Event Planning Courses
Two courses, one credential. The difference is four units, and this page names every one of them.
Fundamentals Course
✓ Includes certification (C.E.P.P.)
6 units included
- The Event Planning Profession Today
- Setting Up Your Event Planning Business
- Pricing and Quoting Events
- Timelines, Logistics and Run Sheets
- Clients, Briefs and Expectations
- Winning Your First Bookings
Fast Track Course
✓ Includes certification (C.E.P.P.)
10 units included
- The Event Planning Profession Today
- Setting Up Your Event Planning Business
- Pricing and Quoting Events
- Timelines, Logistics and Run Sheets
- Clients, Briefs and Expectations
- Winning Your First Bookings
- Marketing an Event Planning Business
- Venues, Suppliers and Negotiation
- Systems, Software and Your First Hires
- Scaling and Long-Term Growth
Not sure which is right for you? Take the course quiz. All prices in USD.
Compare the two courses
Both earn you the C.E.P.P. certificate. The Fast Track adds four advanced units for building a team and scaling.
| Most popularFundamentals Course | Fast Track Course | |
|---|---|---|
| One-time price | $247 | $498 |
| Course units | ||
| Unit 1. The Event Planning Profession Today | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unit 2. Setting Up Your Event Planning Business | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unit 3. Pricing and Quoting Events | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unit 4. Timelines, Logistics and Run Sheets | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unit 5. Clients, Briefs and Expectations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unit 6. Winning Your First Bookings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unit 7. Marketing an Event Planning Business | – | ✓ |
| Unit 8. Venues, Suppliers and Negotiation | – | ✓ |
| Unit 9. Systems, Software and Your First Hires | – | ✓ |
| Unit 10. Scaling and Long-Term Growth | – | ✓ |
| Included with both courses | ||
| Quizzes and assignments in every unit | ✓ | ✓ |
| Templates and worked examples inside every unit | ✓ | ✓ |
| Final exam and C.E.P.P. certificate | ✓ | ✓ |
| 30-day money-back guarantee | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lifetime access, no renewal fees | ✓ | ✓ |
| Best for | Getting launched and landing your first paying clients | Building a team, winning commercial contracts, and scaling |
| Choose Fundamentals | Choose Fast Track | |
How to choose between them
Do both courses include lifetime access?
Yes. Both the Fundamentals and Fast Track courses come with lifetime access. There are no subscriptions and no expiry dates, so you can learn at your own pace and come back any time.
What if I prefer live classes?
The training is fully self-paced. It is built from clear written lessons plus quizzes and slides rather than live sessions, so you can study whenever it suits you, from anywhere.
Do I need a certification to be an event planner?
Nobody licenses the title, so no, you do not need one to take a booking. That is exactly why a credential is worth something here: it is the difference between telling a client you are a planner and being able to show them what you have been examined on. Passing the exam earns the Certified Event Planning Professional (C.E.P.P.) credential, and both courses include the exam and the certificate.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
Both courses are covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. If the training is not the right fit, email us within 30 days and we will refund the full cost.
What's the training format?
You get written lessons backed by quizzes and slides, with instant access to your student dashboard the moment you enroll. Each unit includes hands-on assignments so the lessons stick.
Are there annual or hidden fees?
No annual renewals, no hidden charges. Just simple, upfront pricing. You pay once and the course is yours for life.
Which course you need comes down to one question
Do you want to run more than one event at a time?
If the answer is no, the Fundamentals Course covers the six units that take you from an idea to a first paid booking you have run properly, and that is the whole job.
If the answer is yes, the four Fast Track units are the ones that matter: marketing that brings inquiries in, supplier and venue terms that hold up, the systems that stop you running events from memory, and your first on-the-day staff.
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