions that focus on applying learnings to your organisation’s activities
- options for tailored follow-ups
- reduced travel time and travel expenses
for face to face training
Email ICW Australia to request a quote
If you are interested in registering for a course but are unable to attend on the public course dates below (or no course is currently scheduled), email ICW Australia to register your interest. We will contact you when future course dates are announced or if we have minimum delegate numbers on the wait-list to schedule an additional course.
Introduction to Collaborative Working
and ISO 44001
A crucial primer for anyone exploring a structured collaborative environment for the first time
DURATION: HALF-DAY
MODE: FACE TO FACE OR ONLINE REAL TIME
Suitable for:
- all staff involved in collaborative or partner facing activities
- supervisors and team leaders
- anyone seeking to understand Collaborative Working principles
Introduction to Collaborative Working and ISO 44001 provides a baseline introduction to Collaborative Working as a business discipline and an overview of the International Standard ISO 44001 Collaborative Business Relationship Management Systems – Requirements and Framework. Topics covered include defining Collaborative Working, benefits realisation, collaborative culture, and Collaborative Business Relationship Management Systems. The course also highlights case studies and the benefits and additional value arising from Collaborative Working.
2025 Public Courses
$440 (incl. GST) 10% discount for members
ONLINE REAL TIME
9am-1pm Monday 25 August 2025
In-House Delivery
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for 4 to 16 participants
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face to face or online real time
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option to focus group discussions on a specific project or organisational activity
Collaborative Business Relationships:
Risk Management and Benefits Realisation
Necessary knowledge for managing joint risks to ensure success and deliver additional value from collaborations
DURATION: ONE DAY
MODE: FACE TO FACE OR ONLINE REAL TIME
Suitable for:
- change managers and executive staff
- project managers and project leads
- anyone responsible for ensuring effective collaborative performance or achieving joint goals
Collaborative Business Relationships: Risk Management and Benefits Realisation provides focused knowledge about how to adopt a systemic approach to managing joint performance. Course content includes understanding organisational risk, joint risk and relationship risk, and applying strategies and tools for effective joint risk management in collaborations. The course outlines identification, measurement and realisation of benefits from collaborations, including joint objectives and additional value, as well as collaborative practice as a driver of innovation.
2025 Public Courses
$880 (incl. GST) 10% discount for members
ONLINE REAL TIME
9am-5pm Monday 30 June 2025
In-House Delivery
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for 4 to 12 participants
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face to face or online real time
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option to apply group learning activities to a specific collaboration
Collaborative Culture
and Managing Behaviours
Insights to help shape cultural change to collaborate more effectively
DURATION: TWO DAYS
MODE: FACE TO FACE OR ONLINE REAL TIME
Suitable for:
- change managers and people / human resource managers
- managers, supervisors and team leaders
- staff responsible for managing collaborative business relationships
Collaborative Culture and Managing Behaviours provides insight to the impact of culture and behaviours on performance and how to develop collaborative culture. The course outlines behaviour types and their drivers, and explores the relationship between behaviours and business systems and processes. Topics covered include the cultural profiles of collaborating organisations, understanding personality traits in team selections, and how to identify, measure, monitor and respond to both positive and negative behaviours - both in individuals and the broader culture.
2025 Public Courses
$1,760 (incl. GST) 10% discount for members
ONLINE REAL TIME
Monday 22 - Tuesday 23 September 2025
In-House Delivery
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for 4 to 12 participants
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face to face or online real time
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content customisation upon request
Collaborative Agreements
and Commercial Management
Learn how to use legal agreements to support structured and enduring business relationships
DURATION: TWO DAYS
MODE: FACE TO FACE OR ONLINE REAL TIME
Suitable for:
- leaders responsible for negotiating contracts and partnership documents
- lawyers whose clients are involved in collaborative enterprises
- staff responsible for managing collaborative business relationships
Collaborative Agreements and Commercial Management provides an overview of collaborative contracting arrangements and the different forms of collaborative agreements, such as alliance contracting and the NEC4. The course outlines how to design legal agreements that support and faciliate structured business relationship management. The course also explores how to effectively combine collaborative contracts with a Collaborative Business Relationship Management System for successful implementation of Collaborative Working.
2025 Public Courses
$1,760 (incl. GST) 10% discount for members
ONLINE REAL TIME
Monday 27 - Tuesday 28 October 2025
In-House Delivery
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for 4 to 12 participants
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face to face or online real time
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option to apply group learning activities to a specific collaboration
Implementing
a Business Relationship Management System
Useful guidance for practical minds to drive Collaborative Working implementation and achieve results
DURATION: THREE DAY
MODE: FACE TO FACE
Suitable for:
- leaders of collaborative business to business activities
- all members of multi-organisational project teams
- organisations seeking to integrate into supply chains or meet requirements of primes and majors
Implementing a Business Relationship Management System details how to design, build and implement a Business Relationship Management System to realise additional value. The course focuses on deploying Collaborative Working principles through organisational design methodology and tools to build the practical guidance, policies, procedures and processes that comprise a Business Relationship Management System. The course outlines critical preconditions to successful implementation, and how to identify opportunities and build effective collaborations.
2025 Public Courses
$2,640 (incl. GST) 10% discount for members
FACE TO FACE, SYDNEY
Monday 26 – Wednesday 28 May 2025
In-House Delivery
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for 6 -12 participants
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face to face
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option to focus group discussion on your organisation’s systems and context
ISO 44001
Certification Preparation
Key details to help get your organisation and its documentation ready for the certification process
DURATION: TWO DAYS
MODE: FACE TO FACE OR ONLINE REAL TIME
Suitable for:
- leaders responsible for achieving or maintaining ISO 44001 certification
- all members of ISO 44001 certification project teams
- staff responsible for internal auditing of business management systems
ISO 44001 Certification Preparation aims to equip participants with an understanding of the requirements for achieving certification against the International Standard ISO 44001 Collaborative Business Relationship Management Systems – Requirements and Framework. Course content includes briefing on ISO 44001 and how to document and evidence its implementation, including Collaborative Business Relationship Policy, Corporate Relationship Management Plans, and Joint Relationship Management Plans. The course also outlines the certification process.
Public Courses
Email ICW Australia to register your interest. We will notify you when future course dates are announced.
In-House Delivery
REQUEST A QUOTE
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for 4 to 12 participants
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face to face or online real time
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options for tailored follow-ups and further assistance
ISO 44001
Collaborative Leaders
A pathway to full Membership of Institute for Collaborative Working (MICW) for Australian-based practitioners
DURATION: FOUR DAYS
MODE: FACE TO FACE
Suitable for:
- leaders responsible for their organisation’s Collaborative Working capabilities
- leaders of significant projects, major initiatives, or innovative collaborative efforts
- leaders responsible for achieving or maintaining ISO 44001 certification
ISO 44001 Collaborative Leaders aims to provide participants with in-depth knowledge and understanding of Collaborative Working as a business discipline and collaborative business relationship management. Course content includes detailed and interactive briefing on the International Standard ISO 44001 Collaborative Business Relationship Management Systems – Requirements and Framework. Partcipants are given the opportunity to apply learnings into their own business scenarios. The course also includes professional development feedback.
NOTE: This course includes an examination and assessments to qualify candidates for Membership of Institute for Collaborative Working (UK). View the Collaborative Leaders course brochure for further information.
2025 Public Courses
$3,520 (incl. GST) 10% discount for members
FACE TO FACE, SYDNEY
Monday 28 – Thursday 31 July 2025
Monday 17 – Thursday 20 November 2025
If you are interested in registering for the Collaborative Leaders course but are unable to attend on the advertised public course dates above, email ICW Australia to register your interest. We will contact you when future course dates are announced or if we have minimum delegate numbers on the wait-list to schedule an additional course.
If you are interested in registering for the Collaborative Leaders course but are unable to attend in Sydney, email ICW Australia to register your interest and let us know your preferred course location/city. We will contact you if we have minimum delegate numbers to schedule a course in your city.