Event Management: Operations and Logisitcs (Diploma)

Event management is particularly challenging from an operational viewpoint. Many events are staged on sites where everything has been set up over a 24-hour period, with all the elements carefully synchronised. In contrast, many other events require years of planning; large convention bids are often won five years before the event is held. This Program deals with the detailed operational management required for successful events, including the logistics of setting up an event and breaking it down afterwards. An event manager needs to plan the implementation of events with attention to every detail, to avoid even minor mistakes which could have serious repercussions, such as the delayed radio or television broadcasts of an event.

This Program covers in detail such important topics as production and staging, staffing, safety and security, spectator management, protocol, catering and waste management. These are some of the many operational details that need to be finalised before an event. In addition, the Program considers event promotion and evaluation, as well as careers in a changing environment.