One Day Workshops and Short Courses
The UK Centre for Events Management brings together event and festival specialists with a wide range of expertise from industry and academia. The team develop skills and build knowledge for both fulltime and parttime events and festival management undergraduate and postgraduate students and take the lead in events and festival research. For employers looking to improve key aspects of their business, a selection of one day workshops and short courses are available and can be delivered on campus or on site to staff.
Workshops and short courses cover a wide range of subjects and are suitable for both senior staff and employees keen to progress their careers.
Subjects include:
Management
- Leadership and Motivation of Teams
- Project Management for Events
- Database Creation & Management for Events
- Strategic Management
- Business Planning
- Operations Management
- Managing Cultural Events and Cultural Diversity
- Creative Thinking and Enhancing Leadership
Human Resources
- Recruitment & Selection
- Planning & Managing the Volunteer Workforce
- Induction & Training of Staff & Volunteers
- Employer Engagement & Work Based Learning
- Building Entrepreneurial Teams
Sponsorship, Fundraising and Finance
- Managing Sponsors and Partners
- Financial Management and Funding for Events
- Innovative Fundraising Strategies
Health, Safety and Risk
- Health, Safety and Legal Compliance – Making your events safe for all
- Risk Assessment for Venues and Event Managers
- Crowd Management
- Security – Recruitment, Training and Management
- Understanding and Conforming to International Event Legislation and Standards
Marketing
- Get More Customers–Finding and Researching your Audience – Selling your Event
- Developing and Implementing Effective Marketing Strategies
- Writing a Marketing Plan
- Innovative Promotion and Communication Strategies
- Innovative Marketing – Harnessing the potential of new technologies
Event, Venue and Operation Management
- Creating and Theming of Events
- Venue & Facility Capacity and Yield Management
- Managing and Operating Sports Venues – Planning, Scheduling and Logistics
- Sustainable Event Management – Practices and Policy
- Customer Care Management– Introducing Best Practice and Processes
- Orientation – Making everything easier to find….
Evaluation and Research
- Impact Analysis: Evaluating Events and Assessing Your Results
- Designing Effective Questionnaires and Analysing Them Effectively
- Evaluating & Measuring the Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of your Event
If you would like to discuss how the UK Centre for Events Management can help you strengthen your business through training and skills development in any of the subjects. Fees start from as little as £99 per person* but are dependent on class numbers, duration, specific requirements and location.
To discuss your specific requirements, please contact our administrator, Lisa Holt, who will put you in touch with teh appopriate member of our team.
Lisa Holt
Events Assistant
Tel: 0113 812 5484
Email:
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Address
UK Centre for Events Management
Leeds Metropolitan University
Bronte Hall 217
Leeds
LS6 3QW
*Price based on a one day workshop for 10 people in Leeds .

















