Advanced Certificate Conference, Exhibitions & Events, Short Course London
Schedule
Mon, 30 Jun, 2025 at 10:00 am to Fri, 11 Jul, 2025 at 04:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Novotel London ExCeL | London, EN

About this Event
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

Content
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

Ideal For
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.

Highlights
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.

Inclusions
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

LOCATION
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
Need Accommodation?
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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Where is it happening?
Novotel London ExCeL, Royal Victoria Dock, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 2709.21
