Intellectual Property Identification and Materials Management Training

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and classify different forms of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets.
• Apply principles of intellectual property law to protect organizational assets and avoid infringement.
• Distinguish between various material types and implement appropriate storage, handling, and disposal procedures.
• Demonstrate the ability to document and track materials and intellectual property using established systems.
• Evaluate risks associated with mismanagement of intellectual property and materials and propose mitigation strategies.

Target Audience

This course is designed for managers, team leaders, and administrative staff responsible for handling documentation, materials, and intellectual property in their daily operations.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. A basic understanding of business operations is beneficial but not required.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals enable learners to apply IP identification and materials management concepts through hands-on exercises, including conducting IP audits, managing physical IP materials, and using inventory tracking systems. These sessions reinforce theoretical knowledge and build competence in real-world IP and materials handling.

Practical Activities

• IP Audit Practical — Learners conduct a simulated IP audit on a sample company, identifying patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, and documenting associated materials. (8h)
• Materials Tracking and Inventory System — Learners use a barcode/RFID simulator to track IP-related materials (prototypes, documents) through receiving, storage, and dispatch, maintaining a digital inventory. (8h)
• Confidentiality and Access Control Exercise — Learners implement physical and digital access controls for sensitive IP materials, including creating NDAs, setting up secure storage, and logging access. (8h)
• IP Licensing and Technology Transfer Simulation — Learners role-play a licensing negotiation, prepare a materials transfer agreement, and manage the transfer of technical documentation and samples. (6h)
• IP Enforcement Evidence Gathering — Learners simulate an infringement scenario, collect and preserve evidence (physical and digital), and document chain of custody for legal proceedings. (6h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.