Event Management Advanced Diploma

This is a great opportunity to totally change the direction of your life. Ever fancied being your own boss? Well, now’s the time to make money and have lots of fun at the same time.
If you’re hard working, enjoying socialising and are a good organiser, you’ll find that your future career may lie in one of the most exciting and rewarding businesses around. So why study for our accredited course in Event Management from UK Open Learning?
This course is designed to add to your existing skills in Event Planning.

You’d be amazed at just how few professional event planners there are out there – and the demand is absolutely incredible. People lead busy lives these days and don’t want the worry or don’t have the time to organise events.
You can also use these letters after your name ‘Dip.AEM
The different events you could be planning:

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  Parties


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  Christening


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  Business Events


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  Anniversaries


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  Baby Showers


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  Hen/Stag Parties


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  Baptism


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  Bar Mitzvah


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  Birthday Party


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  Bridal Shower


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  Engagement Part


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  Funeral


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  Corporate Event


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  Reunion

What does Event Planning Involve?
As a professional Event Planner you will be responsible for a wide variety of activities. These include:

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  Conducting background research


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  Creating a design or ‘theme’ for your event


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  Locating a suitable site


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  Arranging quality food, décor and entertainment


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  Planning transportation to and from the event


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  Sending invitations to guests


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  Arranging any necessary guest accommodation


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  Coordinating the activities of event personnel


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  Supervising at the site on the day


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  Conducting evaluations of the event

On thing for sure is that this exciting course from UK Open Learning will take you, step-by step through the process to make sure you develop the right skills and know-how to do what you really want to do – become a successful Event Planner and Manager.
It’s hard work but a lot of fun too!
There are a thousand and one things to do to ensure your event is a success. Is the food and wine right for the occasion? Is everything ready and in place? Has the entertainment you’ve booked been given the schedule? Is the Champagne on ice? If you’ve booked a celebrity, is he or she happy? Empowering, isn’t it!!
Study Details
This course can be studied at your own pace in the comfort of your own home. There are no deadlines for assignments. However, you must complete the course within 12 months from the date you received the course.
Pre Requisites
To be able to complete this course we require you to have at least 12 months’ work experience in planning events or to have completed our Event Management and Wedding Planning Level 3 course as this course is aimedata higher level and would not be suitable for a beginner. You can, however, take this course alongside our Event Management Level 3 Course.
Examination
The certificate will be awarded on successful completion of 9 assignments which consists of 26 questions. There is no final exam to be taken. There is no word count for the assignments. However, you must prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the question asked. One sentence answers will not be accepted and you will have to re-submit the assignment. You will be asked to complete the first assignment and send that to your tutor by e-mail or post and wait for feedback (around 7 working days). As soon as you have received the feedback from your tutor you can start to work on the next assignment.
Course Outline
Unit 1: Introduction to Management
This section is designed to give you an introduction into management and the basic skills of management:

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  What is management?


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  What do managers do?


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  Problem solving and decision making


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  Planning


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  Effective delegation


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  Communication


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  Hiring staff


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  Building the team


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  New employees


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  Job training


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  Managing yourself

Unit 2: Introduction to Marketing
This section of your course looks specifically at the basics of marketing and how you can go about planning a marketing campaign and set up a webpage etc.

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  Introduction


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  Marketing basics


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  Marketing options


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  Marketing plan


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  You and your website

Unit 3: Introduction to Business Finance
This Unit helps you to understand the skills and information available to you to ensure you have taken care of the financial aspects of your business and ensure you maximise profit from all actions you take:

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  Getting an Accountant or book-keeper


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  Choosing the right bank


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  Other professional help you will need


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  The Importance of cash flow management


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  Basics of bookkeeping and accounts


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  Basic accounting terms


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  Business start-up costs

Unit 4: Customer Service
This Unit gives you specific tips and skills on how to look after your customer in the best way possible:

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  Anticipating client needs


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  Maintaining good customer service


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  Confidentiality


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  Greeting a client


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  Saying goodbye to the client


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  Improving customer service

Unit 5: Health & Safety for a Public Event
This Unit covers the basic requirements you will need to take into consideration when planning any form of event:

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  Event safety


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  Food safety

Unit 6: Good Practice Safety Guide for Public Events
The Home Office has produced a good practice safety guide for small and sporting events taking place on the highway, roads and public places; this is an abridged version of that guide and is an important database of skills and knowledge you will require should you want to run any of these forms of events:

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  What to consider when planning an event


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  Health & safety law


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  Police attendance at events


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  Event planning, preparation and timetable


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  General planning considerations


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  The use of stewards and marshals


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  Managing the start and finish of the event


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  Traffic safety signs for events


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  Charity stunts


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  Marches, parades and carnivals


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  Road running and athletic events


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  Charity walks


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  Cycle road racing


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  Cycle time trials


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  Triathlons

Unit 7: Media and Press Conference Coordination
This unit explains the skills and knowledge required to manage a successful media and press conference. More and more emphasis is now being put on publicity of events from the small to the very large, and key skills are required to achieve success in the area of event management:

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  What is a new and media event?


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  How to plan a news event


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  During the event


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  After the event


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  How to write and distribute press releases

Unit 8: Legal Requirements of Events
This unit looks at all the legal implications involved in event planning and ensuring you cover both yourself and your clients with an adequate legal knowledge and cover:
Key points of legal documents

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  Getting legal advice


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  Types of legal documents needed for event planning


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  Key points of a contract

Unit 9: Choosing the Right Venue for an Event
This unit provides you with added information on what you need to know and do to find the right venue to fit your requirements. It might sound easy but it is not. Selection is critical in showing your client that you have the ability to take the information provided and come up with the venue requirements to fit their needs:

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  Choosing the venue


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  Inspect the venue


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  Why choose a specific venue?


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  Don’t expect too much from your venue


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  Some important questions you should ask


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  Entertainment at venues


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  Being creative and the logistics


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  Guest comfort and safety

Unit 10: Conference Coordination
This unit delves deeper in to the skills and requirements needed to run a successful conference both on a small and large scale:

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  Introduction


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  Getting started


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  Site selection


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  Negotiating Contracts and Agreements


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  Elements of a Conference Agreement


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  Planning the programme


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  Methods for Finding Speakers and Presenters


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  Carrying out the conference plan

Unit 11: Event Planning
This unit deals with the skills and knowledge you would need to run the ultimate event programme, both small scale or on a major scale:

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  Introduction


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  Event planning checklist


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  The event process


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  Event emergencies


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  Event priorities


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  Planning the event

Unit 12: Glossary of Event Management Terms

Your questions answered:
Qualification:
Award in Advanced Event Management Course Level 4,Plus a UK Open Learning Diploma.
At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 4 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accreditedata level of learning equivalent to level 4 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland'
Awarding Body Information
NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.
Further information
www.ncfe.org.uk
Q. What do I receive once I order the course?
A. We will send the full course manual out to you home within 48 hours. This consists of a 400 page course. Then you can get started as soon as you like.
Q. Do I need a computer to take the course?
A. No, but if you have one, you will receive tutor support and results of your assignments and questions faster.
Q. Can you help me promote my services?
A. Yes we will list your services on our Event Management Directory free of charge. 
Q. Is the course paper-based or on a CD Rom?
A. The course is paper-based and comes in sturdy folders.
Q. How do I send my assignments?
A. All assignments can be com