Event Management & Wedding Planning Business Pathway

Supercharge your Event Management and Wedding Planning skills!

Learn the essential skills needed to work in the wedding and event management industries and create nights that guests will never forget. You’ll complete the Certificate in Event Management, followed by the Certificate in Wedding Planning and then move on to the Start Your Own Business course, giving you all the skills you need to succeed.

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Duration & Course Level

~400 Hours | 18 Months Access

Study in your own time, at your own pace. Students generally complete one module per-week.

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Obtain Your Dream Career

Be awarded with an industry and employer recognised certificate of achievement on completion of this course.

Industry Recognised

How you'll benefit

  • Learn how to prepare a business plan
  • Understand some relevant facets of marketing
  • Legitimise your approach with clients and vendors
  • Gain a Certificate to add to your portfolio or CV
  • Developed by experienced Event Managers & Wedding Planners
  • Receive expert guidance from experienced Business Coaches 
  • Online event management and wedding planning courses – earn while you learn
  • This course is endorsed by the Institute of Hospitality

Course Modules

  • Scope and Nature of Event Management
  • Developing the Concept
  • Physical and Human Resources
  • Project Logistics
  • Marketing an Event
  • Financial Management
  • Risk Management
  • Staging the Event
  • After the Event
  • Introduction to Weddings
  • Planning a Wedding
  • Managing People for a Wedding
  • Managing Locations Associated with a Wedding
  • Managing the Programme
  • Managing Services in Support of a Wedding
  • Managing the Wedding Client
  • Managing the Wedding Day
  • Planning Your Wedding Business
  • Operating a Wedding Business
  • Starting Up
  • Preparing your Business Plan
  • Marketing and Social Media
  • Budgeting, Forecasting, and Cashflow Management
  • Planning for Profit
  • Fundamentals of Payroll
  • Understanding GST
  • Financial Statement Analysis

One hour of one-to-one mentoring with a Business Coach

Why The Career Academy?

We're an internationally recognised online education provider, who partners with industry to deliver you the latest and most up to date content. We have over 15 years experience in online education and help change the lives of over 20,000 students every single year.

  • Upskill and be awarded with a certificate of achievement to help you reach your potential & earn more.
  • Flexible online learning so you can study whenever and wherever you want.
  • Get free access to the career centre who will review and improve your CV to help you succeed.
  • 83% of our graduates say our qualifications improved their ability to get a new job or promotion.

Receive unlimited tutor support

Our professional tutors at The Career Academy are industry experts who are passionate about helping students succeed. They’re committed to providing exceptional online course support and personal tutoring to help you succeed. Throughout your course, you’ll receive unlimited tutor support via phone and email.

Be awarded with an industry recognised certificate

Upon successful completion of your course, you’ll be presented with a Professional Certificate by The Career Academy. This an industry recognised certificate which will go a long way to helping you get a new job or promotion. You’ll also be given access to our exclusive Career Centre and be eligible for a free CV Review.

TCA Certificate

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After enrolling, you’ll receive an 14-day cooling off period (or trial period). If you decide the course isn’t for you within the trial period, you’ll get a full money back guarantee.

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Frequently Asked Questions​

There are no entry requirements or pre-requisites to enrol into this course. You can enrol online directly by clicking on “Enrol Now” and follow the prompts. 

This course takes approximately 80 hours, and you’ll have up to 6 months to complete. Study in your own time, at your own pace. Most of The Career Academy courses are designed so that you do one module a week. But if life gets busy you can take longer and even apply for a course extension if you need more time.

Upon the completion of this course, you can obtain a job as a Tourism Officer.

Employers also constantly approach The Career Academy looking for students and employers also advertise jobs in the Career Centre (available once you enrol). You’ll also receive a FREE CV review.

This qualification is Internationally recognised. Our qualifications are highly sought after by employers around the world and accredited by global industry bodies such as ICOES.

Your course will be delivered through our online learning platform. You can access our online learning platform from any web browser 24/7 so you can work whenever and wherever you want. You can also interact with your tutors and other students within the learning environment. Online learning allows you to make the best use of your time and puts all the resources you need at your fingertips. There are no set course start dates, you can start whenever you are ready. Your tutors and student services will check in on your progress and help you every step of the way.

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