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The question training managers hear most often when commissioning a course is “Who is the audience, how many hours, and what is the budget?” When those three answers are in the request from the start, proposals get better, and you stop receiving proposals you can’t compare. This page lists the 10 essential items for a corporate training request for proposal (RFP), and provides a builder that drafts your RFP as soon as you fill them in, plus a proposal scorecard.
We counted the items in 35 real proposal and quote requests that training managers posted on public boards. The percentages below show how many of those posts included each item.
The three items most often missing were proposal deadline (missing in 80%) · delivery format (missing in 80%) · budget range (missing in 57%). Without them, vendors don’t know when to submit, quote without knowing whether it’s online or on-site, and propose packages that don’t fit your budget. You end up with proposals you can’t compare and have to ask again.
Tick them off as you go. Fill in all 10 and you will get proposals you can compare on the same criteria, whichever training provider you send it to.
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We’ll bundle the RFP draft built from your entries above, a blank standard template, and a proposal evaluation sheet into one PDF and send it right away. We don’t collect contact details.
If you set your criteria after proposals arrive, it’s too late. Include your evaluation criteria in the RFP and vendors will write to them, so proposals are easier to compare and faster to review. Below is a sample scoring scheme commonly used for corporate training — adjust it to fit your organization.
| Evaluation criteria | Points | What to look for |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum fit | 30 | Is it designed for our audience, level, and hours, or is it a generic course copied over unchanged? |
| Instructor expertise and verification | 25 | A track record teaching this topic and experience in your industry. Is a specific instructor named? (An unassigned instructor is a risk.) |
| Execution and operations | 20 | The preparation that keeps the day running: pre-assessment, materials, hands-on practice, and a backup instructor plan. |
| Cost reasonableness | 15 | Is it clear what is included and excluded, not just the total (materials, travel, customization)? |
| Follow-up support | 10 | What you get after the training: satisfaction survey, results report, and links to follow-up programs. |
| Total | 100 | If scores are tied, we recommend weighting follow-up support and instructor vetting more heavily. |
Vendors who receive an RFP most often come back asking about these three things.
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※ The items and scoring weights in this guide summarize criteria commonly used in corporate training proposals and may vary with your organization’s purchasing rules and bidding procedures. For public-sector bids, the RFP format and evaluation criteria of the responsible agency take precedence. The observed percentages are reference figures compiled from 35 public posts.
See also: Executive Approval Kit · Training Vendor Comparison · Training Quote Calculator · Training Roadmap by Level
Ten items are essential: training background and purpose, target audience, headcount, training hours and number of sessions, preferred schedule, delivery format, topics to cover and expected deliverables, budget range, proposal submission deadline, and submission method and contact. When these ten items are filled in, any training provider you send it to will return a proposal you can compare on the same basis.
We don’t recommend it. Without a budget, vendors either play it safe with a high number or write a thin proposal, which makes comparison hard. If you can’t share a total, ask for a range (e.g., KRW 4 (≈ US$1)–6 million) or a per-hour rate.
A common 100-point scale weights curriculum fit at 30 points, instructor expertise and verification at 25, delivery and operations capability at 20, cost reasonableness at 15, and follow-up support at 10. If you include the evaluation criteria in your RFP, vendors write their proposals to those items, which makes comparison and scoring faster.
Yes. Fill in the items in the builder on this page and a draft is created instantly. Leave just your name and email, and we will send you a single PDF containing your draft, a blank standard template, and a proposal scorecard. We do not collect phone numbers.