Become a Certified Corporate Event Planner
Do you have a knack for putting together great parties and events? Are you someone with great attention to detail? If so, a career as a Corporate Event Planner could be perfect for you. Learn everything you need to know in this Corporate Event Planner course including how to plan, design, and execute a successful corporate event, and how to charge for corporate event planning services.
Corporate events span all industries and are planned for a variety of occasions and celebrations. Corporations and their employees celebrate many milestones and accomplishments within the lifespan of the growth and evolution of its people, products, and successes so there are unlimited opportunities in this field. From special events and meetings to assemblies, recognition events and corporate training—you’ll be prepared to handle them all!
Upon successfully completing the course final exam, you will be awarded a Certified Corporate Event Planner certification offered by Lovegevity.
Registration and Enrollment
This course is 100% online. Start anytime!
Course Details
What you will learn
Interview new clients and event stakeholders to create a scope of work, including venue selection, floor plans, seating accommodations, timelines, and checklist required to insure a successful event outcome
Create backup plans and apply security measures
Apply event planning formulas to the rollout, setup and execution of any corporate event by implementing critical path methodologies, timelines, and project management best practices
Set budgets and service charges
Research the market to present a proposal of options to meet the event budget restrictions set by a client/event
Price services and incorporate additional fees for sourcing rentals
Document events and perform a “postmortem” process to encourage “lessons learned” in every event at every location
How you will benefit
Become a Certified Corporate Event Planner
Gain the skills to plan and design successful corporate events
Learn to execute any corporate event by implementing critical path methodologies, timelines, and project management best practices
Learn how to set budgets and charge for services to more effectively run your own business
INTRODUCTION & COURSE STANDARDS
Corporate event planner services and project management; the SMART types of corporate events
PLANNING THE EVENT
Planning the event and setting the budget; marketing, staffing and vendor sourcing
MANAGING THE EVENT
Management fundamentals and delivery details; scheduling techniques used to enhance event planning
QUALITY CONTROL
How to set quality control expectations; risk, safety and emergency management
DEPARTURE & EXIT
Create a departure/exit strategy; how to monitor the event outcome and manage the unexpected
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites to take this course. However, you should have general knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and/or Google Docs.
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
- Tablet owners need to download Puffin Web Browser App.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Microsoft Word (not included in enrollment).
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment:
- S.M.A.R.T. Corporate Event Planning
Monica Mowad, CEP
Monica Mowad is an experienced Certified Corporate Event Planner who currently serves as a convention services manager at Hard Rock International. She has over a year of dedicated service at Hard Rock International, where she excels in her role of overseeing and coordinating all aspects of on-site logistics for both small and large conventions. Prior to her current role, she served as a catering convention service manager at Caesars Entertainment Corporation for four years. Monica’s passion for events and entrepreneurship led her to explore the role of executive director of events at Societygal, and she founded E3Xperience, a virtual/hybrid event management company, in 2021. Monica holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Rowan University and has earned certifications in virtual event and meeting management and creating hybrid events.
$1,075.00 (USD) per person.
This course is 100% online.
| Course Hours | Duration | Start Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 240 Course Hrs | 6 Months | Start anytime! |
How the course is taught
- Self-paced, online course
- 6 Months to complete
- Open enrollment, begin anytime
- 240 course hours
Job Outlook
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as of 2018, approximately 134,100 event planners worked in the United States. The BLS expects this number to grow by approximately 7% between now and 2028, a rate that is faster than the 5% expected for overall job growth.
Organizations need to bring their employees, customers and other stakeholders together in physical meetings from time to time.
Therefore, the BLS expects demand for meeting planners to remain strong, despite a recent trend toward online and virtual interactions.
Professional, experienced meeting planners earn $50,600 per year, on average. The highest-paid meeting planners earn over $86,000 and freelance or highly specialized meeting planners may exceed that income level.
FAQs
WHAT DOES A CORPORATE EVENT PLANNER DO?
Corporate event planners work with organizations to make sure their events — meetings, presentations, publicity campaigns, trips and parties among many other types — are executed flawlessly. They plan the facilities, decor, catering and entertainment, invitee and guest lists, speakers and topics, schedules, transportation and other details that create a successful event.
WHY DO ORGANIZATIONS NEED EVENT PLANNERS?
Although event planners may work behind the scenes, their work is crucial to a company or brand’s image. Successful events enhance an organization’s image, improve relations with its key audiences and bolster morale among its employees, customers and vendor groups.
IS TRAINING NECESSARY FOR A CORPORATE EVENT PLANNER?
The BLS notes that most successful corporate event planners have undertaken specialized education or training. A certification such as the Wedding Planning Institute’s Certified Corporate Event Planner signals to high-level employers or prospective clients that an event planner takes their profession seriously and is committed to the highest levels of professional practice and conduct.
IN WHAT AREAS DO CORPORATE EVENT PLANNERS WORK?
Event planners may work with an almost limitless variety of industries, organizations and fields. However, their work is generally synthesized into five areas:
- Special events such as galas, fundraisers, public relations events and product promotions that serve a specific purpose
- Meetings which may serve many professional, corporate or business networking purposes
- Assemblies, conferences or conventions that unite groups with common interests
- Recognition events for the achievement of incentives, awards, or other objectives
- Training through seminars, workshops or education events
“I highly recommend this course to anyone who plans […] events. I have received such useful information and can end the course feeling accomplished and prepared to enter the field with a great understanding and skill. Thanks for this opportunity to learn.”