Event Management

[Vectis]

Anyone here involved with "proper" event management?

I've been toying with the idea of dumping the day job for more years than I care to remember, and with a possible redundancy opportunity looming I might just have the excuse.

By trade I'm a qualified project manager and on the side have run my own disco business for 24 years, more recently expanding the scope of my offering to include planning meetings, venue consultations, some additional services (eg. AV hire/setup) outside "just disco".

I'm aware of all the general activities involved in "proper" event management and am comfortable with my own organisational abilities, but am obviously looking for input from folks who do this already. In particular, would it be advantageous to get a qualification (I'm talking diploma here, not enough time for a degree) or would that be as useless as my "O" level Geography? I could maybe get the cost of this covered under outplacement.

Any thoughts, comments, suggestions, people to talk to would be much appreciated :o :)

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[Spirits High]

Had a quick fish around and found this http://www.eventtr.co.uk/em.php#duration

this ones home learning

http://www.uk-open-learning.com/CartV3/results1.asp?Category=39

I know the top one isn't your area but it could give you a steer. I looked into this kind of thing when I was living over in Belfast, Bangor colledge did a night course for it so i should think if they do it it shouldn't be a big drama fingding one in your neck of the woods.

[yourdj]

Had a quick fish around and found this http://www.eventtr.co.uk/em.php#duration

I have been thinking of doing a course on this as i feel it is an area i could improve on.

Hey Vectis do you want to go back to school together :p considering you probably only live a few miles away (albeit across some water)?

Anything in Hampshire?

edit: found this:

http://www.event-management-uk.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1038

I think Brockenhurst College do one although i cant seem to find anything?