“I decided to take a year out to work out what to do with my life. I worked in retail for a bit until I realised the only thing that had given me that excited spark in a while was planning my Mum’s 50th birthday party.”
“So I decided to do events, and I’ve not looked back.”
“The Event Academy impressed me with an exceptional level of industry contacts, the location, the placement scheme and also the amount of skills you are able to learn but before the course started, in all honesty, it was pure fear!
Since before my GCSE’s, I’d always thought I wanted to be on stage and now to be faced with a completely new world that I had no knowledge of or experience was scary.
The unknown is always daunting, but from day 1 that was wiped away as the course solidified my theory that event management was what I wanted to do.”
“Firstly just the care I received from tutors, their support is honestly so refreshing. They nurture your creativity, help you assess mistakes and most importantly they speak to you on a level. Especially Becs and Rosie (our Course Tutors), I felt they believed in me from the very beginning and really pushed me on every project.
Secondly, the live projects – working with real briefs and experiencing supplier conversations was something that definitely has aided me in the real world.
And lastly, the variety of classes, it sets you up in good stead for the real world but also gives you an insight into how the industry works from all angles.”
“I’m currently on my placement at The Proposers, a luxury marriage proposal planning company.”
” No two days that are the same here, I’ve done everything from networking with our partnerships over champagne to working on huge budget proposals that require me to hide in a bush in the freezing cold pretending to be a tourist. It’s amazing, I could not of have been placed in a more exciting company.”
“Every day I’m not only using the skills I’m taught to book suppliers, create plans etc. but I’m adding and expanding it which is invaluable.”
“It’s given me confidence in my ability to smash a career in Event Management and also handed me back a level of pride in myself and my skills that I had lost over the years.”
“I think I’ve rambled on for a while now but honestly just to say thank you for the experiences you provided me with, it’s truly started me on a path for the rest of my life.”
“Oh and here’s a picture of me about to do a Proposal….ice skating as part of a proposal on Canary Wharf ice rink!”
There are no strict entry qualifications or requirements for the Postgrad Course. We accept students who are not degree educated provided you have some relevant experience.
We are proud that 92% of our Postgrad students go into full time employment in the events industry within 6 months of completing the course. We’ll also help to create your CV, prepare you for interviews and ensure you do a 3 month work placement to enable you to establish contacts in the industry and gain valuable experience.
The course is created specifically to prepare you to go straight into a job and understand all the key elements of running a successful event plus you will gain valuable experience by running your own events as well as answering live briefs and pitch your ideas to real life clients.
Come to our next Open Evening at the Business Design Centre, Islington. You can speak to Course Alumni and meet our Lecturers. We can also arrange a phone consultation, call Natalie on 020 7183 5129 to arrange.
