Certificate in Sports Event Management - Evening Classes

Course

In London

£ 875 VAT exempt

Description

  • Type

    Workshop

  • Level

    Beginner

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    25h

  • Duration

    12 Weeks

Learn to stage successful sports events

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 £24bn 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.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Training in Venues at ExCeL London, E16 1XL

Start date

On request

About this course

This sports event management course is ideal for those who:

Would like to gain a position with an established sports event organiser, sports stadium or venue, sports team, or a sports events related position with an association or community organisation.


Those holding entry level sports or events positions and wishing to enhance their sports event management knowledge and skills in order to progress

Would like to gain a range of event planning skills to broaden their opportunities within the event industry.

Minimum age: 18

Competent English language skills (comprehension and spoken)

Certificate in Sports Event Management from The Event School London

Expert tuition from industry professionals

Learn from Industry within Industry

Build your sports industry network

Interactive, practical training

Small groups with strictly limited numbers offer a unique experience

Training Centre ideally placed within one of Europe's premier venues- ExCeL London, one of the major host venues for the London 2012 Olympics

We will email you a course brochure and offer the opportunity to join The Event School London's mailing list to keep up to date with sports event management courses, our activities and industry news.

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Subjects

  • Event Management
  • Sports event management
  • Risk Assessments
  • Crowd Management
  • Crowd management for major sporting events
  • Health and safety for sporting events
  • Sports Event Evaluation
  • Sports event timelines and checklists
  • Suppliers for sporting events
  • Sports events venues and locations

Teachers and trainers (1)

Sports Management The Event School London

Sports Management The Event School London

Sports Management Training Team

Course programme


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 - responsibilties 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 sucess
  • Sports event evaluation

Relationship Management

  • Effective communication
  • Working with clients and stakeholders
  • Identify potential conflict and take preventative action
  • Approaches to resolving conflict

Sports Marketing and Promotions

  • Ticketing and ticket sales
  • Promoting sports events
  • Having an online presece and using social media

Certificate in Sports Event Management - Evening Classes

£ 875 VAT exempt