Dates: April 2, 2024
Meets: Tu from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: MCC IT Express – Ashton 106
Registration Fee: $65.00
Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.
Event and Wedding Planning Noncredit Certificate (Core Class)
Four words should have their place in the event planning handbook: Get it in writing. In this course, students will examine the practices, procedures, and safeguards associated with event contracts and agreements. Students will identify the fiscal and legal risks of an event planning business. Identify risk factors in an event proposal. Identify the types of insurance appropriate for various events. Describe and analyze the key components of vendor contracts and impact on an event. Conduct a risk analysis of an event. Getting the agreed-upon terms in writing serves to protect all stakeholders involved and is a necessity in handling a successful business. In this course, students will gain an understanding of how to negotiate the best event contracts. This course is ideal for beginners interested in learning more event management and also for event and wedding planners who want to enhance their continuing education.
EVENT AND WEDDING PLANNING NONCREDIT CERTIFICATE
Take Event and Wedding Planning: Entrepreneurship and Management, Event Design and Floral Artistry, Event Budgeting and Financial Management, Negotiating Event Contracts and Agreements and two elective courses and receive a noncredit Event and Wedding Planning Certificate from MCC. This program guides students through core classes to kickstart or enhance their event planning career. Upon completion, students will be able to accelerate their career from coordinating to producing high-functioning programming. Visit mccneb.edu/ce/plan for more information.
| Fee: | $65.00 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | 3.00 |
| CEUs: | 0.30 |
MCC IT Express – Ashton 106
Vernetta Kosalka
Vernetta Kosalka is an award-winning hospitality professional specializing in event planning, event design and hospitality management education in Omaha, NE. Kosalka graduated from College of Saint Mary in 2003 with a dual degree in Business Administration and CIM and later received her Master's in Organizational Leadership in 2007. With over thirteen years of experience, she has garnered respect from her peers and continues to give back to the Omaha community through volunteering on the Omaha Police Officers Ball Committee benefitting Special Olympics Nebraska, being an Advisory Board Member of the Ralston Area Chamber of Commerce and serving as the Special Events Committee Chair.
