BTWSC
is running a free ASET accredited Event Planning Course in association
with Collage Arts/Creative London North, starting in mid-September
2006. The 6 week course takes place one day a week at Collage Arts in
Wood Green, north London.
Course
Title:
Event
Planning (ASET Level 2
certificate)
Cost:
Free
Start
Date:
Monday September 11 2006, 11am-5pm (thereafter Fridays
11am-5pm)
End
Date:
October 2006
Venue:
1st
Floor, Collage
Arts, The Chocolate Factory 2,
Coburg Road,
Wood Green, London
N22 6XJ
To
book:
info@btwsc.com, 020 8450 5987 or click
to download
application form from www.btwsc.com
These
are small classes, so if present course is full, you are welcome to join
the waiting list for the next cycle.
Participant
Prior Knowledge:
Participants must be aged 16-plus with good English
speaking and writing skills. Participants must write weekly reflective
diaries and will sit a test in order to qualify for certificate. Team
work is necessary, and any prior knowledge of, or involvement in,
organising any form of event is useful.
Participants
will learn how to plan a successful event in the music and entertainment
industry, considering all the factors that go into planning a successful
event, such as event research, event design, event co-ordination, health
and safety, risk assessment, and post event evaluation.
Participants will have practical experience of designing, planning, and
putting on an event such as a gig or a showcase.
Learning Outcomes:
a. Understanding the event planning process - Identifying the
range of factors that need to be considered when planning an event -
budget, venue, target audience, human resources, health and safety, risk
assessment
b. Producing an event plan - Selecting event and devising an
action plan with tasks and time scales, the tasks that are vital for its
success, risk assessment, a contingency plan, promotional material for
the event.
c. Putting on an event - Practical experience of organising a
successful event
d. Understanding how to evaluate the success of an event -
Identifying methods that can be used to evaluate the success of an
event.
Progression:
Successful completion of the course will provide participants with
pathways into the events industry and enable them to consider a range of
employment roles in the Music and Entertainment Industry. They will also
be able to consider self-employment as event managers for gigs and
performances.