Event Management
This distance learning course is designed to equip candidates with comprehensive event planning and management skills.
| Award Name | Level 6 Component Award (Level 6 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Minor |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 6 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 6 Component Award (Level 6 NFQ) | Minor | QQI | Level 6 NFQ |
Duration
Learners have 12 weeks to complete the course.
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements / Prerequisites
• Level 5 Certificate / Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) or relevant life experience detailed in a current Curriculum Vitae. Please provide details and attach a copy of either a current CV or Certificate.
• You are required to have access to or be involved in the planning and execution of an event (this can be on a voluntary basis). This is to facilitate the completion of a post-event evaluation.
• As this NFQ level 6 qualification is delivered through English it is necessary learners will have sufficient written English skills to complete this course.
• A basic working knowledge of computers in addition to a computer with internet access and word processing software (e.g. Microsoft Word or Google Docs) is required to do the course.
• Learners must be a resident of Ireland / based in Ireland.
• For technical requirements required to access CMIT eLearning please see Provider's website
• For more details on the suitability of this course please see Provider's website.
Careers / Further progression
Transfer and Progression to Further Studies
• This Events Management course leads to a level 6 component award on the National Framework of Qualifications.
• Students who successfully complete this programme may use this level 6 component certificate as credit towards QQI Advanced Certificates including Tourism with Business (6M5012) and Sports, Recreation and Exercise (6M5147). For more details contact us.
Further information
Start date: Any time and work at your own pace.
€355
QQI Level 6 component certificate in Events Management (6N4800)
Course Details
This distance learning, QQI accredited course means that Students can study flexibly at home, or at work, and can gain a nationally accredited Qualification.
This distance learning course is designed to equip candidates with comprehensive event planning and management skills.
Students will learn how to:
(1) develop event proposals for clients,
(2) develop innovative event concepts,
(3) conduct feasibility analysis for events,
(4) lead teams during events,
(5) manage suppliers and service providers,
(6) develop event plans, work breakdown and event schedules,
(7) develop quality management and risk plans, and
(8) develop skills for staging events.
The course is designed for those working in Event Management companies, Large Companies, SMEs, Public Sector or community and voluntary sectors. The course covers all categories of events including Business Events, Exhibitions, Conferences, Festivals, Charity Events, Entertainment Events, Sports Events, and Private Social Events (e.g. weddings, parties).
Who should complete this course?
• Professional Event Planners and those who wish to become event planners
• Conference Organisers, Party and Wedding planners, Business Event organisers
• Marketing professionals who are involved in planning Events
• Public Relations professionals
• Those involved in organising Sports and Charity events
Who should complete this Events Management course?
• Professional Event Planners: Individuals currently working or aspiring to work in event planning, with a focus on developing event proposals, innovative concepts, and managing event logistics.
• Conference Organisers: Specialising in planning and executing conferences, including identifying client needs, concept development, and event marketing.
• Wedding and Party Planners: Professionals focusing on personal events like weddings and parties, skilled in creating detailed event plans and managing client expectations.
• Marketing Professionals in Event Planning: Those in marketing roles who are involved in planning and executing events as part of broader marketing strategies.
• Public Relations Professionals: Individuals in public relations who organise and manage events to promote brands or causes, including managing media relations and event publicity.
Topics covered in this Events Management course.
Unit 1: The Event Management Industry
• Introduction to Event Management
• Event Management Industry
• Types of Event
• Event Marketing
Unit 2: The event plan
• The event plan
• Identifying client needs
• Research
• Concept development
• Concept screening
• The event plan document
• The event contract
Unit 3: Managing people and partners
• Recruitment
• Using volunteers
• Event organisation structures
• Motivating and developing
• Reviewing progress
• Employment legislation
• Managing suppliers
Unit 4: Event logistics and quality plan
• Introduction
• Scheduling effort
• Monitoring and documenting
• Legal issues
Unit 5: Staging an event
• Introduction
• The ‘build-up’
• The ‘load-in’
• The ‘show’
• The ‘shutdown’
• Post-event evaluation
• This course is assessed through a Portfolio/Collection of Work and a Skills Demonstration (which entails describing and evaluating an event).
• All work submitted must be your own work. There is no exam with this course.
• As part of our quality assurance, student assessment work will be marked by an Internal Assessor, then checked by an Internal Verifier and an independent QQI External Authenticator.
6N4800 - Event Management
Tel: 01 286 5783
Email: info@cmit.ie