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Foundation Level Combined Wedding & Event Management Diploma - This course can be started at any time

• Understanding the Role of the Wedding & Event Planner

• Introducing Events

• Wedding Etiquette & Planning Guidelines

• Planning & Coordinating Corporate Events

• Budget Management for Wedding & Event Planners

• First Meeting with Clients

• Market Research and Planning Your Career

  Business Start up (optional chapter)

• Avoiding Problems and Troubleshooting (includes contracts)

• Weddings & Events Abroad

• Coordinating a Wedding Day

• Starting Your Marketing: For Wedding & Event Planners

• High Profile Weddings & Events

The combined course covers all of the above topics in specially integrated modules. By studying the combined diploma, you not only learn everything you would from each of the single subject courses, but you are also able to compare and contrast the two disciplines without increasing the amount of coursework by very much.

How it works

You will be provided with a series of 4 booklets, each broken down into chapters. You read the information supplied and at the end of each chapter complete an activity. These can involve researching suppliers, presenting ideas to clients, answering short-answer questions relating to the text, or design activities.

There are no long or laborious essays, we try to make the content as real-life based as possible so that the course materials are useful, not just educational.

The course fee includes coursebooks, Planner Pro Professional Software, Business Templates CD, return envelopes, UK Postage. Plus access to support services including work experience, phone and email mentoring for 12 months from enrolment, CV checking, permanent website listing, hot job opportunities, free advice, free membership of the Best Practice Association and publicity.

The Diploma
On successful completion of the course you receive your Professional Wedding Planning Diploma (Intermediate Level) qualification, which is externally accredited by The International Association for Distance Learning and valid worldwide.

Duration of course
Candidates may take as long as necessary to complete each module however it is essential that all modules are completed within 12 months of registering for the course. We estimate that doing just 2 hours per week takes approximately 2-3 months to complete the home study level of the course.