Ontario College Graduate Certificate Event Management
Course Overview
Conestoga College's Event Management graduate certificate is a one-year program designed to equip students with the comprehensive skills needed to excel in the dynamic field of both virtual and in-person events. Through a hands-on, practical curriculum, students gain direct experience by planning and executing real events for community partners across various sectors. The program is led by a faculty of seasoned industry professionals, providing invaluable insights from over a century of combined experience.
Key Program Highlights
- Hands-on learning by designing, promoting, and executing real events for public, non-profit, and corporate partners
- Mastery of both virtual and live event planning, including the use of project management systems and tech applications
- Comprehensive skill development in budgeting, venue selection, catering, staffing, and stakeholder relations
- Instruction from faculty with over 100 combined years of industry experience in hospitality and event management
- Opportunity to build a professional portfolio of event experience to enhance career prospects
Course Overview
Conestoga College's Event Management graduate certificate is a one-year program designed to equip students with the comprehensive skills needed to excel in the dynamic field of both virtual and in-person events. Through a hands-on, practical curriculum, students gain direct experience by planning and executing real events for community partners across various sectors. The program is led by a faculty of seasoned industry professionals, providing invaluable insights from over a century of combined experience.
Key Program Highlights
- Hands-on learning by designing, promoting, and executing real events for public, non-profit, and corporate partners
- Mastery of both virtual and live event planning, including the use of project management systems and tech applications
- Comprehensive skill development in budgeting, venue selection, catering, staffing, and stakeholder relations
- Instruction from faculty with over 100 combined years of industry experience in hospitality and event management
- Opportunity to build a professional portfolio of event experience to enhance career prospects
Requirements
Modules
- Event Planning
- Human Resources and Volunteer Management
- Sponsorship and Fundraising
- Conestoga 101
- Food and Beverage Planning
- Event Marketing
- Safety in the Workplace
- Site Logistics I
- Applied Business Event Project (Capstone)
- Event Business Planning
- Exhibition and Sporting Events
- Field Placement (Event Management)
- Event Technology
- Hospitality and Tourism Study Abroad I
- Site Logistics II
