Events Planning and Hospitality Management

Course Objective:

As society increasingly develops into the Middle class to high-end status there is a lot of demand for Events Planners who help carry the burden of planning events, fairs, etc. The field of event planning is growing and skilled, trained and educated professional event planners are needed to help events stand out. This course will give you the training you need to become a professional in the industry. This is course is therefore designed for those involved in the planning, coordination or management of Festivals, Annual City Celebrations, Fairs, Farmer's Markets, Expos, Art Exhibits, Professional Conferences, Concerts, Private Events, Events at an Event Centre, Corporate Events, Community Events, Fundraisers/Galas, Sporting Events, Parades, and Travelling Special Events. Events Planning and Management will provide you with training on the most important skills needed to plan and manage highly successful events. Trying to make your event stand out? This course offers the best tips and tricks of the trade to help your event rise above the rest! Plan, Manage and Execute highly successful events as an educated events professional. Tourism Institute of East Africa among the top 5 institutes in Africa offering the best, practical and professional training in Events Planning & Management in Africa.

The Events Planning & Hospitality Management short course will cover areas like:

• Pitching for a business
• Costing an Event
• Writing a compelling and targeted sponsorship proposal.
• Grow your sponsorship funding by conducting a sponsorship inventory
• Vendor management and the vendor application process
• Professional communication channels with vendors to save you time, money & resources
• Learn the skill to retain volunteers to keep great volunteers coming back year after year
• Developing a cost-effective digital and print marketing campaigns for your event
• The basics of branding or re-branding your event to attract attendees
• Mastering operations management
• Preparing  your event by learning to create effective contingency and risk management plans
• Developing a  business plan for your event

 Course Outline:

1. Introduction to Event Planning & Hospitality Management

Objectives:

To study the concept & significance of event management
To understand the various dimensions of event planning and its  impact
To comprehend the linkages of event planning and Management.

2. Planning for Event  & Quality Management

Objectives:

To enable students to understand the essentials of planning an event
To acquaint students with practical aspects of organizing events of various forms
To enable students to get knowledge of legal and ethical issues involved in event management

3. Organization and Co-ordination; Human Resource Management; Volunteers

Objectives: 

To understand the importance of human resources in the event management environment
To acquire the knowledge and skills of human resources practices
To enlighten and appreciate the role of human resource in organizing a successful event

4. Safety, Health, Risk Management, and Security

Objectives:

Acquire skills in keeping the event venue and guests secure, in good health, manage any risks on-site and ensure the guests and organizers are secure.

5. Basic Accounting & Finance for Event Management

Objectives:

To equip the students with Accounting and Financial management skills to help them in budgeting and allocation

6. Marketing for Event Business

Objective

Learn new approaches to marketing an event using digital platforms as opposed to the conventional marketing strategies that are no longer effective.

7. The Hospitality Industry

Objectives:

To equip the students with marketing skills
To know the principle of marketing
To study the significance of event marketing

Duration

1. 3 Months ( with a minimum of 3 months of Mentorship and coaching)

2. 10 days (condensed with a minimum of 3 months of mentorship and coaching). 

This course is offered at the Institute (face-to-face), Blended (face-to-face and also online) and fully Online ( e-Learning). You can register anytime and study anytime and study anywhere as long as you have access to the internet and a computer/iPad or your smartphone. Once you register, then you will be given log-ins to access your materials and thereafter, once you complete your course then we shall send you your certificate in your post box or by courier.  You will be required to send your e-mail address for communication purposes. We take on groups and individuals as well. Enrolment is open throughout the year.

Hundreds of students and trainees have succeeded both those who practice events planning and those that are new in the field but have a passion to organize events. 

Cost

The cost of the training for an individual is UGX. 1,200,000 and we also have rates for a group depending on the number of trainees in a group.

If you would like to do this course  please, contact us by:

E-mail:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call/text or WhatsApp on:

Mobile:  +256 703 747685. or +25677443327