FREE TRAINING: Proposal Writing

The Halifax Chamber of Commerce is pleased to offer a round of FREE online training programs to help grow your business in collaboration with the Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills, and Immigration.

PROPOSAL WRITING TRAINING SUMMARY:

Date: Every Wednesday starting on Wednesday April 30, 2025. 
Time: 9:00am - 12:30pm
Location:  Via Zoom

Proposal Writing is the ideal Workplace Education program if you write proposals and/or respond to RFPs as a part of your role. By learning about the standard components of proposals, how to format a proposal, how to create graphs and budgets, and evaluate the effectiveness of your writing, you’ll be positioned to craft proposals that get results. You’ll also learn about ethical persuasion, reader-centred writing, the role of effective evidence, and how to overcome any barriers you may have with your writing.

Proposal Writing- Learning Outcomes

• Identify the different kinds of proposals 

• Listing sources of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) 

• Explain the structure of an effective proposal 

• Assemble persuasive evidence 

• Identify strategies for overcoming barriers to writing 

• Write using the persuasive power of plain language 

• List the universal principles of ethical persuasion 

• Demonstrate ethical persuasion in writing 

• Create graphs for proposals 

• Edit writing for clarity, conciseness and correctness 

• Creating a budget for a proposal 

• Compare and contrast the RFP evaluation criteria 

• Format a proposal

 Standard Topics: 

• Types of proposals 

• Sources of RFPs 

• Standard components of proposals

• Common sector-specific components of proposals 

• Formatting a proposal

• Six aspects of effective evidence and their role in proposal writing 

• Plain language (including literacy issues)

• Knowing your audience 

• Principles of persuasion in writing

• Reader-centred vs. writer-centred writing 

• Overcoming barriers to writing 

• Self-editing 

• Creating and presenting through the proposal budget 

• RFP evaluation criteria 

• Graphics for proposals

ABOUT THE TRAINER:

Zoran Jokic - Senior Training and IT Consultant

Unlocking the potential of businesses is my passion. With over two decades of experience in business consulting, I specialize in providing tailored solutions to optimize operations, drive sales and marketing strategies, ensure financial stability, and empower HR development.

Having conducted over 1500 training sessions, I have helped countless local, national, and global businesses as well as individuals achieve their goals. As an accomplished IT consultant and network engineer, I've worked with renowned national brands such as Pepsi Canada, Adidas Canada, Good Life Fitness, Vet Strategy clinics, Valvoline Oil, McDonalds, and many others. In the past 5 years I have helped small business owners with their online presence. I also provided training and consultation to customers/clients with new products and solutions with superior ease-of-use and seamless integration (web-site creation, scheduling and ecommerce integration).

My local firm is proud partner of Google, Microsoft, Hubspot and Amazon AWS.My main moto is let's collaborate to take your business to the new heights!

TRAINING TIMELINE:

• To sign up for the training, you must complete the required registration fields, which are required by the Department of Labour Skills & Immigration.

• Once we receive your completed form, your information will be provided to your trainer and they will contact you to complete an Individual Needs Assessment to ensure this training is the right fit for you and your business.

• Your trainer will then become your point of contact for the training and they will provide you with the information on how to join the sessions each week.
  
  IMPORTANT NOTES:

  These training sessions are in high demand. Please only register if you are 100% committed to fully participating in this training. This is a 40 hour course and you will be required to participate in 80% of the sessions in order to receive the certificate.

• Preference will be given to members. Future members interested in joining, please contact Jenn Kurmey, Membership Sales Manager at jenn@halifaxchamber.com

• There are only 12 spaces available for this session, if the session is full, please add yourself to the waitlist and you will be contacted if a spot opens up.

• We are limiting this training to 1 employee representative per organization in order to allow more people the opportunity to participate

PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS:

• The program must be taken on a computer, laptop, or tablet, no phones. 

• Participants must have a reliable Internet connection.

• Headphones with a microphone and a webcam.

• Participants must display video; required to ensure the connection to the instructor and other participants.

• A quiet place, free of distractions.

*The above are critically important not only for the success of individual participants but also the success of the entire group.