Diploma of Event Management - SIT50316
Melbourne Polytechnic
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00724G
This qualification is part of the Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package. It reflects the role of individuals who use sound knowledge of event management processes and a broad range of skills to coordinate event operations. It 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.
Structure
- 20 units: 11 core
- 9 elective
Subjects
- Use a computerised reservations or operations system
- Enhance customer service experiences
- Process reservations
- Provide facilities and amenities for property users
- Investigate and design e-business solutions
- Establish legal and risk management requirements of small business
- Prepare and monitor budgets
- Manage bump in and bump out of shows
- Lead and manage people
- Provide advice on food
- Develop and maintain production documents
- Identify hazards, assess and control safety risks
- Manage risk
- Manage event staging components
- Address protocol requirements
- Plan and implement sales activities
- Research and analyse tourism data
- Prepare and present proposals
- Establish and conduct business relationships
- Manage diversity in the workplace
- Develop, implement and monitor the use of social media in a business
- Organise and facilitate rehearsals
- Select event venues and sites
- Incorporate creative and technical needs into management processes
- Market the small business
- Undertake small business planning
- Make a presentation
- Obtain and manage sponsorship
- Monitor staff performance
- Coordinate production of brochures and marketing materials
- Respond to a customer in crisis
- Create electronic presentations
- Implement and monitor work health and safety practices
- Create a promotional display or stand
- Source and use information on the events industry
- Compile production schedules
- Research and comply with regulatory requirements
- Manage finances within a budget
- Plan in-house events or functions
- Manage meetings
- Coordinate the installation and dismantling of exhibitions
- Create and use databases
- Manage volunteers
- Provide advice on international destinations
- Profile the market
- Sell tourism products and services
- Develop conference programs
- Coordinate on-site event registrations
- Organise event infrastructure
- Manage copyright arrangements
- Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- Develop public relations campaigns
- Roster staff
- Develop and use complex spreadsheets
- Provide advice on Australian destinations
- Design and produce business documents
- Manage operational plan
- Manage front of house services
- Process travel-related documentation
- Book supplier products and services
- Manage projects
- Provide responsible service of alcohol
- Process and monitor event registrations
- Recruit, select and induct staff
- Coordinate marketing activities
- Manage on-site event operations
- Monitor work operations
- Prepare quotations
- Interpret financial information
- Establish networks
- Manage conflict
- Prepare financial reports
- Write complex documents
- Process accounts payable and receivable
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston |
Domestic: $10,150 International: $14,200 |
No information available | Yes |
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