How to Work with CTL

If you think CTL may be able to assist your school, school district or organization with meeting its learning goals, contact us.  Our professional staff is always pleased to discuss possibilities with you.

Below is a typical scenario for how we approach work with a client.  The steps may change based on the nature of the work, the source making the inquiry, and past work relationships.

Step 1: Initial Contact/Inquiry (no charge)

Organization contacts CTL about possibly assisting with a need.  A CTL staff member will respond to the inquiry within 48 hours.

Step 2: Interview (no charge)

To save both parties time and expense, CTL will do an initial telephone “interview” to further explore the organization’s needs in light of CTL’s skill sets, core competencies, etc.  If a good fit is evident, we proceed to step 3.

Step 3: Face-to-Face (no charge if meeting is in Louisville)

(This step may not be necessary if the interview is sufficient.)  CTL staff will contribute one face-to-face meeting with the organization to further refine understanding of all desired outcomes for the project, and to explore other information needed to develop a proposal. 

We prefer that representatives from the organization visit our office in Louisville to meet staff and tour our facility.  If CTL travel is required, we may charge a fee to cover time away from the office and travel expenses.

Step 4: Proposal Development (typically no charge but possible one-time fee)

Based on information gathered via the first 3 steps, CTL staff will develop a proposal for completing the desired work, which, based on the project, may include a narrative outline, methodologies, training technologies, a timeline, a budget, and reporting requirements.

Based on the complexity of the project and of the proposal writing process, CTL may charge a one-time fee for the proposal development (for example, if the proposal development requires multiple iterations, face-to-face meetings, presentations involving travel, etc.)

Step 5: Clarification of Understanding

The organization reacts to the proposal submitted by CTL and steps are taken to address any issues in need of further clarification.

Step 6: Contractual Agreement

A contract is developed by CTL outlining the steps in the proposal, and signed by all parties to the agreement.

Step 7: Implementation

The work begins.