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Event Planning Institute
Earn Your Event Planning Certification Online
Ten units covering corporate events, weddings and private celebrations. Work at your own pace, sit an open-book exam, and earn a verifiable C.E.P.P. credential you can add to your profile from day one.
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Most people start planning events the expensive way
- They take the first booking at a number they picked in the moment, then work sixty hours for it.
- They plan the whole event in their head, so nothing survives the one day they are unwell.
- They meet their suppliers on the day rather than building a bench they trust.
- They stall on registration and liability cover because nobody made it clear, and a venue asks for both.
Plan events for a living with a roadmap, not guesswork
Most people who want this job stall on advice that never turns into a booking. The training gives you the documents, the fee models and the order of work that turn an interest in events into a business.
The Event Planning Institute teaches the business of event planning: what to charge, what to sign, what to send a supplier, and what to do at four o'clock on the day when something has not arrived. Affordable, practical, self-paced, and yours for life.
Pricing
Four fee models, worked against a real event budget, so the work pays you properly
Marketing
Being found and being chosen by the clients you actually want to work for
Systems
Run sheets, software and staff, so two events in one week stops being the limit
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
Your investment is protected, period. If the training does not give you what you need to run an event and invoice for it with confidence, we will refund every penny within 30 days. No hoops. No hassle.
What changes once you know how to run this properly
You stop wondering whether you could do this and start taking bookings, because you have a plan that runs from the first inquiry to the final invoice.
You quote from a budget rather than from a feeling, and you know your fee covers your hours before you send it.
Clients treat you as the person running the day, because your brief and your run sheet make it obvious that you are.
Venues and suppliers start sending work back to you, because you are straightforward to work with and your paperwork is right.
You take a second booking in the same week and nothing falls over, because the systems are doing the remembering.
Start here
Quote an event in an afternoon and know the fee covers your hours
10 units, one exam, and C.E.P.P. after your name. Unit 3 works all four fee models against a real event budget, so you stop quoting by feel on the very next inquiry.
See what you learn
Finish with a straightforward online exam to become a Certified Event Planning Professional (C.E.P.P.)
Pass the open-book exam and earn a credential that tells a client, a venue or a supplier that you take this work seriously. Your name goes on a personalized certificate, and anyone can confirm it online against its verification ID.
Choose one of our two event planning courses
Fundamentals Course
Who it is for. Anyone starting from scratch who wants to take a first paid booking and run it properly, whether that is a wedding, a birthday or a company day.
How long. Around 20 hours of core lessons plus the documents you build as you go. Most students finish in two to three weeks.
$247 for lifetime access
Learn moreMost complete
Fast Track Course
Who it is for. Planners who want more than a first booking: marketing that brings inquiries in, supplier terms that hold, and the systems and staff to run several events at once.
How long. Everything in the Fundamentals Course plus four further units. Add one to two weeks to the timeline.
$498 for lifetime access
Learn moreStep-by-step online training, written to be worked through
Event Planning Training That Is Affordable and Practical
We run lean and pass the savings on. Every unit works through real numbers and real wording, from costing your own planning hours on a 120-guest wedding to what to say when a client asks for a change three weeks out, so the training pays for itself on your first booking.
Lifetime Access Means You Learn on Your Terms
There are no deadlines and no expiry dates. Work through the training at your own pace over a couple of weeks or a couple of months, and come back to any unit the week before an event when you need it most.
Every Unit and Every Tool Opens the Moment You Enroll
There is no cohort to wait for and no drip schedule. Start at Unit 1 tonight and you could have your business named, your fee model chosen and your service agreement drafted before the week is out.
Enrollment is open
Ready to plan events for a living?
Choose your course tonight and you can have Unit 1 behind you before the week is out. Every unit unlocks the moment you enroll, and the training stays yours for life.
- Lifetime access for one payment
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- C.E.P.P. certificate when you pass
What you work through, unit by unit
Flexible, affordable, fully online, and yours for life. Units 1 to 6 are the core both courses share. Units 7 to 10 are the Fast Track additions.
Unit 1
The Event Planning Profession Today
- Separating the planner role from the venue, the caterer and the stylist
- Comparing the corporate, wedding, private celebration and non-profit markets
- Judging which market suits your network, your schedule and your temperament
- Understanding what a client is really buying when they hire a planner
- Setting realistic expectations for your first twelve months
Unit 2
Setting Up Your Event Planning Business
- Choosing a business structure and registering the name you will trade under
- Understanding public liability cover and why venues ask to see it
- Opening a business account and keeping client deposits straight in your books
- Deciding what belongs in your service agreement before the first booking
- Setting your deposit, payment schedule and cancellation terms
Unit 3
Pricing and Quoting Events
- Comparing the four fee models: flat fee, percentage of budget, hourly and per guest
- Costing your own planning hours before you decide what to charge
- Deciding when a percentage fee helps you and when it works against you
- Handling supplier commissions and disclosing them honestly
- Presenting a quote that reads as a plan rather than a price list
Unit 4
Timelines, Logistics and Run Sheets
- Working backwards from event day to a dated planning timeline
- Writing a run sheet a supplier can follow without calling you
- Reading a floor plan and checking capacity, access and power
- Sequencing bump-in and bump-out so suppliers do not collide
- Planning the contingency for weather, a late supplier and a no-show
Unit 5
Clients, Briefs and Expectations
- Running a discovery call that surfaces the budget and the real brief
- Turning a vague idea into a written brief both sides have signed off
- Managing scope creep and pricing a change once the plan is set
- Communicating on the day so the client can enjoy their own event
- Closing out an event with a debrief that earns the next booking
Unit 6
Winning Your First Bookings
- Building a portfolio when you have not yet run an event of your own
- Approaching venues and suppliers so they refer work to you
- Writing an introductory offer that is attractive without being underpriced
- Running the inquiry-to-booking conversation with confidence
- Turning every completed event into photographs, a review and a referral
Unit 7Fast Track Course only
Marketing an Event Planning Business
- Building a simple site whose job is to turn a visit into an inquiry
- Using Instagram and Pinterest for a business that sells a look
- Appearing in local search and on the directories clients actually use
- Photographing your own events so you own the images you market with
- Deciding when paid advertising is worth it and when referrals are cheaper
Unit 8Fast Track Course only
Venues, Suppliers and Negotiation
- Building and vetting a supplier bench you can put in front of a client
- Reading a venue contract for the terms that cost money later
- Negotiating rates, minimums and inclusions without damaging a relationship
- Handling commissions, kickbacks and disclosure ethically
- Managing a supplier who is late, wrong or under-delivering on the day
Unit 9Fast Track Course only
Systems, Software and Your First Hires
- Choosing event management software that fits a business your size
- Templating the documents you rewrite for every single event
- Knowing when to hire your first coordinator or contract assistant
- Briefing and training on-the-day staff to your standard
- Handing over an event you are not personally running
Unit 10Fast Track Course only
Scaling and Long-Term Growth
- Packaging your service so it can be sold more than once
- Winning corporate and annual accounts for predictable revenue
- Managing seasonality and cash flow across a planning year
- Adding revenue that is not your own hours on site
- Building a brand and a business that could run without you
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Read more →Frequently asked questions
Can you tell me more about the exam?
After completing the training you take an open-book online exam of multiple-choice questions and short written answers. You need a score of at least 70 out of 100 to pass, and you get up to 2 attempts, with resits costing nothing.
Is this training 100% online?
Yes. Everything is fully online, so you can learn how to start an event planning business from anywhere. There are no in-person sessions and no scheduled meetups, just you, your device, and the training whenever it suits you.
Do I get a certificate when I finish?
Absolutely. Once you complete the program and pass the exam you receive a personalized digital certificate with your name and completion date, naming you a Certified Event Planning Professional (C.E.P.P.).
What if I change my mind?
No worries. Both courses come with a full 30-day money-back guarantee. If the training is not the right fit, just email us and we will refund your payment with no hassle.
Will I have to pay any extra or ongoing fees?
Not a thing. There are no hidden charges, recurring subscriptions, or surprise costs. You pay once and get lifetime access.
Do I need any experience to enroll?
None. You do not need to have run an event before, and you do not need a hospitality or marketing background. If you have a device and an internet connection, you are ready to start today.
Does this cover weddings, or corporate events?
Both, and private celebrations too. The course teaches the planning business rather than one market: the same fee models, run sheets, contracts and supplier relationships carry across a conference, a wedding and a fortieth birthday. Unit 1 works through which market suits you, and Unit 8 covers the suppliers each one depends on.