EVENT MANAGEMENT
Turn your socialising and organising skills into a career! Develop knowledge and skills in the planning and management of special events including gallery openings, festivals, weddings, exhibitions and sporting events.
In this course you will learn event planning, staging, marketing, crowd control and much more, as well as what you need to do 'after the event'. It is a fantastic guide for anyone who wants to begin a business or career in event management.
Course Structure
This course consists of 9 lessons follows:
1. Scope and Nature of Event Management
2. Developing the Concept
3. Physical an Human Resources
4. Project Logistics
5. Marketing an Event
6. Financial Management
7. Risk Management
8. Staging the Event
9. After the Event
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned with relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Aims
- Identify the various tasks which are involved in the management of a variety of different types of events
- Explain how a range of different types of events are initiated and planned
- Determine the human and physical resources required to deliver different types of events
- Determine how physical and human resources will be organised in preparation for staging an event to ensure that needs are appropriately catered for
- Develop a marketing plan for an event
- Develop a financial management plan for an event
- Develop a series of risk management procedures to minimise the impact of different types of problems including: financial, legal, marketing, crowd control, food services and hygiene
- Describe the way in which facilities and services are managed during the actual delivery of an event
- Review an event after its delivery
Exercises
- Research to find out what events are taking place in your locality
- Study and compare different events
- Review the marketing of various real life events
- List sources of potential financial support for an event
- Interview someone who has managed an event
- Explain the different legal and ethical responsibilities with respect to risk management of an event
- Explain two methods of reducing liability, which could be used by the organisers of any event
- Compile a stage plan, contact responsibility list, & production schedule, with relevant run sheets for a one day seminar
- Write a procedure (step by step) for choosing a venue for staging an event
- List reasons why an evaluation would be undertaken after an event
- Prepare a report to evaluate the event you attended
You can enrol in this exciting course for only $50 per week. Please request your free course information pack or phone 1800 663 989
