College SA Expert Certificate: Entertainment Events Management

Course details

Entrance Criteria:

• Grade 10 AND
• Learners must be at 16 years or older AND
• The ability to read and write in English AND
• Successful completion of the Events Management Advanced

What does the College SA Expert Certificate in Entertainment Events Management involve?

Entertainment events are events that people attend to relax and enjoy themselves. Entertainment events range from music concerts and festivals to parades and lifestyle events such as the food and wine festivals. Managing entertainment events requires specialist knowledge, especially when it comes to elements such as crowd control and security requirements of high profile performers.  

Big festivals are successful because of unique event elements, effective brand management and marketing campaigns that attract the target audience. Entertainment events management is about creating an attractive mix of event elements that allow people to relax and have fun in a safe and controlled environment. Successful entertainment event managers implement the planning of the event in a professional manner.

Course Structure

In order to complete the College SA Expert Certificate in Entertainment Events Management, students will have to complete all the following subjects:

• The World of Events
• Events in Practice
• Your Career in Events
• Networking for Success
• Project Teams
• Basic Events Management
• Events and Tourism
• Events Management Advanced
• The Business of Events
• Events Design: Creativity and Innovation in Event Elements
• Entertainment Events Management