- Description
- Objectives
- Outline
- Materials
- Certification
- System Requirements
- Watch a Demo
An event planner is, most simply, someone who organizes an event. Any time people meet for a purpose, whether it is for a wedding, a conference, or the grand opening of a new store, someone is needed to supervise all the details to guarantee the event happens and that it is a success. Our Event Planning Professional program can help you become that person.
Event Planning & Management
Event planners need up to date information that explains everything from how to decorate, to the use of technology, and everything in between. It is through planned events that we remember our shared history, our friends, family, and community. In this course we describe the creative process of event planning, how to identify the needs of your guests, how to budget and control costs and how to develop a design both virtually and in person. You will also learn about video, audio, and other design equipment, as well as how to present design models to potential clients.
Prerequisite(s): None
Wedding Consultant
Weddings are a joyous occasion: the bride is glowing with joy, the groom is beaming with pride and all the guests and family are delighted with the occasion. Planning wedding events takes a lot of organization and vision. Many couples get overwhelmed with wedding planning and often rely on a trained wedding planner to help them make their important day as special as possible. The duties of a wedding consultant can vary, but often include helping the happy couple with their wedding ceremony and reception by helping to choose wedding cakes, reception sites, flowers, invitations, and much more!
Prerequisite(s): None
Start Your Own Business
Have you ever eaten a Mrs. Fields cookie? Used a MacBook? Listed to a podcast? Entrepreneurs brought these products to your world. People that start their own businesses and work for themselves are called entrepreneurs. For an entrepreneur the sky is the limit as far as earnings and potential success. An entrepreneur is someone who has recognized an opportunity to start a business that other people may not have noticed. Entrepreneurs can shape and create an opportunity where others see little or nothing -- or see it too early or too late. Our Start Your Own Business course will help you create the business you want. Throughout this course you will be working on your business plan and creating a quick comprehensive overview of the elements you want in your new business.
Prerequisite: None
** Course Subject to Change.
Event Planning & Management
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Define the principles of event leadership and management
- Recognize the steps for planning an event budget, working with vendors, and necessary time management skills
- Differentiate between types of virtual and live events, venues, seating arrangements and audio and visual effects
- Identify various design approaches and how to implement them
- Recall types of design elements, impacts and sustainability
Wedding Consultant
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Identify techniques for planning a wedding ceremony
- List the steps between engagement and the wedding day
- Define the elements involved in the wedding consulting business
- Recall techniques for marketing and determining fees and service
- Recognize basic wedding elements of being a wedding consultant
Start Your Own Business
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Define entrepreneurship
- List the steps for developing a business plan
- Recall methods for marketing your business
- Recognize the concepts behind financing strategies
- Differentiate between potential strategies for growing your business
Event Planning & Management
Event Planning and Management Module 1
Event Project Management
- What is an Event?
- Event Management Challenges
- Events, Human History and Culture
- Role of Event Managers
- Events as Projects
- Project Management Perspectives
- Event Project Definition, Organization and Framework
- Stakeholder Requirements
- Project Planning
- Project Risk Management
Event Planning and Management Module 2
Event Design and Operations
- Events as Designed Experiences
- Concept and Theme
- Understanding Event Experiences
- Event Staging and Logistics
- Why Do Operations Matter in Events?
- Event Operations Strategy
- Supply Chain Management
- Event Logistics and Capacity Management
Event Planning and Management Module 3
Human Resource Management
- Finding the Right People
- Challenges in Practice to the Events Industry
- Event Induction and Acculturation
- Effective Communication
- Employee Learning and Development
- Motivation
- Maximizing Performance and Retaining Employees
- Remunerating Staff
Event Planning and Management Module 4
Event Finance and Marketing
- Financial Terminology
- Financial Planning and Control
- Budgeting and Events
- Methods of Budgeting
- Comparing Actual and Budgeted Performance
- Event Marketing Planning
- Event Sponsorship
Event Planning and Management Module 5
Event Law, Health, Safety, and Risk Management
- Legal Environment
- Legal Requirements
- Insurance
- Guiding Principles of Health, Safety and Risk
- Health and Safety Management
- Risk Management
- Risk Assessment
- Specific Event Risks
Event Planning and Management Module 6
Sporting and Mega Events
- Overview of the Sports Industry
- Managing Participants
- Sporting Events Marketing
- Defining Mega Events
- Mega Event Periods
- Mega Event Tourism
Event Planning and Management Module 7
Public and Business Events
- Public Sector Specific Events
- Third Sector
- Categorization of Business Events
- Conferences and Meetings
- Incentive Events and Performance Improvement
- Networking Events
- Corporate Hospitality
- Exhibition and Trade Shows
- Business Event Customer
- Business Event Evaluation
Event Planning and Management Module 8
Cultural Events, Sustainability and Media
- Cultural Events
- Festivals
- Programming and Marketing Cultural Events and Festivals
- Event Impacts
- Measuring Impacts and Evaluating Events
- Sustainable Events
- The Role of the Media in Events Management
- Media Management
**Outlines are subject to change, as courses are always under improvement for your benefit**
Wedding Consultant
Wedding Consultant Module 1
The Ceremony Planner
- Setting the Tone for the Wedding
- Taking Charge of the Wedding
- Choosing an Official
- Deciding Who will Participate
- Planning the Ceremony Location
- The Wedding Program
- The Wedding Rehearsal
- The Ceremony Text
- Incorporating Personal Beliefs
- Checklists and Worksheets
Wedding Consultant Module 2
Wedding Vows and Traditions
- Envisioning Your Event
- The Budget, When and Where and Guest List
- Transforming Your Space
- Flowers, Photography, Music
- The Dress and All the Rest
- A Rousing Reception
- The Invitation Suite and Cake
- Favors and Welcome Gifts
- The Other Parties
- The Day of. . . in Detail
Wedding Consultant Module 3
The Wedding Consultant Business
- Characteristics of a Successful Bridal Consultant
- The Role of the Consultant
- Wedding Day Duties
- Consulting Services and Fees
- Developing Your Market
- Writing a Mission Statement
- Building the Foundations of Your Business
- Writing a Business Plan
- Legal Issues
- The Cost of Doing Business
- Developing a Vendor Network
- Marketing Your Business
- Using the Internet
- Tracking Your Finances
Wedding Consultant Module 4
The Portable Wedding Consultant
- Accessories, Attendants, Attire
- The Ceremony Itself
- Divorced parents
- Finances, Flowers, Guest Lists
- Invitations, Honeymoon
- Kids at Weddings
- Music and Photography
- Hair and Makeup
- Rehearsals, Gifts, the Reception
- Showers, Rings, Thank You Notes
- Traditions, Transportation
- Tuxedos, Wedding Gowns
- Videography
- Wedding Cakes
**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**
Start Your Own Business
Start Your Own Business Module 1
Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship
- Defining Entrepreneurship
- Free-Enterprise System
- What is a Small Business?
- Paths to Enterprise Ownership
- Benefits and Costs of Becoming an Entrepreneur
- Lean Startup Methodology
- What is a Business Plan?
- Business Plan Components
Start Your Own Business Module 2
Creating Business and Exploring Your Market
- What Defines a Business?
- Business Opportunity Decision Process
- Your Competitive Advantage
- Determining the Value of a Business
- Product Life Cycle
- Customer Research
- Segment and Industry Research
- Market Positioning
Start Your Own Business Module 3
Marketing Mix and Smart Selling
- The Marketing Mix
- Product, Price, Place, Promotion
- Advertising and Sales Promotion
- Publicity Potential
- Developing a Marketing Plan
- Sales Call
- Creating a Sales Force
- Customer Relationship Management Systems
Start Your Own Business Module 4
Costs and Financial Statements
- Start-Up Investment
- Estimate Value
- Fixed and Variable Costs
- Calculating Critical Costs
- Income Statements
- The Balance Sheet
- Financial Ratio Analysis
- Balance Sheet Analysis
Start Your Own Business Module 5
Cash Flow, Taxes, and Financing Strategies
- Cash Flow
- Working Capital Cycle
- Using a Cash Flow Statement
- Capital Budgeting
- Gifts and Grants
- Debit and Equity Financing
- Investing
Start Your Own Business Module 6
Legal Issues and Operating for Success
- Business Legal Structures
- Contracts
- Commercial Law
- Intellectual Property
- Protecting Tangible Assets
- Licenses, Permits, and Certificates
- Production-Distribution Chain
- Supply Chain Management
- Defining Quality
Start Your Own Business Module 7
Management, Leadership, Financing, Licensing
- The Entrepreneur as Leader
- Business Management
- Creating and Managing Organizational Culture
- Ethical Leadership
- Social Responsibility and Ethics
- Focus Your Brand
- Harvesting and Exiting Options
- Creating Wealth by Selling a Profitable Business
**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**
Ed4Career is committed to being both environmentally conscious and making it easier for you to study! We’re making your education mobile! All of our textbooks are now provided as eTextbooks*. You can access them on your laptop, tablet, or mobile device and can study anytime, anywhere.
The move away from physical books to eTextbooks means you get the latest, most up-to-date version available. This also makes your training more accessible, so you can study anywhere you have your phone or tablet. The best part is that all materials are included in your training cost so there are NO extra fees for books!**
*A few courses still have physical materials.
Event Planning & Management
Upon successful completion of our Event Planning and Management course, students will be prepared for an entry-level job in the Event Planning industry and to sit for the NCCB national certification exam to become a Certified Event Planning Specialist (CEPS).
Wedding Consultant
Upon successful completion of our Wedding Consultant course, students will be prepared to sit for the NCCB national certification exam to become a Certified Wedding Planning Professional (CWPP).** Certification exams are not included in the cost of the course.**
Internet Connection
- Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections
*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.
Hardware Requirements
- Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
- Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended
PC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Windows 7 or higher
- Microsoft Office 2013 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player
MAC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows
- Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- Apple QuickTime Media Player
