SEF-BSN7804 - Corporate Event Planner

Course Description

Become a Corporate Event Planner! The CEP course provides a detailed guideline that prepares individuals to become successful corporate event planners. 

Do you have a knack for putting together great parties and events? Are you someone with great attention to detail? If so, a career as a Corporate Event Planner could be perfect for you. Learn everything you need to know in this Corporate Event Planner course including how to plan, design, and execute a successful corporate event, and how to charge for corporate event planning services.

Corporate events span all industries and are planned for a variety of occasions and celebrations. Corporations and their employees celebrate many milestones and accomplishments within the lifespan of the growth and evolution of its people, products, and successes so there are unlimited opportunities in this field. From special events and meetings to assemblies, recognition events and corporate training—you'll be prepared to handle them all!

Upon successfully completing the course final exam, you will be awarded a Certified Corporate Event Planner certification offered by Lovegevity.

Course Outline

• Corporate Event Planner Services
• The SMART types of corporate events
• Successful Corporate Event Planning
• Project Management

• Planning the Event and Setting the Budget
• Planning the Corporate Event
• Event Marketing
• Staffing and vendor sourcing.

• Management Fundamentals
• Scheduling Techniques Used to Enhance Event Planning
• Event Delivery Details

• How to Set Quality Control Expectations.
• Risk Management
• Safety and Emergency Management
• Local Laws and Regulations

• Create a departure / exit strategy
• How to Monitor the event outcome
• How to manage the unexpected

Learner Outcomes

• Interview new clients and event stakeholders to create a scope of work, including venue selection, floor plans, seating accommodations, timelines, and checklist required to insure a successful event outcome
• Create backup plans and apply security measures
• Apply event planning formulas to the rollout, setup and execution of any corporate event by implementing critical path methodologies, timelines, and project management best practices
• Set budgets and service charges
• Research the market to present a proposal of options to meet the event budget restrictions set by a client/event
• Price services and incorporate additional fees for sourcing rentals
• Document events and perform a "postmortem" process to encourage "lessons learned" in every event at every location

Notes

This is an asynchronous online course offered through the third party vendor ed2go. This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment: S.M.A.R.T. Corporate Event Planning
Please note: You will receive a digital book if the physical book is on backorder.