Event Management & Wedding Planner Course (Level 4 Diploma)

Overview

Our distance learning Event Management & Wedding Planning course teaches you everything you need to know to enter a successful career in event management or wedding planning.

This home study course is an excellent way to gain the knowledge and skills you need to organise and oversee all kinds of large events, from weddings and parties to corporate events.

Our home study course is the ideal starting point if you’re considering beginning a potentially lucrative career in event management. As with all our distance learning courses, you can work on your event management course wherever and whenever you please, progressing through the course at your own pace and in your own time.

Love weddings? Want to run them yourself? Start a successful business? Then this is the course for you.

It covers all the basics of wedding planning and then how to move your new skills on to start your own successful business. This course is an ideal stepping stone to running your own business.

It is split into small sections to make studying both easy and convenient. Plus, don’t forget your tutor will also be available to help every step of the way.

Search over 37,000 suppliers, service providers, venues and artistes in more than 400 categories. It is the ultimate search engine for event industry professionals providing specific and comprehensive information in an easy to use format.

HOME STUDY SUPPORT -

You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete your course of study. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

COURSE ASSESSMENT -

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

When you have completed the programme, your tutor needs to verify that you have worked through all parts of any Workbooks, Activities and Exercises successfully.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a nationally recognised certificate will be awarded by NCFE as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

COURSE KEY TOPICS -

Unit One – Facing challenges
Unit Two – Planning Successful events
Unit Three - Understanding the corporate world
Unit Four – Working with your wedding couple
Unit Five – Defining your product

COURSE RESOURCES -

FREE EVEN MANAGERS BIBLE WITH ALL ORDERS

This is a new updated edition. It is an invaluable one-stop handbook for event organisers and anyone responsible for putting on a voluntary or public event. It covers safety requirements and complying with the legislation. Research, plan, organise, manage and deliver any event, match, show, tournament or function - be it carnival, gymkhana, fun run, pop festival, school sports day or Formula 1 car race!

Free with all orders Wedding Planning Software -

The software has a main Company Database which is used to store your clients (including prospects), campaigns, suppliers and estimates and your finances. Once a client is live you can then create your client database and this can be selected when starting the program. There is no limit to the number of clients you can create.

There are many reports that you can run from the program. Each report will be previewed on the screen first and you can then decide if you want to print all pages or just a range. You can also export the information to another application, a PDF file for example which could then be e-mailed.

Description

You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months from initial registration with full tutor support.

The NCFE Event Management & Wedding Planning course is divided into five comprehensive modules:

Unit One – Facing challenges
Support – Finances – SWOT analysis – Naming your business - Tax – and why having an accountant makes business sense - VAT – and whether registration is right for your business - Insurance – why it is safer to be protected - Financial management - Business plans - Basics of a business plan - Professional presentation goes a long way – Banks – Grants – Business angels - Venture capitalists – the ‘Dragons Den’-type relationship - Now you have the money – how do you manage it - Balance sheet – Assets – Liabilities - Long-term liabilities - Short-term liabilities - Budgeting for your events/weddings - Sample budgets – Business plan - Employing People - Specialist recruitment agency - How to end an employee’s job - What is the risk assessment process? - Pre-event staff briefing - Venue design and layout - Slips, trips and falls – how to avoid them - Obstacles and making sure walkways are clear - Footwear – choosing functionality over fashion - Work undertaken by subcontractors/ supply partners - Basic rules for dealing with an emergency - Ethical events, Music and Alcohol licensing - Support environmentally conscious and sustainable businesses - Calculate and offset your carbon emissions - National framework for sustainable events

Unit Two – Planning Successful events
Private Client events - Planning successful events - Dealing with your budget - Creating the perfect ‘look and feel’ - Table decorations - Theming your event - Managing your venue - Private homes - Marquees to tentipis - Equipment/supply hire versus purchase - Purchasing stock - Suppliers – your extended team - Event Specifications - Planning the timeline of your event - Planning phase - Event phase - Communications with your client - Communication with your suppliers - Communications with your on-site support team - Working with your caterer - Organizing a tasting session with a potential caterer - Look, style and feel for the whole event - The art of successful canapés - Making sure that the paperwork is completed - Large scale events – Festivals – Carnivals – Charity events - Agricultural Shows - Selecting the paper for your project - Management of the invitation process - Tips for choosing a designer

Unit Three - Understanding the corporate world
In-house events – Budget - Planning processes for corporate events - The right supply partners for corporate events - Hospitality involving travel or major sporting events - Tasks for a daytime event: seminar/conference/training session - Themed events - Shared parties – Summer parties - Focus on cohesion - Team building events - Training courses - Advising on sponsorship - Conference Day –

Unit Four – Working with your wedding couple
Planning someone’s big day – Communication - Wedding Brief - Religious weddings - Church of England weddings - The legal bits - The ceremony - Catholic weddings - Jewish weddings - Hindu weddings - Buddhist weddings - Sikh weddings - Non-religious ceremonies and overseas weddings – Humanist - Pagan/Celtic wedding - Civil ceremonies - Same sex civil partnerships - Overseas weddings - Planning challenges – Venues - Clothing and hair advice - Wedding Flowers - Wedding Cake – Transport - Wedding Photography – Entertainment - Wedding gift lists – Toastmasters - Selecting a caterer - Sit-down meals – Buffets - Barbecues and hog roasts - Selecting the wine - Bubbles – real champagne or alternative? - Day-by-day countdown - Seating plans - Green weddings – Travel - Green wedding wear - Green wedding invitations - Pros and Cons of a theme

Unit Five – Defining your product
Showcasing your talents - Knowing the difference between advertising, PR and advertorials - How do you cope with enquiries following a successful promotional campaign? - Researching your competitors - How and where should you look for your competitors? - Dealing with a less than warm welcome - Starting with a positive attitude - Developing your ‘niche’ - What does a website need to do? - Plan your website carefully - Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and making use of Google Analytics - Know your media - Printed media - Dealing with Journalists - Email marketing - Social networking

Requirements

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Event Management & Wedding Planning and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course.