Certificate in Venue Management, 5-Day Course in London

Ideal for anyone looking to break into the world of venue management or further their career in this field.

By The Event School London

Date and time

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:00 - Fri, 4 Jul 2025 16:00 GMT+1

Location

Novotel London ExCeL

Royal Victoria Dock London E16 1AA United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 30 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 4 days 6 hours

CERTIFICATE IN VENUE MANAGEMENT - SHORT COURSE IN LONDON


Our Certificate in Venue Management short course in London has been designed to provide you with the necessary tools and knowledge to succeed in this fast-paced industry.


Led by experienced industry professionals, the course covers topics such as event planning, venue marketing, risk management, budgeting, and customer service.


With flexible course schedules and hands-on training, our program is perfect for anyone looking to break into the world of venue management or further their career in this field.


COURSE DETAILS

Course Name: Certificate in Venue Management

Course Duration: 5 days (Monday to Friday)

Course Hours: 10am - 4pm

Course Venue: Novotel ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1XL

Closest Station: Custom House (Elizabeth Line or DLR)

Certificate: Certificate in Venue Management

Awarded By: The Event School London

Content


During your Venue Management Course you will study the following topics:

Topic 1: Venue Management Introduction

  • The venue industry
  • Types of venues and events
  • The venue manager
  • Venue operational and staffing structures
  • Career opportunities within the industry
  • Common venue operational and staffing structures


Topic 2: Stakeholder Management

  • What is a stakeholder?
  • Identifying stakeholders
  • Stakeholder Influence.


Topic 3: Venue Operations Management

  • Introduction to Operations Management
  • Organisational Culture
  • Facility Design
  • Quality and Performance
  • Volunteer Management


Topic 4: Venue Facilities Management

  • Introduction to Facilities Management
  • The role of the Facilities Manager
  • Venue Maintenance


Topic 5: Venue Design & Planning

  • The key factors in venue design and planning
  • Venue feasibility
  • Technological planning
  • Venue design trends and enhancing the user’s experience.


Topic 6: Budget Management & Cost Control

  • The role of finance
  • Budget control
  • Feasibility study
  • Event budgeting


Topic 7: Supplier Sourcing, Negotiations and Contracts

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Sourcing Suppliers
  • Contract Management
  • Supplier Negotiations


Topic 8: Venue Event Security

  • Security Management
  • Essentials of Crowd Management
  • Venue Safety


Topic 9: Event Legalities, Work Health Safety (WHS) & Risk Assessments

  • Identifying and understanding legalities and permissions that apply to events
  • Contingency planning for events
  • Health and safety considerations
  • Preparing risk assessments


Topic 10: Event Venue Marketing and Commercial Opportunities

  • Creating a destination that will attract event organisers, associations, sponsors, and attendees.
  • Venue marketing strategy & promotions
  • Maximising retail and commercial sponsorship opportunities


Topic 11: Event & Venue Sustainability

  • What is event sustainability?
  • Building a sustainable event policy
  • Trends in event sustainability


Topic 12: Venue Technology

  • Technology and event venues
  • Emerging trends in venue technology


Topic 13: Event Readiness

  • Preparing for events
  • Event simulation
  • Next steps

Ideal For

This venue management course is ideal for those who:


  • Require foundation skills and knowledge in venue operations and management to obtain operational or supervisory roles within event venues
  • Are seeking to add specialist venue management skills to their CV or portfolio
  • Are looking to move their career towards venue operations or management
  • Would like to gain a range of venue management skills to broaden their opportunities within the industry.
  • Have overseas experience or qualifications and wish to add an English qualification to their resume or portfolio.

Highlights

Students studying the Venue Management Course will benefit from the following:


  • Face to face training provides the ideal opportunity for interaction with your Facilitator
  • Expert tuition from venue management professionals
  • Small groups with strictly limited numbers provide a unique experience
  • Site visits to major London venues provides a hands on learning experience.
  • Enjoy learning from interactions with your fellow students who bring different perspectives and experiences to the classroom sessions.
  • And last but not least! You'll be gaining experience in one of the world's most famous cities. London is renowned for its many high profile and iconic venues and stadiums.

Inclusions

Your Venue Management Course fees include:

• 5-days Tuition in London

• Access to digital course materials, guides and templates

• Site tours

• Assessment via an Venue Management research project - due one month after course completion

• Invitations to post-course guest speaker sessions (live online)

• Certificate in Venue Management awarded by The Event School London


Need Accommodation?

The Royal Victoria Docks where our courses are held, offers a range of convenient accommodation options to suit your budget.

Within easy walking distance, you'll find: Novotel, Crowne Plaza, IBIS, Doubletree by Hilton, Aloft Hotel, Good Hotel, Sunborn Yacht Hotel, Fox@Connaught, Premier Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Travelodge, The Moxy and more.

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The Event School London are specialists in both event industry training and education, and leadership development. 

 

Diverse Range of Courses

We offer specialist event industry training programmes including:

  • event management and event planning courses
  • wedding planning courses
  • sports event management courses
  • venue management courses
  • festivals and cultural event management courses
  • leadership and management development courses
  • destination wedding planning masterclass courses
  • wedding planning business masterclass courses
  • event design and styling masterclass courses
  • sustainable event courses
  • risk management courses
  • event health and safety courses
  • event entrepreneurship courses
  • outdoor event management masterclass courses
  • major sports event management masterclass courses
  • corporate event management masterclass courses
  • exhibition management masterclass courses
  • conference management masterclass courses
  • managing events as projects masterclass courses
  • event production masterclass courses
  • international event management masterclass courses
  • senior leadership masterclass courses

 

Face-to-Face Training

We bring together talented Event Industry Facilitators with the expertise and know-how to enhance our participants academic, professional, leadership or career development.

We offer many of our courses as face-to-face programmes in London providing an ideal interactive training experience with our industry expert Facilitators. 

 Location and Venues

  • Our Short Courses, MasterClasses and Saturday courses are offered in venues located on London's Royal Victoria Docks, E16 1AA
  • Our preferred venue is the Novotel London excel
  • Closest Station: Custom House on the DLR or Elizabeth Line

 Virtual Courses - Live Online Classes

With our live-classes, delivered through video-conferencing, connect and interact with your course trainer and classmates from all around the globe, creating a vibrant and dynamic learning community. No matter where you are, we hope you'll find our online courses an opportunity to develop your skills through live, real-time interaction with professional, industry experienced trainers from The Event School London.

Fully Online Courses 

With our fully online courses, study in your own time at your own pace. Using our interactive online training platform, you can access your course anywhere, anytime!