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FESTIVALS AND CULTURAL EVENT MANAGEMENT EVENING CLASS COURSE DETAILSCourse Name: Certificate in Festivals and Cultural Event Management Course Code: CFCEM280920Course Start Date: Monday 28 September 2020
Course Duration: 8 Monday Evening ClassesCourse Hours: 6pm - 9pm each MondayCourse Venue: Le Meridien Piccadilly, 21 Piccadilly, London W1J 0BH
Closest Station: Piccadilly Circus
Certificate: Certificate in Festivals and Cultural Event ManagementAwarded By: The Event School London
COURSE SUMMARY
The Festival and Cultural Event Industry
Defining festivals and cultural events
The role of an event manager for festivals and cultural events
Industry working conditions and work ethics
Aptitude for event planning
Developing and updating knowledge and skills
Festival and cultural event associations and organisations
Finding and progressing in festival and cultural event careers
Festival and cultural event trends
Festival and Cultural Event Feasibility
Feasibility factors for festivals and cultural events
Establishing event goals and objectives
Setting criteria for event success
Identify required resources
Applicable legalities and permissions
Cultural Policy and Planning
Definitions of national and local cultural policies and frameworks
Influence of policy on the practices applied by cultural events managers.
WHS and Risk Assessments
Preparing a risk assessments
Contingency planning
Health and safety considerations
Planning for the weather
Identifying when emergency services are required and planning for emergency service requirements
Festival and Cultural Event Components
Entertainment and attractions
Headline acts
Enhancing the visitor experience
Understanding the basics of curating and exhibitor requirements
When accommocation is required - hotel, hostel, camping sites
Venues and locations
Conducting venue and location research
Securing venues and locations
Attending viewings - what to look for, what to ask
Conducting viewings - what to showcase
Outdoor locations and temporary structures
Creating outdoor event "footprints"and allowing for "flow"
Creating spaces for exhibits, performances or visitor experiences
Festival and Cultural Event Planning and Coordination
Setting dates - what to consider
Creating planning timelines
Working with checklists
Developing itineraries, run sheets, function sheets and event programmes
Developing and managing budgets
Event management systems
Technology for event management
Crowd and queue management
Planning and managing traffic and parking
Site security
Managing VIP and celebrity requirements (perfomers or attendees)
Event managers responsiblities during:
Event build-up
Event opening - your role "on-the-day"
Event break-down
Post event activities
Coordinating Services for Festival and Cultural Events
Types of festival and cultural event suppliers
Sourcing and selecting suppliers
Basics of contracting
Coordinating and monitoring supplier activities
Promoting Festivals and Cultural Events
Online presence
Social media
Traditional marketing
Ticketing and registration
Festival and Cultural Event evaluation
Measuring festival and cultural event sucess
Capturing customer and stakeholder feedback
Making recommendations for future event improvements
Relationship Management
Who are the major stakeholders in Festival and Cultural events
Effective stakeholder communication
Working with clients
Approaches to resolving conflict
Interested in a career planning Festivals and Cultural Events where no two days are the same? If you love to organise people and logistics, have good planning skills, excel at problem solving and love variety and creativity in your work, then a career in festivals and cultural event management may be ideal for you.
Expert tuition will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to plan and deliver an event from start to finish. And we provide a resource package of electronic event planning guides, checklists and templates on completion, so you have the tools you need to confidently and successfully plan your future events.
Whether you are looking for the foundation skills and knowledge you need for a career change into festival and cultural event management, or you are in an event role and want to ensure you have solid foundations to succeed and progress within the industry, then the Certificate in Festivals and Cultural Event Management is the ideal programme.
HIGHLIGHTS* Expert tuition from industry professionals* Small groups with strictly limited numbers offer a unique experience* Training venues ideally located in Central London
LEARN MOREwb: https://www.eventschool.london/product-page/certificate-in-festival-and-cultural-event-management-evening-classesem: [email protected]: 0203 239 0950
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Le Méridien Piccadilly, 21 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Tickets
GBP 875.00