Advanced Diploma of Events

Course overview

This course is for people who work, or want to work, in the events industry as an events manager, venue manager, conference manager or exhibitions manager. You will acquire wide-ranging, highly specialised technical event management skills with a strategic research, planning and communication focus.

Additionally, students will be eligible to attain online help from the yourtutor service. View the introductory video for more information.

Course structure

The course structure below shows what you must do to complete this course. Units/modules are arranged in groups and sometimes also in subgroups.

You must complete each group as specified as well as following the course completion instructions. If a course contains optional groups there will be a statement at the top of the course indicating how many you must do. At the top of any group containing optional subgroups there will be a statement saying how many you must do.

Course Contents

Distance study option

A total of 24 units must be completed - 18 core units plus 6 elective units.

CORE UNITS

All 18 units must be completed.

Modules/Units	Name
BSBMGT502B	Manage people performance
CUVADM08B	Develop and manage public relations strategies
SITXCCS003A	Manage quality customer service
SITXEVT006A	Research and evaluate event industry trends and practices
SITXEVT007A	Determine event feasibility
SITXEVT009A	Develop event concepts
SITXEVT010A	Evaluate and address event regulatory requirements
SITXEVT012A	Select event venues and sites
SITXEVT013A	Manage event staging
SITXEVT017A	Provide on-site event management services
SITXFIN005A	Prepare and monitor budgets
SITXFIN006A	Obtain and manage sponsorship
SITXFIN008A	Manage financial operations
SITXGLC001A	Develop and update legal knowledge required for business compliance
SITXMGT003A	Manage projects
SITXMGT005A	Manage business risk
SITXMGT006A	Establish and conduct business relationships
SITXMPR005A	Develop and manage marketing strategies

Modules/Units	Name
SITXEVT014A	Develop conference programs
SITXFIN007A	Manage physical assets
SITXHRM004A	Manage volunteers
SITXFIN004A	Manage finances within a budget
BSBMGT617A	Develop and implement a business plan
SITXMPR005A	Develop and manage marketing strategies
BSBMKG509A	Implement and monitor direct marketing activities
SITTPPD009A	Assess tourism opportunities for local communities

Other electives may be available only for the RPL process based on students background experience and previous qualifications.

Career Opportunities

Events manager, venue manager, conference manager or exhibitions manager.

Entry Requirements

Diploma of Events OR Have held paid or voluntary employment experience at a coordination or management level. As a minimum, employment experience must reflect the scope and range of competencies in athe Diploma of Events. 

Computer Skills

Students would need to be able to operate a personal computer to access:

• Web pages
• Manage files
• Conduct research
• Use email (with attachments)

Computer Requirements (Hardware/Software)

Home/Office computer. 

Articulation

If you successfully complete this program you can articulate with and receive credits for relevant units of competency from other qualifications in theTourism, Hospitality and Events Training Package (SIT07). Negotiations with the higher education sector for articulation from SIT60207 Advanced Diploma of Events (18076) have been initiated.

Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is the process of assessing a candidate’s competence based on evidence other than a recent testamur listing identical or equivalent units. Evidence that may be used for recognition includes (but is not limited to)

• older testamur listing identical or equivalent units together with evidence of currency
• current testamur listing similar, but not equivalent, units of competence together with evidence of competence in the gaps between those units and the target units
• evidence of competence gained through informal learning and/or work experience

 Credit Transfer is the process of acknowledging  successful completion of one or more units of competence with TAFE NSW or any other RTO. To have those units credited towards the current qualification, the student must be able to provide a testamur with transcript of competencies achieved.

If the date of the testamur is more than three years prior to the current enrolment the candidate will need to demonstrate that their competencies are still current. This changes the process from credit transfer to recognition.

Note: For Credit Transfer and RPL - Units are only considered ‘equivalent’ if the current Training Package lists them as such in the mapping of units from the immediately previous version of that Training Package.

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