QUALIFICATION

Diploma of Event Management


National Code: SIT50322
TAFE SA Code: TP01368


Description

Join the exciting world of event management with this comprehensive Diploma. This nationally recognised qualification is your pathway to a career in events across a range of sectors including tourism and travel, hospitality, sport, cultural institutions and festivals, and business conferences. Develop your practical skills in registrations, staging, operations, finances and budgets, leadership, business relationships, and risk management. Learn how to manage and enhance the customer service experience and be confident with all the latest conference technology. Get real skills and real experience with TAFE SA.

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12 months 

Full Time or Part Time equivalent

Event Manager

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Course Admission Requirements

  • No course admission requirements
If there are more applications for this course than places available, applicants will be ranked by date of application to this course.


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Entry Recommendations
An interest in the events industry and strong planning skills are recommended. Skills in Office365 and computing are needed for this course. Completion of the Certificate III in Events is not compulsory but can be useful and you will gain credit towards this course. This course offers a study pathway to the Bachelor of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management with one year of credit.

Attendance Requirements (subject to change)
This course is delivered through a blend of on-campus and online classes with most classes face to face. You will need to attend online and on-campus classes to successfully complete this course. All face to face classes are at Regency campus. Full time students will have on-campus classes 4 days a week from 9.00 to 3.30pm and can complete the course in 12 months. Part time students will have on-campus classes 2 days a week from 9.00 to 3.30pm and can complete this course in 24 months. You are required to volunteer for events and go to industry excursions which may be linked to assessments and unit completion.

Industry Conditions and Skills
This course will develop your skills in event management including staging, operations, finances and budgets, leadership, business relationships, and risk management. You will learn how to manage and enhance the customer service experience and be confident with conference technology.

Additional Uniforms, Equipment and Costs

  • Excursion, $82.50
  • Name badge $7.50
  • Smart casual attire is acceptable, and lecturers will advise of appropriate dress for industry visits.

Vocational Placements
There is no compulsory vocational placement. You will be required to volunteer for events to successfully complete some units of competency.

Average cost per semester
Total Fees for the 12 month course
Subsidised
$2,569
$5,138
Concession
$1,916
$3,832
You may be eligible for government subsidised training.
Subsidised training may require applicants to complete a Core Skills Profile Assessment (CSPA).
Full Fee
$5,400
$10,800

Fees vary depending on subjects you enrol into. TAFE SA and their agents reserve the right to make any changes necessary. Fee updates will be available prior to offers being made.

  • Upfront Payment

    Each semester, fees can be paid online with VISA or Mastercard or at an Australia Post outlet.

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    VET Student Loan

    This is an interest-free personal loan from the Australian Government that provides eligible students access to capped funding to help pay for their studies.

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  • Employment Outcomes

    The diversity of employers includes event or exhibition management companies, event venues, or organisations that organise their own events. Work could be undertaken in an office environment where the planning of events takes place, on-site at venues where events are staged or a combination of both. Job titles may include conference coordinator, event or exhibition coordinator, event or exhibition planner, event sales coordinator, function coordinator, in-house meetings coordinator, meetings coordinator, staging coordinator, venue coordinator.

    Note: Completion of a TAFE SA course does not guarantee an employment outcome. Formal requirements other than educational qualifications (eg licensing, professional registration), may apply to some occupations.

    Qualifications & Skills Covered

    Diploma of Event Management (SIT50322)
    Events are diverse in nature and this qualification provides a pathway to work for event or exhibition organisations operating in a range of industries, including the tourism and travel, hospitality, sport, cultural, and community sectors. Skills covered include registrations, staging, operations, customer service, finances and budgets, leadership and managing people, business relationships, projects and workplace safety. To complete the qualification, you are required to complete all 13 core units and 7 elective units.

    Note: Students who successfully complete only one or more units of competency but not the full qualification are eligible to receive a Statement of Attainment.

    90%*
    of TAFE SA graduates are satisfied with the overall quality of training.
    87%*
    of TAFE SA graduates would recommend their training.



    * 2023 NCVER Student Outcomes Survey findings
  • Below is a list of all units that TAFE SA can offer in this qualification. The selection of elective units you will be enrolled into depends on the campus you attend, and the qualification packaging rules described on www.training.gov.au.

    Not all elective units listed below must necessarily be completed to achieve your qualification.

    Core

    Name Nominal Hours
    Coordinate marketing activities 30
    Enhance customer service experiences 40
    Establish and conduct business relationships 60
    Identify hazards, assess and control safety risks 30
    Lead and manage people 60
    Manage event production components 40
    Manage finances within a budget 30
    Manage on-site event operations 60
    Manage projects 60
    Plan and implement sales activities 20
    Prepare and present proposals 50
    Recruit, select and induct staff 60
    Source and use information on the events industry 25

    Elective

    Name Nominal Hours
    Administer event registrations 80
    Develop conference and event programs 30
    Manage risk to organisational reputation in an online setting 60
    Plan in-house events 40
    Prepare and monitor budgets 30
    Provide event production support 31
    Select event venues and sites 35
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