Event Management Course: Essentials
Course Information
Management. Lift your career and your organisation.
This practical, one-day event management workshop will provide you with a structured approach to operational and creative fundamentals, from inception to debrief.
Learn how to develop and deliver successful events with a focus on meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. You’ll learn how to develop budgets, work breakdown structures, and gain an insight into risk mitigation and contingency planning. We’ll also explore the key elements and processes involved in format and venue selection, event registrations, catering, accommodation, transport, theming, security, entertainment and stakeholder management.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- obtain a sense of responsibility for the multi-disciplinary nature of event management
- gain confidence and enjoyment from involvement in the dynamic industry of event management
- identify best practice in the development and delivery of successful conferences and corporate gatherings
- identify the key elements of a conference and the processes involved in venue selection, registration, catering, accommodation, transport, theming, security and entertainment
- identify management essentials such as developing budgets, critical paths, work breakdown structures, risk mitigation and contingency planning.
Content
Event format and feasibility
- Defining events
- Event format and feasibility
- Event goals and objectives
Location and logistics
- Venue selection and design
- Supplier management
Accountability and resources
- Budget development
- Work breakdown structures and planning documents
- Risk management, mitigation and contingency plans
WOW factor and audience communication
- What is WOW factor
- Creating collateral
- Theming and entertainment
- Stakeholder liaison and debrief
Note: The above outline is provided as a guide. Course delivery may alter to benefit participant interests during the course.
Intended audience
Anyone new to working in an event management role or those who have had some working experience without formal training. You may be an individual with an interest in entering the events industry or are looking to increase your knowledge and skills to undertake an event management position.
Delivery style
- Face-to-face, presenter-taught workshop
- Online workshop via the platform Zoom
Materials
A course workbook is distributed electronically using Dropbox.
Schedule
What others say
Thank you very much for an informative, clear and engaging presentation. Who knew eight hours would go so quickly. Working in small groups and then as a collective brought an array of thoughts and ideas together and provided a great opportunity to improve our event management skills for future roles. Best learning day I have had in a very, very long time.
Tracey Claridge
That tutor has so much industry knowledge which was invaluable. The presenter's approach and enthusiasm brought the course material to life. I have plenty of information and ideas to take back to the office. Thanks for a great session.
Bree Tanner
I am very satisfied with my first experience at the Centre for Continuing Education at Sydney University. The day had a variety of activities to help us learn as much as we could in the day. It has motivated and engaged me more into my line of work. The small class sizes are perfect! Thank you for such an amazing experience. I will definitely be returning soon!
Rebecca Stafford
