| Outcome |
| At the end of the training participants will: |
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know how to plan and conduct an effective benchmarking project that is focussed on achieving significant operational and financial benefits. |
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have developed a Terms of Reference for a benchmarking project and identified the steps required to undertake the project. |
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| Certification |
| Individuals trained in TRADE can advance their knowledge of benchmarking through the accompanying certification scheme - to ensure that benchmarking is applied professionally. |
 Successful participants will be awarded the TRADE Benchmarking Trained Certificate (Bronze) by COER upon completion of the program which leads ultimately to the Trade Benchmarking Mastery Certificate (Gold). |
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| This certification scheme is the first to be offered in benchmarking, and recognises the need to advance the professionalism of this field. |
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