Pathway Course · Event Management

Become An Event Manager.

Whether you are new to events or already running them, this pathway aims at the management end. You cover projects, operational plans, budgets, risk and leading a team, plus the marketing that fills the room.

From $15per week, interest free
100 hoursof self-paced study
Lifetimecourse access
Anytimestart today, fully online
24/7tutorial support
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaEvents & Hospitality
LevelAdvanced level
Study Hours100 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

Step Up From Running The Day

Coordinating is one job and managing is another. Projects, operational plans, risk and leading people are what the second one asks for, and they each get their own topic here.

Own The Budget And The Risk

Four topics sit on money and safety alone: budgets, finances inside a budget, managing risk, and controlling hazards. That is what a manager gets asked about first.

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

Someone has to own the whole event, not just a piece of it. The work is easy to picture. You sign off the plan, hold the budget, brief the team, and carry the calls that nobody else can make on the night.

Event Manager

The whole event: the plan, the money, the crew and the call on the night.

Conference Manager

Programs, speakers and delegates run to an operational plan that cannot slip.

Exhibition Coordinator

Stands, exhibitors and logistics, where risk and hazard control earn their place.

Event Management Consultant

Advising others on how to run theirs, once you have run enough of your own.

Wedding Planner

The same management skills on the highest stakes day of a family's year.

Business Owner

Your own events business, built on the budgets and marketing topics here.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience. Human resources and public relations are their own professions with their own qualifications, even though the project and people skills carry across.

The Course

What You'll Learn

Sixteen topics, weighted to the management end of events.

01
Reading The Industry
Where the work comes from and the rules around it.
Access Information On Event Industry Operations
Source and Use Information on the Event Industry
Research & Comply With Regulatory Requirements
Select Event Venues and Sites
Obtain and Manage Sponsorship
02
Running The Operation
Plans, projects and the paperwork that holds them.
Manage Projects
Manage Operational Plan
Write Complex Documents
Develop and Implement Marketing Strategies
03
Money And Risk
The two things a manager answers for.
Prepare & Monitor Budgets
Manage Finances
Manage Finances Within a Budget
Manage Risk
Identify Hazards, Assess and Control Safety Risks
04
Leading The Team
The people who make the day happen.
Lead and Manage People
Show Social And Cultural Sensitivity
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Projects and operations, the management side of an event
  • Budgets and finances, three topics on the money alone
  • Risk and safety, hazards, controls and the rules
  • People and marketing, leading the crew, filling the room

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
Pitched At The Advanced End

The college calls this one advanced level, and the topics back it up. Operational plans and complex documents are not beginner material.

02
Skills That Travel

Events is a global industry, and project management, budgets and people skills move with you across roles and across borders.

03
The Marketing Half Too

Developing and implementing marketing strategies, plus sponsorship. Filling the room is as much of the job as running it.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

PATHWAY COURSE

Events Management Pathway

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 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?

It helps. The college pitches this one at advanced level, and topics like operational plans assume you have seen an event run. Beginners usually start with the shorter event management course.

How long does it take?

Around 100 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.

What makes this different from the shorter course?

Weight. This one carries projects, operational plans, risk, hazard control and leading people, which the short course does not. It is aimed at the step into management.

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 have run.

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 night the whole thing runs on your plan, your budget and your crew, and it goes off without a hitch. If that is the job you want, start the conversation.

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