Meeting and Event Management Certificate

Meeting and Event Management

Program Number: 90-109-3

• Certificate
• Hospitality Program Cluster
• Center for Business and Applied Arts
• Program offered at the following campuses:
  • Truax, Madison
• For information call: (608) 246-6003

About the Program

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The Meeting and Event Management Certificate is designed for individuals who need experience or have some experience in the meeting planning industry and want to gain additional skills and knowledge. Nationally recognized professionals who will bring you the latest developments in the meetings industry and their areas of expertise teach the courses.

The program begins with an overview of meeting management and includes courses that focus on core issues of meeting planning. Marketing assistants, administrative professionals and others who have different primary job responsibilities but plan meetings and/or events find this certificate useful in expanding and enhancing their meeting planning knowledge and skill set.

This certificate has been designed exclusively for business professionals and is endorsed by Meeting Professionals International Wisconsin Chapter.

Admissions Requirements for All Applications Submitted for the Current Academic Year

This certificate does not require an application to the college. However, due to the popularity of the courses in this certificate, it is recommended that students apply for the Meeting and Event Management program to improve their chances of being able to register for the desired classes. Students who choose not to apply for the program register for individual courses during the open registration period each semester.

It is the student’s responsibility to request the certificate from the Business Technology/Culinary Trades/Tourism Services office (608-246-6003) once all required classes have been completed and grades have been received. A grade of C or better is required in each course to award the certificate.

Career Potential

• Meeting Planners
• Conference Coordinators
• Meeting Coordinators
• Event Coordinators

With additional education and/or experience graduates may find employment as:

• Conference Managers
• Special Event Managers
• Convention Sales Managers
• Convention Service Managers
• Meeting Managers
• Director of Educational Programs
• Meeting Services Managers
• Senior Meeting and Event Coordinators
• Program Managers
• Director of Special Events
• Directors of Conferences and Meetings