Whether you have run one party or a hundred, events reward planning. This pathway walks the concept, logistics, budget, risk and the night itself. The business modules cover going out on your own.
Concept, people, kit, timings, money, risk. This is that list.
Financial management sits inside the course, not beside it.
After the event work is where repeat clients come from.
Events sit inside venues, agencies, hotels and charities. Coordinator roles are the usual way in.
Hold the timeline and the supplier list.
Run the space the events happen in.
Programme, speakers, rooms and catering.
Lead the floor team on the night.
Bookings, contracts and running orders.
Fill the room before the doors open.
Keep the client briefed and happy.
Take your own bookings, set your own fee.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every employer is different. Some roles ask for experience or further study.
The event first, front to back, then the business around it.
Three things worth knowing.
The programme has been reviewed and endorsed by the professional body.
Crowds, weather and suppliers all fail. Planning for that is taught.
Structures, a plan, bookkeeping and marketing with Xero.
Issued by the college once you finish
Yours once the modules are done.
The professional body has reviewed the programme.
Credits you can put toward professional development.
A venue role, an agency, or your own bookings.
An advisor walks you through the modules.
Upfront, or weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
Log in and open the first module.
None needed. The first module sets out what the work involves.
About 160 hours of study, with access for a year.
None, ever. You work through the modules at your pace.
The Institute of Hospitality has reviewed and endorsed the programme.
Company structures, a written plan, bookkeeping and marketing.
It is not. Not accredited by QQI, and not a national qualification.
Yes. It is online and open to students across Ireland.
The Career Academy Limited is an Irish registered company. It trades as The Career Academy.
It has run online courses for over fifteen years. It is also a Xero Partner and an AAT Approved Training Provider.
Picture the run sheet in your hand and the room filling up.