Wedding Planning and Starting Your Own Business Event Management Courses Open Study College

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Learn how to start your own Wedding Planning business, from home!

Learn how to plan every detail of a wedding, from catering and transport, to entertainment and photography.
Gain the skills to plan weddings catering for all tastes and preferences, whether traditional, themed, small or large.
Learn everything you need to know to create a successful business with proper research and financial planning.
Gain knowledge of how to market your business effectively and reap the rewards of working within this fast-growing, multi-million dollar industry.

All course materials will be delivered to you by post or via email, so it couldn’t be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors will help you every step of the way by email.

You will have more than enough time to complete your course so you can work at your own pace. Completed coursework can be delivered by post or via email, so handing in an assignment is simple .

Home learning is simple and stress-free, so enrol with us today!

Includes Event Planner Pro Software!

Course Content

Wedding Planner Level 3

Unit 1: The Role of the Wedding Planner

Communication
Organisation skills
People management
Professional image
Contributing to outstanding service
Competence
Team work
Rapport

Unit 2: The Wedding Planning Process

Using IT for effective planning
Date of the wedding
Venues
Civil/Church ceremony
Evening reception
The wedding process from start to finish

Unit 3: Budgeting

Drawing up a wedding budget with clients
Wedding contingency budgets
Communication between you and your client
Altering plans

Unit 4: Overseas Weddings

The process for organising a wedding overseas
Hotel/venue wedding co-ordinator
Invitations and accommodation
Legal requirements for an overseas wedding
Potential problems

Unit 5: Different Types of Weddings

Religious weddings
Church of England weddings
The Catholic Church
Civil ceremonies and civil partnerships
Wedding etiquette
The Marriage Act 1994
Types of locations for the wedding to be held
Themed weddings

Unit 6: Starting A Wedding Planning Business

Documentation
Data Protection Act 1988
Accurate, legible and up to date information
Marketing your business
Website
Wedding Fairs
Financial information
TAX/VAT

Starting Your Own Business Level 3

Unit 1: Preparing to Start Your Business

Why start your own business?
Character and motivation
Before you start: managing yourself and planning
Market research
Sales and profits
Competitors
Financial planning
Suppliers
Employing people
Stock and asset management

Unit 2: Defining Your Business

Deciding on the form of your business (sole trader, partnership, limited company)
How to decide what is best for you
Setting goals for yourself

Unit 3: Marketing

Your product or service
Value for money
Competition
Segmenting your market
Pricing

Unit 4: Customers

Identifying your potential customers
Promoting your business
Before sale
After sale

Unit 5: Finance

Understanding your business finances
Working with figures
Break-event point
Fixed and current assets
Cash flow
Sources of finance
Managing your money

Unit 6: Your Business Plan

Why do you need a business plan?
The format and structure of your business plan
Yourself, your people. your values, your mission
Your business model
Your market
Your competition
Development
Profit forecast
Risks

Assessment

The Wedding Planner and Starting Your Own Business course is assessed through a series of written assignments, which are submitted to your tutor via email for marking. There is no external examination required.

Course Duration

There are no time limits on this course, so you can study at your own pace without the pressure of tight deadlines. Total study time for this course is around 120 hours, although this is approximate and the pace at which you work is up to you.

Study Method

This course is designed for distance learning at home or at work. Students receive a course manual, assignments and a study guide, as well as tutor support by email.

Course Outcomes

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Wedding Planner Level 3 NCFE certificate of achievement and an Starting Your Own Business Level 3 NCFE certificate of achievement. That means that these are independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on The Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (where level 2 and 3 courses are similar in difficulty to GCSEs and A Levels, respectively).

The training courses have been designed specifically to meet the needs of learners who prefer to study from home. The course measurable learning outcomes have been benchmarked at Level 3 (using Ofqual’s QCF level descriptors) to allow you to consider the depth of study, difficulty, and level of achievement involved. This course has been accredited under NCFE IIQ Licence by Open Study College which has been approved as an NCFE Investing in Quality (IIQ) centre to give formal recognition to courses.

NCFE is recognised as an Awarding Organisation by the qualification regulators for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. These are Ofqual (the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator in England); the Welsh Government and CCEA (the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment) in Northern Ireland.

You can read more about NCFE and our awarding bodies here: Awards