Short Course · Event Management

Run Events For A Living.

If you are the one everyone asks to organise things, this is a solid place to start. You learn how to plan an event end to end: the venue, the sponsors, the catering, the budget and the risks.

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48 hoursof self-paced study
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At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaEvents & Hospitality
LevelEntry level
Study Hours48 study hours
AccessLifetime
Study Mode100% online and on demand
AssessmentShort answer and multiple choice
PaymentsFrom $15 a week
Comes with
  • 7-day money back guarantee
  • Interest-free weekly plan, no credit check
  • CPD endorsed with a Credly badge
  • One on one mentor support
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Turn The Thing You Already Do Into Work

You may already run parties, weddings or fundraisers for friends. This course puts the trade behind the knack: staging, venues, sponsors and a budget that holds.

Get The Money Side Right

Two topics go straight at the part that sinks events. You build the financial plan, then manage the money inside the budget once the day arrives.

Study Around Your Job

Lessons run online and on demand, with lifetime access. Assessments are short answer and multiple choice, and you can retake them. Marking comes back within 1 business day.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Every wedding, festival, conference and gallery opening has someone behind it holding the plan together. The work is easy to picture. You book the venue, chase the suppliers, watch the budget, and stand at the back while it all runs.

Event Coordinator

The doing end: suppliers, run sheets, venues and the hundred small calls on the day.

Party Planner

Private events end to end, where the budget and the guest list are the whole job.

Wedding Planner

The same skills on the highest stakes day, with families rather than clients.

Business Owner

Running your own events work, which the business relationships topic starts you on.

Event Manager

The later step. Coordinating comes first, and these skills still count as you move up.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience. Venue and hotel management roles usually ask for years on the floor first.

The Course

What You'll Learn

Seven topics, in the order an event comes together.

01
Know The Industry
How the events business works before you plan one.
Access Information On Event Industry Operations
Establish And Conduct Business Relationships
Research & Comply With Regulatory Requirements
02
Build The Event
The venue, the staging and the people who pay for it.
Select Event Venues And Sites
Manage Event Staging Components
Obtain And Manage Sponsorship
03
Hold The Budget
Where events are won or lost.
Manage Finances Within A Budget
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Event industry basics, how the business runs day to day
  • Venues and staging, choosing the site, running the set up
  • Sponsorship, finding it and managing it
  • Budgets and rules, the money and the regulations

As a Student

  • One on one mentor, industry experience behind you
  • Tutor support, email and phone, Monday to Friday
  • Live chat, 7 days a week
  • Lifetime access, study and revisit on your terms
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Here is what stands out in this course.

01
Staging Is In The Course

Managing event staging components is its own topic: the sound, the lights, the set and the crew who put it up. That is the part first-timers miss.

02
Sponsors And The Rules

You cover obtaining and managing sponsorship, and researching the regulations you have to meet. Money in, and the paperwork that keeps the day legal.

03
An Entry Level Start

The college pitches this one at entry level, and it reads that way. Forty-eight hours, seven topics, no experience assumed.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

SHORT COURSE

Event Management Skills

Course Completion Acknowledgement · Online Courses Australia

A Course Completion Acknowledgement

Finish and you receive the college's completion acknowledgement, plus a short form credential for this short course.

CPD Points Employers Know

The course is CPD endorsed. Your points appear on your acknowledgement as proof you keep learning.

A Credly Digital Badge

Issued by Credly when you finish, and yours to share.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Ask About the Course

Send an enquiry and a course advisor gets back to you with the course guide, current pricing and straight answers on whether it fits.

Step two

Enrol When You're Ready

Start anytime with instant access. Choose the interest-free weekly plan with no credit check, pay in four instalments, or pay upfront in one payment.

Step three

Study At Your Own Pace

Work through the video modules on demand. Marking comes back within 1 business day, and you can retake assessments as often as you need.

Step four

Finish With Your Credential

Complete the course and receive your completion acknowledgement, your CPD points and a Credly digital badge.

The Investment

How to Get Started

$15 / week
Interest-free weekly plan, pay in four, or pay upfront in one payment.
Interest-free weekly plan, no credit check
7-day money back guarantee
Lifetime access included
Start anytime with instant access
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need experience to start?

None. The college pitches this course at entry level, and it starts with how the industry works before it asks you to plan anything.

How long does it take?

Around 48 study hours at your own pace. Access is lifetime, so there is no deadline hanging over you.

What does it cost each week?

The weekly plan is $15 a week, interest free with no credit check. You can also pay in four instalments or pay upfront. Enquire for the full options.

Does it cover the money side?

Yes. You build a financial plan for an event, then manage the spend inside a budget once it is running. Risk management comes with it, so a bad day does not become a bill.

How are assessments done?

Short answer and multiple choice, and you can retake them as many times as you need. Marking comes back within 1 business day.

Is this course accredited?

It is CPD endorsed, which is accreditation for professional development: you finish with CPD points employers recognise, plus a Credly digital badge. It is not a nationally recognised qualification. That is a different thing, and events hiring runs on what you can organise.

Can I get my money back if it is not for me?

Yes. There is a 7-day cooling-off period. You can switch to another course or get your money back.

Delivered By

About the College

This course is delivered by Online Courses Australia, an online training provider.

Its courses are designed with institutions, employers and industry experts. Lessons run as step by step video modules rather than dense text books, and assessments are built to help you understand rather than to test recall against the clock.

The college is CPD endorsed and issues Credly digital badges with its completion acknowledgements. Support runs through one on one mentoring, tutor help by email and phone on weekdays, and live chat 7 days a week.

CPD endorsed providerCredly digital badgesOne on one mentor supportLive chat 7 days a week
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The moment the doors open, the room fills, and every part of it runs the way you drew it up. If that is the job you want, start the conversation.

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