CERTIFICATE IN EVENT MANAGEMENT
DURATION: 2 Semesters
OBJECTIVE:
This course is designed to equip and develop students with the knowledge and technical skills in planning and managing small and medium size event projects.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
- ¬ Professional certificate in Tourism or Hospitality Management from NIHOTOUR or any Management related course passed at lower credit from a recognized institute.
- ¬ GCE/SSCE/NECO with four credits which must include passes in English and Mathematics at not more than two sittings.
COURSE OUTLINE
| Principles of Event Management |
| Event planning and costing |
| Event Health, security and safety |
| Event reservation and booking |
| Event site and stage decoration |
| Event marketing and promotion |
| e-Event and ICT App |
| Food sanitation, safety & waste mgt |
| Communication skills in English/French |
| Entrepreneurial studies |
| Customer care services |
| Event experience/case studies |
| Event staging and operations |
| Event Quality Management |
| Relationship with other organisations |
| Event evaluation and impact mgt |
| Event Cost and benefit analysis |
| project (Entrepreneurial) |
- – Trainees go on industrial attachment upon completion of 1ST semester for 8 weeks before commencement of second semester. The trainees have a work place log book to enter daily work activity engaged upon and supervised by both work place and NIHOTOUR Supervisor.
- – Emphasis on practical exercises during lecture sessions is given top priority.
- – Projects to be written are entrepreneurial and or administrative in nature.
