Event Management Training

Do I really need to get some event management training?

Why don’t I just dive straight into the industry, do a freelance, part time or even unpaid role. Surely it makes more sense to learn on the job rather than taking time out to invest in training.

The age old question over the benefits of learning vs experience… to which there is obviously no definitive answer. However, it’s worth understanding the value that those who do take the event management training route perceive to have gained, over those who choose the shortcut. Lets have a look at some of the benefits.

• Feedback from recent students from event training courses report that they are able not only to gain a comprehensive understanding of the latest skills and techniques required by the industry, but that they also develop a network of contacts within the event planning industry including their fellow students, lecturers, course directors and alumni. These contacts in addition to the structured learning give students an increased level of confidence when looking for new roles. This is certainly our experience on eventcourse.
• Perhaps more importantly employers also report that they are more inclined to take on a candidate if they have had a base level of experience coupled with event management training, ideally accredited.
• Too often new job seekers in the event market think that the ad hoc event / wedding / party that they organised (and that may have inspired them to take up a career in events) is enough to get started. Perhaps obviously employers want candidates that have experience but also a strong and practical grounding in the essentials of event planning. This applies across all areas of the event industry from private parties through to large-scale company events and conferences. It’s harder to unlearn bad behaviours than to get them right in the first place.

The advantages of training with Event Academy are that we offer a blend of practical, hands on training courses alongside the experience of actually working in an event planning work placement. Our postgraduate courses take individuals through a twelve week, intensive course which will give you the best practical learning in the industry coupled up with a three month placement working with an agency, venue, charity or organising company events.

As a result the event management training that students receive addresses the dilemma of training vs experience by combining both. The event market is crying out for skilled, experienced professionals to fill the key event planner/producer roles. Yes there is a place for seasoned event professionals, but as the market and technology changes… so does the need for candidates with relevant experience and some fresh young blood bringing plenty of energy and passion. Event Management is typically a young persons game!

The best available event management training provides a real kick start into a career in events. We passionately believe that The EventCourse gives you a practical blend of (CIM accredited) training courses with work experience, thereby giving students the best chance of meaningful work. The EventCourse gives you training that provides an experience of your future.

All our live courses are based in and run from Central London. As well as being an exciting and dynamic city to be studying in London is also the event capital of the world. In particular the last year alone has seen London hosting some of the world’s biggest events including the Royal Wedding, Wimbledon, the British Grand Prix and of course, the Olympics and Paralympics.

Why do Event Management Training instead of just getting experience on the job?

• Employers want accredited training as well as experience
• Bad habits are hard to shed
• Event Training gives you both a broad and structured introduction to event management
• The experience of training will enable you to chose your event role (from party planner to company events manager, venue manager to festival director)
• eventcourse gives you the best of both worlds through placements as part of the postgraduate course
• Build your Network with other students, lecturers, course directors and alumni
• Learn through doing on Event Academy through our experiential learning techniques
• Learn from a broad network of industry experts rather than your own random contacts
• Prove that you understand what it takes at all levels (from creative production to budgeting to understanding risk/health and safety)
• Know what you want to do rather than wanting to do what you know…