ND Positive

This course was co-created with ND Positive, a place to share, discover and celebrate neurodiversity.
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What you will learn

  • Why choose events and exhibition management

  • Planning an event, from strategy to vendors to contractors

  • What kind of jobs are in events

  • What the words specific to events mean

  • Useful tools and other information for events

Who is this course for?

Here at Bua, we don't like to pigeonhole people.

So, we are not including a list of disabilities or neurodiversities that would best suit events and exhibition management. However, if you love working with people and thinking of big, exciting projects and making them happen, then this course could be for you. You can complete this Bua course in one week, get a certificate and have a portfolio to show in interviews. Perhaps more importantly, from this events and exhibition management course you'll learn all of the different parts of events and exhibitions and how to apply your skills practically in a number of jobs.

Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome!

    • Introduction

    • Let us know where you're at
  2. 2

    • Theme & Audience

    • Venue, Date & Tenancy

    • Budget

    • Learning exercise: B2B Climate Change/Sustainability Exhibition
  3. 3

    • Sales Information Pack

    • Stand Types & Floor Plan

    • Booking Form

    • Media Partners

    • Database and CRM

    • How's it going?

    • Learning exercise: Create a sales summary for exhibitors
  4. 4

    • Interactive Visitor Attractions

    • Entertainment

    • Exhibitor Zones

    • Learning exercise: create a content plan
  5. 5

    • Media Partners

    • Advertising, Marketing and Promotional Plan

    • Exhibitor Support

    • Ticket Sales

    • Learning exercise: research and summarise three exhibitions
  6. 6

    • Show Contractor

    • Exhibitor Manual

    • Buildup and Breakdown

    • Health and Safety

    • On-Site Staff

    • Catering

    • Quiz on exhibition jargon
  7. 7

    • Breakdown

    • Thanks, follow up and survey

    • Diversity survey

    • Next Steps: More Events and Future Dates

    • Industry and Career Resources

    • Tell us how we did

Jobs to search for after you're finished

  • Events Specialist/Co-ordinator

    Typically an in-house role, this would incorporate managing the whole events process, from start to finish. You might also be a vendor (rather than an organiser) for exhibitions.

  • Marketing Assistant

    You would likely see this role in an events agency, where you might assist with more specific elements relating to events. In an agency, you would also likely work on lots of projects and clients.

  • Project Manager

    This is a more general role that would involve organising lots of different people or teams to get all elements of the event finished on time. At entry-level, a company might employ you and then pay for you to complete some additional project management qualifications.

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