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Course overview
Want to work in a fast-paced, dynamic industry with strong growth prospects? Take the next step in your career with our online event management courses.
You can study for a Diploma or Advanced Diploma. Both courses have been designed in consultation with event management industry leaders and will provide you with the skills you need to thrive in this dynamic profession.
Job outcomes
Roles in:
- Conference organisers
- Event management companies
- Promotional companies
- Event and conference venues
- Convention and visitor bureaus
- Wedding and party planners
- Exhibition venues and services
- Incentive planners
- Fundraising and charity organisations
- Event management consultant
- Event management business owners
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
- Diploma Level: 24 weeks
- Advanced Diploma Level: 31 weeks
Entry requirements
There are NO previous employment or educational requirements to enter either the Diploma or Advanced Diploma. You can enrol directly into either course level without having previous qualifications.
Course features
- Fast track your career in event management
- Learn the inside secrets of how to become an event management pro in months not years!
- Study an events course that was designed in conjunction with the event management industry
- Free up valuable time, don’t waste time and money travelling to classes
- Study at your own pace whenever and wherever you are
- Have access to a tutor
- Easy interest free payment plans from as low as $49 per week
- Exciting, diverse projects
- The opportunity to meet celebrities and other public figures
- Freebies – see your event for free
- Recognition – build your reputation with every successful event
Materials
All the materials you need to complete our online event management courses are included in the course fee. When you enrol, you will receive:
- All required study materials and course notes
- Assignment projects with constructive tutor feedback
- A tutor who will answer all your course and career questions and provide guidance
Subjects
- What is event management
- Planning an event or conference
- When to run an event
- Other factors
- Where to hold an event
- Event management companies
- Planning example – A Christmas party
- Naturally occurring events
- Creating new and original events
- Planning a party in a home
- Making decisions
- Contingencies
- Hiring equipment
- Fire at events (BBQ’s, bonfires, fire pits, braziers, torches, fireworks)
Safety - Planning a Public Event
- Evaluation Checklist
- Volunteers
- Managing staff
- Leadership
- Giving orders and instructions
- Communicating change
- Forming a team
- Types of team members
- Elements of a team
- Dealing with problems in teams
- Nurturing a team
- Committees
- Guidelines for planning a show or exhibition
- Hiring tradesmen
- Choosing an event location
- Décor
- Equipment
- Entertainment
- Choosing a user-friendly site
- Lighting
- Car parking and transport
- Contingencies
- Traffic management
- Toilets and locker rooms
- Security lighting
- Legal liability
- Understanding legal requirements and controls
- Negligence
- Local government and liability
- Minimising risk
- Target audience
- Publicity
- Public relations
- Sponsorship
- Developing a business plan
- Key strategy
- Business priority
- Action plan
- Marketing strategy
- Business reviews
- Marketing
- Advertising
- Types of budgets
- Budgeting an event
- Cash flow
- Controlling cash
- Cash cycle
- Liquidity
- Financial decisions
- Budget performance reports
- Improving profit
- Reducing costs
- Controlling expenditure
About International Career Institute
The International Career Institute (ICI) is a private and independent provider of education and training. It is part of a network of affiliated colleges established in 1978 which together educate tens of thousands of students yearly worldwide. At present, students from 77 countries study with ICI from the comfort of their home or office.
Over 80% of students are Australian residents. Using experienced industry-based faculty and the latest resources, ICI delivers over 50 exciting careers and lifestyle focused courses to a broad range of people and businesses. ICI graduates are given skills that will improve their employment prospects and increase their value to employers.
The Institute listens to employers through its strong links to industry. Our tutors are professionals who are not full-time teachers but rather practitioners who actively work in their field of specialisation.
