Event Management

The Event Management Ontario College Graduate Certificate program prepares you for many exciting roles in the fast-paced event planning industry. Gain the experience, knowledge and real-world practice needed to be successful in this high-demand field.

Learn the logistics of planning an event, including risk management, project development and planning, accounting and financial skills, and marketing. Gain critical event management skills, from acquiring sponsorships, to providing entertainment and creating programming, to people management and working in teams.

The highlight of the program is a real-world, team-based fundraising event that provides you with an opportunity to make a difference in the community. You also benefit from 112 hours in an industry field placement, gaining more real-world experience and valuable industry contacts.

Graduates may find employment as event planners, event coordinators, meeting and conference coordinators, trade show coordinators, corporate event planners, event tourism planners, entry-level event managers, wedding planners and consultants and festival managers. Graduates may also pursue self-employment opportunities.

What You’ll Learn

• Create, plan, and design an event to meet organizational and/or client needs.
• Coordinate event site logistics, and staging, to achieve the event objectives.
• Plan, promote and produce marketing plans and communications for events that meet organizational and/or client objectives.
• Coordinate staff, contractors and volunteers to deliver the desired results of an event.
• Manage the financial aspects of an event to meet event objectives.
• Manage the business operations for administration, procurement, and oversight of event projects, to meet organization and/or client needs.
• Develop strategies to mitigate risk and liability to ensure the safety and security of participants during an event.
• Conduct oneself in an ethical and professional manner with clients, contractors and participants of events, in order to create positive experiences and relationships.
• Formulate strategies that support intercultural awareness and inclusion, to create events that meet the needs of diverse populations.
• Select industry standard technology platforms, systems, tools and applications to support the planning and operation of events.
• Develop and implement funding mechanisms to support event objectives, such as sponsorship programs, fundraising initiatives, and/or grants.
• Engage in ongoing learning for professional and career growth.
• Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment and environmental stewardship.