Online Pathway · Events, Weddings and Business

How to Get Started in Wedding and Event Planning

If you loved planning a wedding, do it for other people. Event concepts, logistics, budgets and the wedding day itself. Then pricing, suppliers and clients, on the business side.

Threecertificates in one pathway
From $29a week on a payment plan
18 Monthsof course access
~400 Hoursof self paced study
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Duration18 months access, around 400 hours
CostFrom $29 a week on a payment plan
DeliveryOnline, beginner friendly, self paced
StructureEvents, weddings, then business
AssessmentNo exams, ever
OutcomeCertificate of Achievement
Comes with
  • Endorsed by the Institute of Hospitality
  • Wedding business modules included
  • Career Centre from the day you enrol
  • Payment plan with no deposit
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Weddings Are a Business

Two modules go past the day itself, into planning and operating a wedding business of your own.

The Unglamorous Half

Budgets, risk, suppliers and logistics. The part that decides whether an event runs or unravels.

Start With Nothing Booked

No supplier list, no venue contacts, no brand. The pathway assumes you are building all three.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Event work sits in venues, agencies and on your own ABN. Most planners start by coordinating someone else's events before selling their own.

Wedding Coordinator

Timelines, suppliers and the day itself, on the ground.

Event Operations Manager, Trainee

Logistics and crew across a venue's calendar.

Venue Sales and Planning Assistant

Site visits, quotes and turning enquiries into bookings.

Logistics and Production Coordinator

Staging, suppliers and the run sheet on the day.

Event Marketing Officer

Filling seats and selling tickets before the doors open.

Business Development Coordinator

Corporate clients and the functions they book each year.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience. The training here is not nationally recognised. Running a planning business carries its own cost and risk.

The Course

What You Cover

Events first, weddings next, then the business.

01
Certificate in Event Management
Concept through to pack down, with the budget and risk work in between.
Scope and Nature of Event Management
Developing the Concept
Physical and Human Resources
Project Logistics
Marketing an Event
Financial Management
Risk Management
Staging the Event
After the Event
02
Certificate in Wedding Planning
The day, the people around it, and the business that sells it.
Introduction to Weddings
Planning a Wedding
Managing People for a Wedding
Managing Locations Associated with a Wedding
Managing the Programme
Managing Services in Support of a Wedding
Managing the Wedding Client
Managing the Wedding Day
Planning Your Wedding Business
Operating a Wedding Business
03
Start Your Own Business with Xero and AI
Structure, a plan, the books, and getting found by couples.
Starting Up & Business Types and Structures
Preparing your Business Plan
Introduction to Accounting & Bookkeeping
Certificate in Xero
Certificate in Digital Marketing with AI (optional)
Included

What You’ll Get

Learning

  • 18 months access, around 400 hours of work
  • Three certificates, events, weddings, business
  • Xero setup, the books for a planning business
  • No exams, practical tasks instead

Support

  • Tutor support, unlimited in business hours
  • Career coaching, CV help and interview prep
  • Digital marketing, optional module after the core
  • Money back, ten day guarantee from the college
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Events and weddings are close but not the same trade. This teaches both, then hands you the pricing and client work that sits under them.

01
Both Sides of the Aisle

Corporate events and weddings each get a full certificate, not one module apiece.

02
Money and Risk Taught Early

Financial management and risk sit inside the event certificate, before the staging.

03
Endorsed by a Body

The Institute of Hospitality reviewed this programme and put its name to it.

The Credentials

What You Walk Away With

Industry Endorsed

Certificate of Achievement

Awarded by the college on completion

A Certificate of Achievement

From the college, on completion. It is not nationally recognised, and the college is not a registered training organisation.

Institute of Hospitality Endorsement

Reviewed and benchmarked against professional development standards.

A SEEK Pass Credential

Shared through a link in the learning platform rather than through SEEK.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Ask for the Guide

A short form, and nothing to pay to send it.

Step two

Sanity Check It

An advisor talks through what the three certificates cover.

Step three

Enrol

Weekly payments or upfront, then access opens.

Step four

Plan Your First Event

Concept, budget and run sheet, on paper first.

The Investment

How to Get Started

$29 / week
Pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly, or clear it upfront.
One plan across three certificates
No deposit and no credit check
Ten day money back guarantee
Pay upfront if you prefer
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need events experience?

None. It assumes no background in events, weddings or running a business.

Do I need a business idea first?

You do not. Working out what you sell and to whom is part of the business modules.

How long do I get?

Eighteen months of access, and about four hundred hours of work.

What does it cost?

From $29 a week on a payment plan. Weekly, fortnightly or monthly, or pay upfront. No deposit and no credit check.

Is it only about weddings?

Weddings are half of it. Corporate and public events get their own certificate alongside the wedding one.

What is the SEEK Pass credential?

A digital credential you can share on SEEK. It comes through a link in the learning platform, not through SEEK itself.

What recognition does it carry?

You finish with a Certificate of Achievement, endorsed by the Institute of Hospitality. The college is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office. It is not a registered training organisation, so the training is not nationally recognised. Couples and venues judge planners on the events behind them.

What if I change my mind?

There is a ten day money back guarantee from the college. Ask an advisor to explain it first.

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About the College

The Career Academy is an online college with over fifteen years behind it. It works with more than twenty five thousand students a year. It is a Xero Partner and an MYOB Approved Education Partner.

Online collegeInstitute of Hospitality endorsedXero PartnerCareer Centre included
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