Event Management & Wedding Planning Business Pathway
Business & Management
A course by
The Career Academy
Build practical skills for event management, wedding planning, and launching your own events business. Learn logistics, client management, budgeting, risk, and small business essentials with online tutor support.
NZ$3,909
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Apply event management skills to real-world situations
Understand and plan event logistics, develop project concepts, manage budgets and risk, and deliver successful events.
Coordinate and manage weddings
Plan and run wedding events, manage clients and suppliers, and handle all logistics from preparation through the wedding day.
About This Course
The Event Management & Wedding Planning Business Pathway certificate prepares learners to plan and deliver events from concept to completion, manage weddings, and start their own events or wedding planning business. With modules in logistics, marketing, risk, client communication, and the basics of business management (including Xero and digital marketing), the course builds industry-recognised skills and confidence for job seekers and aspiring entrepreneurs. Flexible online study and unlimited tutor support included. Industry-accredited certificate.
Course Content
- Scope and Nature of Event Management
- Developing the Concept
- Physical and Human Resources
- Project Logistics
- Marketing an Event
- Financial Management
- Risk Management
- Staging the Event
- After the Event
- Introduction to Weddings
- Planning a Wedding
- Managing People for a Wedding
- Managing Locations Associated with a Wedding
- Managing the Programme
- Managing Services in Support of a Wedding
- Managing the Wedding Client
- Managing the Wedding Day
- Planning Your Wedding Business
- Operating a Wedding Business
- Starting Up & Business Types and Structures
- Preparing your Business Plan
- Introduction to Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Certificate in Xero
- Certificate in Digital Marketing with AI (optional – unlocks after core modules)
Build towards these roles
Event CoordinatorWedding PlannerVendor Relations ManagerEvent Marketing CoordinatorOperations ManagerVenue Partnership CoordinatorEvent Business OwnerSmall Business Owner
Build skills in these industries
The Career Academy is here to transform your future. As an internationally recognised online education provider, they partner with industry to deliver courses that are practical, flexible, and designed to get results. With expert tutors, a 4.8/5 star student rating, and graduates in New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the UK, The Career Academy has already helped over 25,000 learners each year gain the skills, confidence, and qualifications to take their next step. You could be next.
