Certificate in Sports Event Management, Short Course in London
- The Event School London Limited
- Novotel London Excel, Western Gateway, London, UK
- 25 Nov, 2024
Job Description
Considering a career that combines your love of sports with your ability to plan and organise? Working in the sports event industry is a rewarding career that offers a wide range of work options.
Work for a stadium or sports team, work locally, nationally or internationally, work for a stadium, sports team, venue, association or community sports group.
With the sports industry worth an estimated £53bn per year in the UK alone, and the business of sports growing globally, there are no shortage of opportunities for committed and dedicated sports event managers.
COURSE DETAILS
COURSE CONTENT
The Sports Event Industry
- The role of a sports event manager
- Industry working conditions and work ethics
- Aptitude for sports event management
- Developing and updating knowledge and skills
- Sporting event associations and organisations
- Finding and progressing in sports event management careers
- Trends in staging sporting events
Sports Event Feasibility
- Sporting event feasibility factors
- Establishing sports event goals and objectives
- Setting criteria for sports event success
- Identify required resources
- Applicable legalities and permissions
WHS and Contingency Planning
- Preparing risk assessments for sporting events
- Contingency planning for sporting events
- Health and safety considerations
Venues and locations
- Sourcing and securing sports venues, stadiums and locations
- Location site visits and evaluation
- Coordinating with venues and stadiums
- Working for a stadium or sports venue - responsibilities and coordinating with sporting teams and organisations
Sports Event Coordination
- Pre-planning for sporting events
- Developing timelines, checklists and itineraries
- Project management for sports events
- Sports event management systems
- Technology for sports events management
- Developing and managing budgets
- Sourcing and managing volunteers
- Crowd management
- Sports Event managers responsiblities during:
Sports event build-up: including briefings
Sports event management "on-the-day" role and responsibilities
Sports event break-down: including de-briefs
Post sports event activities
Coordinating Sports Events Services and Suppliers
- Types of sporting event suppliers
- Sourcing and selecting sports event suppliers
- Basics of contracting
- Coordinating and monitoring supplier activities
- Hospitality options for sporting events
Sports Event Evaluation
- Measuring sports event success
- Sports event evaluation
RELATED ROLES
- Sports Event Manager
- Sports Event Coordinator
- Venue Manager
- Stadium Manager
- Venue Coordinator
- Sports Event Director
- Sports Manager
- Event Manager
- Venue Manager
- Major Event Manager
Training for the Event Industry since 2005. The Event School London was established to meet the need for highly practical career paths for entry level students, and a growing demand for professionalisation in the industry via credible certifications for more seasoned industry personnel.
Just as the event industry offers a broad range of fields and roles to work in, we don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to training. We offer a range of specialist qualification options from our own Professional Development Suites, to The CPD Certification Service UK, Training Qualifications UK endorsements and Ofqual accreditations.
Participants can choose from:
- MicroCredentials and MasterClasses for Upskilling and professional development
- Certificates and Advanced Certificates for Foundation Skills or Refresher programmes
- Part-time Diplomas for career-changers or those new to planning roles
- Full-Time Higher Diplomas as Degree Alternatives
- Advanced Diplomas as PostGrad Alternatives
- In-House or Bespoke Training for Corporate or Industry Groups
Participants can be assured of the relevance of their programmes and our success in developing sought after graduates:
- 93% of our graduates are working in event roles 6 months after course completion in London, the UK and internationally
- Due to the calibre of our passionate educators and inspirational teaching, we were awarded the MEDAL programme for The Office of the 5 Host Boroughs (London 2012). Fast-forward to 2019 we were chosen to provide bespoke training for the BBC Live Music and Events Team, 2022 we were honoured with the Best Innovator Award from RSVP Club and in 2023 selected to deliver an upskilling programme to Riyadh’s National Event Centre staff.
- We remain at the forefront of innovation in event education with students immersed in industry experiences and supported by educational rigour and expertise – our team are both event professionals and talented educators.
- We host our courses in the rich and diverse learning environment of venues on London’s stunning Royal Victoria Docks, where hundreds of events are staged each year from trade shows to product launches, conferences to expos, sports events to wedding shows – making it an ideal environment for event loving course participants.
- We work with practising event professionals, keeping our finger on the global pulse and sharing expertise with a range of world-wide event industry and educational networks, maintaining multiple industry organisation memberships and hosting our own Industry Advisory Board compiled of international event industry leaders and influencers
- While we offer virtual (live) and fully online courses, we continue to deliver the event industry’s most extensive range of face-to-face training for participants who want, and benefit from, human interaction and in-person experiences.
- Our students and their success are at the heart of everything we do and our lecturers, facilitators, tutors, mentors and coaches receive consistently excellent ratings and feedback for pastoral care, knowledge and expertise, and engaging and inspiring delivery.