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Become A Corporate Event Planner
Learn how to become a corporate event planner online with QC.
You’ll receive:
- Industry-approved, up-to-date course content
- Full business training to prepare you for a new career
- An International Event Planning Professional™ certificate when you graduate
- One-on-one mentoring throughout your course from an experienced industry professional
- 50% discount on additional courses you take with QC
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Course Curriculum
Unit A
- Introduction to corporate event planning
- The planning process and the planner’s role
- Career opportunities
- Types of corporate events and typical event components
- Concept development and goal setting
- Target audience identification
- Event branding
- The guest experience
- Budget management and funding
- Activities, entertainment and collateral
Unit B
- Venue research and selection
- Common venue policies and negotiation practices
- Seating arrangements and room layouts
- Catering considerations
- Audiovisual and lighting equipment
- The role of audience engagement technology
- Livestreaming, webinars and other tech-enhanced event elements
- Request for proposal (RFP) creation: venue, catering and audiovisual providers
Unit C
- Event decor
- Corporate event designs and visual branding
- Marketing and promoting corporate events
- Multi-channel marketing strategies
- Event success evaluation tools
- Web design, SEO and content marketing for event promotion
- Special event considerations
- Risk management and contingency plans
- Event day-of setup
- Event and vendor insurance
Unit D
- Internal business events
- Internal social events
- External corporate events
- Industry and public events
- Non-profit and government clients
- Three detailed case study analyses with event expert Mark Cheplowitz
Unit E
- Event success evaluation
- Client consultation practices
- An event’s critical path
- Project management methods
- Managing project delays
- Business communication collateral
- Interpersonal communication
- Event accessibility and sustainability
Unit F: Practicum
- Case study analysis of the event planning process
- Hands-on final project: plan an entire event from beginning to end, working with a real-world client and scenario
Unit G: Optional Company Training
- Customizing resumes and cover letters
- Interview skills development
- Researching job opportunities
- Building a portfolio
- Networking
Unit H: Optional Business Training
- Promoting your event planning services
- Starting a corporate event planning business
- Types of businesses
- Industry research
- Writing your business plan
- The four “P”s of marketing
- Creating a logo, slogan and tagline
- Building a digital marketing plan
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