{"id":19000,"date":"2020-10-22T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/?p=19000"},"modified":"2020-10-22T07:00:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T12:00:27","slug":"online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality","title":{"rendered":"Online Event Planner Certification: Expectations Vs. Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When starting your <a href=\"\/blog\/2020\/03\/maximize-your-time-at-home-by-getting-an-event-planning-certificate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online event planner certification<\/a>, you might expect a very different experience than what you&#8217;ll actually end up going through once you begin your training. Of course, this depends on the quality of training YOU choose!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality\/#Expectation_Work_at_your_own_pace\" >Expectation: Work at your own pace<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality\/#Reality_Work_AT_YOUR_OWN_PACE\" >Reality: Work AT YOUR OWN PACE!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality\/#Expectation_Videos_Multiple_Choice_Assignments\" >Expectation: Videos &amp; Multiple Choice Assignments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality\/#Reality_Hard_Work\" >Reality: Hard Work!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality\/#Expectation_Learning_on_your_own\" >Expectation: Learning on your own<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality\/#Reality_Support_Everywhere\" >Reality: Support Everywhere!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expectation_Work_at_your_own_pace\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expectation: Work at your own pace<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inherent with online training is the ability to work on your studies at your own pace. When you enroll in an online course, you probably expect to receive your course materials and work at your own pace &#8211; but still have some structure in those studies. You\u2019ll likely expect to be held accountable for completing your course work, like you would be in a traditional school setting. Chances are, you also expect deadlines or follow ups from your instructors at some point.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reality_Work_AT_YOUR_OWN_PACE\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reality: Work AT YOUR OWN PACE!<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an online event planner certification, no one will chase you down to make you do the work. You really do <a href=\"\/blog\/2017\/11\/succeed-online-event-wedding-planning-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have to be motivated<\/a> to complete your studies. Your assignments won\u2019t have any deadlines, and no one will bother you about not touching your school work for weeks at a time. For someone who\u2019s serious about becoming an event planner, this isn\u2019t a problem! For someone who\u2019s a serial procrastinator, it can be an issue. So, be honest with yourself about whether online training is the right choice for you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-In-Post-Event-Logo-Overlay-135x135-51.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-In-Post-Event-Logo-Overlay-135x135-51.png\" alt=\"overview of planner and laptop on desk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-In-Post-Event-Logo-Overlay-135x135-51.png 672w, https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-In-Post-Event-Logo-Overlay-135x135-51-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expectation_Videos_Multiple_Choice_Assignments\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expectation: Videos &amp; Multiple Choice Assignments<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of us have taken <a href=\"\/blog\/2019\/05\/dont-be-fooled-by-these-6-shady-online-event-planning-school-tricks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cheap online courses<\/a> where you watch a bunch of videos, then answer a multiple choice quiz at the end. Pass the quiz? Get a certificate! Easy peasy lemon squeezy!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reality_Hard_Work\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reality: Hard Work!<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A reputable online event planner certification program will put you through the paces in order to graduate. Instead of &#8216;easy peasy lemon squeezy&#8217;, it&#8217;s more like &#8216;difficult difficult lemon difficult&#8217;. (But the <em>good\u00a0<\/em>kind of difficult, we promise!) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure, there are instructional videos to watch and textbooks to read. That\u2019s the easy part! But your training will also include real-world assignments and scenarios, too. This is to ensure that you experience what it\u2019s <em>really<\/em> like to be an event planner. You&#8217;ll be graded by a real person (a <a href=\"\/tutors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">professional event planner<\/a>!) on the nuances of your work &#8211; not just based on whether you can recite information from your textbook. Again, for the right individual, it\u2019s a wonderful way to learn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-In-Post-Event-Logo-Overlay-135x135-52.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-In-Post-Event-Logo-Overlay-135x135-52.png\" alt=\"young woman earning event planner certification from laptop at home\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-In-Post-Event-Logo-Overlay-135x135-52.png 672w, https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-In-Post-Event-Logo-Overlay-135x135-52-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expectation_Learning_on_your_own\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expectation: Learning on your own<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re taking an online course &#8211; meaning you\u2019re going to be teaching<em> yourself<\/em> all these things, right? After all, you\u2019re alone in your home office (or living room, or bedroom, etc.) with a laptop, running through your assigned training. That\u2019s a solo sport!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reality_Support_Everywhere\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reality: Support Everywhere!<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We say this a lot at QC Event School: just because you\u2019re learning online doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re learning alone. Now, this is where different online schools will have different priorities. Some schools offer more personal encouragement than others. If getting support is important to you, you&#8217;ll want to choose a school that shares the same values. An <a href=\"\/online-event-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online event planner certification program<\/a> with a strong support system will have:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personal tutors who follow your work from start to finish, providing you with feedback on every single assignment you submit;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A dedicated Student Support Team you can contact with all your questions, whether it\u2019s about your assignment or starting your business;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An online community of fellow students, graduates, and instructors who are always around to lend a helping hand or offer extra support;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And more!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-In-Post-Event-Logo-Overlay-135x135-53.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-In-Post-Event-Logo-Overlay-135x135-53.png\" alt=\"woman earning her event planner certification and virtually networking with peers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-In-Post-Event-Logo-Overlay-135x135-53.png 672w, https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-In-Post-Event-Logo-Overlay-135x135-53-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you choose to do online <a href=\"\/blog\/2018\/05\/boost-your-resume-with-event-planner-certification-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">event planner training<\/a> or go for a brick-and-mortar school program, it\u2019s always important to look at the pros and cons of each. This way, you can decide what will work best for YOU. Be honest with yourself on your expectations, and challenge them if you can! If you\u2019re able to connect with other students at the school you\u2019re considering, that\u2019s a great way to make sure your expectations will meet reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re considering enrolling with QC Event School, you can temporarily join the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/QCEventSchoolVirtualClassroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">QC Event School Virtual Classroom<\/a> for a 2-week trial! On this private Facebook group, you can gain a sense of how your educational experience will unfold, as well as connect with students and tutors. Don\u2019t miss out on a great opportunity to learn more about the school!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>You know what&#8217;s better than ONE event planner certification? <a href=\"\/fall-into-planning-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">THREE event planner certifications &#8211; for the\u00a0<em>price\u00a0<\/em><\/a>of one!<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When starting your online event planner certification, you might expect a very different experience than what you&#8217;ll actually end up going through once you begin your training. Of course, this depends on the quality of training YOU choose!\u00a0 Expectation: Work at your own pace Inherent with online training is the ability to work on your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[346],"class_list":["post-19000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Online Event Planner Certification: Expectations Vs. Reality - Pointers for Planners<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is it REALLY like to earn your professional event planner certification online? We take a look at - and debunk - 3 common myths about online learning!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Online Event Planner Certification: Expectations Vs. Reality\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What is it REALLY like to earn your professional event planner certification online? We take a look at - and debunk - 3 common myths about online learning!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pointers for Planners\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QCEventPlanning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-10-22T12:00:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-Feature-Event-Logo-Overlay-100x100-21.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"672\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mireille Pitre\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mireille Pitre\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality\",\"name\":\"Online Event Planner Certification: Expectations Vs. Reality - Pointers for Planners\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-Feature-Event-Logo-Overlay-100x100-21.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-10-22T12:00:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6951cb6a53ebc87baa40c966f65ab1ab\"},\"description\":\"What is it REALLY like to earn your professional event planner certification online? We take a look at - and debunk - 3 common myths about online learning!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-Feature-Event-Logo-Overlay-100x100-21.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-Feature-Event-Logo-Overlay-100x100-21.png\",\"width\":672,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"woman earning event planner certification remotely on laptop\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Online Event Planner Certification: Expectations Vs. Reality\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Pointers for Planners\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6951cb6a53ebc87baa40c966f65ab1ab\",\"name\":\"Mireille Pitre\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/de5b1e46a3c5d3a85fba35ea6e6d3f4c\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c749d581af4f813c9081b6c3ae442323be2459d1c6e4e4f71d9dfa021b695ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c749d581af4f813c9081b6c3ae442323be2459d1c6e4e4f71d9dfa021b695ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mireille Pitre\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/author\/mireille-pitre\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Online Event Planner Certification: Expectations Vs. Reality - Pointers for Planners","description":"What is it REALLY like to earn your professional event planner certification online? We take a look at - and debunk - 3 common myths about online learning!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Online Event Planner Certification: Expectations Vs. Reality","og_description":"What is it REALLY like to earn your professional event planner certification online? We take a look at - and debunk - 3 common myths about online learning!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality","og_site_name":"Pointers for Planners","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QCEventPlanning","article_published_time":"2020-10-22T12:00:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":672,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-Feature-Event-Logo-Overlay-100x100-21.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Mireille Pitre","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mireille Pitre","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality","url":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality","name":"Online Event Planner Certification: Expectations Vs. Reality - Pointers for Planners","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-Feature-Event-Logo-Overlay-100x100-21.png","datePublished":"2020-10-22T12:00:27+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6951cb6a53ebc87baa40c966f65ab1ab"},"description":"What is it REALLY like to earn your professional event planner certification online? We take a look at - and debunk - 3 common myths about online learning!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-Feature-Event-Logo-Overlay-100x100-21.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Copy-of-Event-Feature-Event-Logo-Overlay-100x100-21.png","width":672,"height":300,"caption":"woman earning event planner certification remotely on laptop"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/online-event-planner-certification-expectations-vs-reality#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Online Event Planner Certification: Expectations Vs. Reality"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/","name":"Pointers for Planners","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6951cb6a53ebc87baa40c966f65ab1ab","name":"Mireille Pitre","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/de5b1e46a3c5d3a85fba35ea6e6d3f4c","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c749d581af4f813c9081b6c3ae442323be2459d1c6e4e4f71d9dfa021b695ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c749d581af4f813c9081b6c3ae442323be2459d1c6e4e4f71d9dfa021b695ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mireille Pitre"},"url":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/author\/mireille-pitre"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":346,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"mireille-pitre","display_name":"Mireille Pitre","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c749d581af4f813c9081b6c3ae442323be2459d1c6e4e4f71d9dfa021b695ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"Mireille","last_name":"Pitre","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19000"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=19000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}