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Overview
The Event Industry offers exciting career opportunities within corporate, hospitality, sporting, charity and live performance sectors both nationally and internationally. This course will provide you with theoretical knowledge, practical skills for event delivery alongside development of meta-skills required to undertake a variety of job roles within this industry as well as entry to higher level Event Management and other related courses.
You will study subjects associated with the planning and organising of events, event sectors, food and beverage service for events, event costing, administration and IT skills for business, marketing alongside developing communication, team working and, decision making skills whilst enhancing entrepreneurship and academic study skills. As a team member, you will work within Scholars’ Restaurant one of the college’s commercial outlets to develop your practical skills in Customer Care and Food and Beverage Service.
Our highly skilled lecturing staff have a vast amount of relevant industry experience to inspire your learning.
This course is offered from August – June on a full time basis.
This course is placed on the Scottish Credit Qualification Framework at level 6.
Minimum entry requirements
- Three National 5 qualifications at Grade C or above including English; OR
- NQ/NC (minimum 16 credits) at SCQF level 5 preferably in Events or related subject; OR
- Other equivalent qualifications or relevant experience.
Applicants whose first language is not English should have minimum SQA ESOL National 5 or equivalent for NC/NQ courses and ESOL Higher or equivalent for HNC/D courses.
Additional selection requirements
You'll be invited for a group and/or individual interview where you can find out more about the course and tell us why you're interested in this subject area or we'll make an offer based on your application form.
What you study
The course will include corporate events, events organisation, events costing, marketing and a range of units to develop academic study skills and entrepreneurship.
After the course
On successful completion of the course, you can apply for a variety of operational job roles within corporate, sporting, live performance events within the public, private or charity business sectors.
Continuing Study
On successful completion, you can progress to the HND Events Management, which is a two-year full time course, or move on to related studies at SCQF Level 7 or 8.
How the course is taught
This is a full time course offered at City of Glasgow College from August 2024 – June 2025.
Materials
Applicants should have access to a laptop.