Advanced Certificate Conference, Exhibitions & Events, Short Course London

COURSE DETAILS

Course Name: Advanced Certificate in Conference, Exhibition and Event Management

Course Duration: 2 weeks (Monday to Friday)

Course Hours: 10am - 4pm

Course Venue: Novotel London Excel, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1AA

Closest Station: Custom House on the Elizabeth Line or DLR

Certificate: Advanced Certificate in Conference, Exhibition and Event Management

Awarded By: The Event School London

Your Advanced Certificate in Conference, Exhibition and Event Management is a 2 week course and includes the following:

The Event Industry

• The role of an event manager
• Event associations and organisations
• Event figures and trends

Event Coordination & Event Planning

• Event build-up
• Event opening - your role "on-the-day"
• Event break-down activities
• Developing and managing budgets
• Event project management systems
• Developing Itineraries
• Creating event timelines
• Setting event dates

Venues and Locations

• Conducting venue research
• Securing venues and locations
• Hall and room set up options.

Co-ordinating Event Services & Suppliers

• Sourcing and selecting suppliers.
• Co-ordinating and monitoring supplier activities
• Basics of contracting

Event Legalities, WHS and Risk Assessments

• Identifying & understand legalities and permissions.
• Health and safety considerations
• Contingency planning for events
• Preparing risk assessments for events

Event Sustainability

• Building a sustainable event policy
• Trends in event sustainability

Virtual Online Events & Event Technology

• Planning online virtual events
• Promoting online eventsDelivering online events
• Event management software & platforms
• Technology for event delivery

Event Evaluation

• • Measuring event success
  • Capturing customer satisfaction

Introduction to the Conference Industry

• Trends in the conference industry.
• Creating an attractive conference programme – goals, objectives and conference activities.

Components of Planning a Conference

• Working with conference suppliers.
• Conference venue room layout & staging.
• Catering options for conferences.
• Technology options for organising a conference.

Event Production

• The basics of event production – key points to understand when organising, lighting, sound, staging, rigging, electrical provision, digital and technical services.

Introduction to the Exhibition Industry

• The event managers role in exhibition management
• Trends in the exhibition industry.

Event Feasibility

• Developing a feasibility study?

Exhibition Design

• Creating an attractive exhibition programme
• Key elements of exhibition design – overall floor plan and stand design options.

Event Promotions

• Defining your audience
• Promoting your event
• Social Media

Event Sponsorship

• Introduction to event sponsorship
• Creating sponsorship packages

The Visitor Experience

• Enhancing the visitor experience.
• Engaging your attendees

The Advanced Certificate in Conference, Exhibition and Event Management is an intensive programme ideal for those who:

• Would like to undertake a comprehensive event management course tutored by leading event industry professionals
  
• Would like to develop their foundation event planning skills and build specialist event management skills to plan and organise conferences and exhibitions.
  
• Hold entry level event or venue positions and wishing to enhance their knowledge and skills in order to progress
  
• Would like to add a British qualification to their resume or portfolio
  
• Would like to gain a range of event planning skills to broaden opportunities within the event industry.

Students taking the Advanced Certificate in Conference, Exhibition and Event Management will benefit from the following:

• Expert tuition from leading event industry professionals
  
• Face-to-face training provides the ideal opportunity to learn through interaction with your Facilitator and Industry.
  
• Small groups with strictly limited numbers
  
• Learn from Industry within Industry on venue tours
  
• Our training locations are on the Royal Victoria Dock one of Europe's premier event destinations and the environment is highly conducive to your event planning studies.
  
• Enjoy learning from interactions with your fellow students who bring different perspectives and experiences to the interactive classroom sessions.
  
• You'll be gaining experience in one of the world's most famous cities. London is renowned for innovation and staging amazing events.

Your Advanced Certificate in Conference, Exhibition and Event Management fees include:

• Registration, tuition, assessment and certification
• Venue site visits
• Access to digital course resources on completion of your course
• CPD Certified, Advanced Certificate in Conference, Exhibitions and Event Management awarded by The Event School London

Our 5-day event management courses are held in venues on the Royal Victoria Dock London.

Preferred Venue: Novotel London Excel, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1AA.

Closest station: Custom House

The Royal Dock where our courses are held, offers a range of convenient accommodation options to suit your budget.

Nearby you'll find hotels that include: Novotel, Crowne Plaza, IBIS, Doubletree by Hilton, Aloft Hotel, Good Hotel, Sunborn Yacht Hotel, Fox@Connaught, Premier Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Travelodge, The Moxy and more.

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