Event Planning
Overview
CIS College’s Event Planning course takes you through the full journey of organizing a professional event, from your first meeting with a client to executing the event on the day. Over 60 hours, you will learn how to analyze client needs, set budgets, choose venues, coordinate vendors, and manage the many moving parts that make an event successful.
The course combines practical exercises with real planning tools, including mood boards, style boards, and function sheets, so you finish with hands-on experience across the creative, logistical, and business sides of event planning.
What You Will Learn
- The role of an event planner and the different types of events and their purposes
- How to develop an event concept, theme, and décor using mood boards and style boards
- How to prepare for and win your first client meeting, including budgets, timelines, and pitching your services
- How to select venues and vendors and manage catering, menus, and beverage service
- How to build a complete function sheet and event schedule
- How to handle common event challenges and manage a crisis during an event
- How to design event stationery, décor elements such as chocolate tables and balloon displays, and interactive guest areas like photobooths
- How to plan and present a complete event from concept to execution
Course Curriculum
| Module | What you cover |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Event Planning | Defining event planning and management, the role of an event planner, and types of events |
| Event Design and Concept | Developing event concepts, themes, visuals, and décor using mood boards |
| Event Styles and Style Implementation | Matching event styles to client preferences and creating style boards and mood boards |
| Preparing for Your First Client Meeting | Understanding client needs, setting budgets and timelines, and developing a pitch for your services |
| Winning the First Client | Building a professional portfolio, negotiation skills, and closing contracts and agreements |
| Venue Selection, Logistics, and Catering | Venue considerations and contracts, vendor selection and management, menu planning, and beverage service regulations |
| Vendor Selection Essentials | Defining your event needs and evaluating vendor experience, expertise, and responsiveness |
| Creating a Function Sheet | Building a complete event schedule and timeline for different types of events |
| Handling Challenges and Crisis Management | Common challenges in event planning, crisis management and problem solving, and post-event follow-up |
| Event Stationery and Design | Invitations, signage, banners, backdrops, and other design details |
| Chocolate Table Reception Design | Planning and presenting a themed chocolate dessert table that matches the event |
| Balloon Design for Events | Balloon types, arrangements, color theory, and branded balloon décor |
| Photobooth and Guest Experience Corners | Designing engaging photo areas and interactive corners that enhance the guest experience |
| Final Project | Planning a complete event from concept to execution, including mood board, schedule, and function sheet |
Who This Course Is For
- Creative individuals who enjoy organizing and coordinating
- Anyone looking to turn a passion for planning into a career in event management
Certification
Students who complete the course successfully receive a certificate recognized by the Directorate General of Technical and Vocational Education.
Target audiences
- Creative individuals who enjoy organizing and coordinating
- Anyone looking to build a career in event planning and management
Requirements
- No prior experience required
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CIS College delivers practical, career-focused technical and vocational education in Lebanon. We turn hands-on training into real employment outcomes.
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