Event Planning for PA’s
The role of the Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, Virtual PA & Secretary is wide and varied. These roles often include event planning and coordination as part of their role, from small events with limited budgets to national conferences with VIP speakers. Our Certificate Course - Event Planning for PA's, has been written specifically for these job roles.
Price: $995+ GST
The course is designed to be studied over a 15 week period from the comfort of your desk within our Virtual Campus. It is perfect for those wishing to:
- Incorporate Event Planning within their current job role
- Enhance their existing planning skills
- Add new job skills to their resume
- Those looking for a career change
The course will help you to Plan, Prepare & Prioritise by showing you how to:
- Deliver events with impact
- Design a dynamic program
- Negotiate with suppliers
- Source Venues
- Conduct Site Inspections
- Produce a Themed Event
- Run an Event Budget
- Understand Audio, Lighting & Sound
- Coordinate Speakers, Guests & VIP'S
- Develop a Marketing Strategy
- Understand Registration Software
- Brand your Event
- Obtain Sponsorship
- Put together an Event Team
- Run the event on the day
- Work with Run Sheets & Checklists
- Evaluate the success of your event
Studying in the Academy's Virtual Campus by E Learning will bring this course alive allowing you to get the full benefit of planning an event without leaving your office or your desk. Upon enrolment you will receive access to our Virtual Campus allowing you to chat to your tutors online, jump on the student forum, delve into the library of Podcasts and videos and check out the Job Board.
THE COURSE DETAILS
Do you get a buzz from organisation? Does your job entail event planning as part of what you do? Can you move at the speed of light and multi task at the same time? Do you have the patience of a saint, the skin of an alligator and the soul of an artist? If so, then this could be the course for you.
From when your boss first approaches you with the event brief to helping create a concept, control the budget and run the event itself, you will experience firsthand the expertise, creative mind and staying power required that comes with being an Event Planner. You will also have the option to include training and a 3 month all access license to Australia’s only web based event planning software as part of your course materials. This will then be incorporated within your course assignments.
Your course will include 12 assignments all of which are based on authentic event briefs. These assignments will lead you through every stage of planning an event from an Awards Ceremony to a 4 day Conference. You will be expected to treat your tutor as your boss and the assignment you submit as the proposal he or she is looking for.
The Certificate in Event Planning for PA’s is the most hands-on and comprehensive course available in Australia and it will equip any busy secretary or PA with the knowledge they need to work as professionals when organising a company event.
Course Units
- The World of Events
- Think like an Event Planner
- Creating a Concept
- Developing a Theme
- The Planning Process
- The Venue
- Catering
- Speakers and Entertainment
- Preparing a Budget
- Audio Visual, Lighting & Technology
- Travel, Accommodation & Registration
- Corporate Gifts and Merchandise
- Suppliers & Software
- Preparing for the Event
- Running the Event
