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Event Training Australia (ETA) has extended its early bird rate registration rate for its Executive Certificate in Event Management in Sydney (10 – 13th March) and Melbourne (24 – 27th March). Participants from bushfire affected communities are eligible for an additional discount (For details on how to access reduced course rates please contact ETA directly…
Event Training Australia has extended its early bird rate registration rate for its Executive Certificate in Event Management in Sydney (10 – 13th March) and Melbourne (24 – 27th March). Participants from bushfire effected communities are eligible for an additional discount (please contact ETA directly for details). The Sydney course will be delivered at 1…
After an absence of several years, ETA will be returning to the Gold Coast and Perth with its Executive Certificate program. For ETA staff member, Jade Whitely, this will be the first time she will be presenting the program in Perth, her home city, and on the Gold Coast, where she was involved in the…
ETA has begun delivering short customised courses on a demand basis. To date, programs have been delivered for Sanitarium Health Foods and the Bank of China. Bank Negara Malaysia (Malaysia’s Reserve Bank) has also recently commissioned a program which is to be delivered in May 2020.
ETA was acknowledged as a Centre of Training Excellence in the event’s field in a ceremony at the Asia Pacific Institute for Events Management’s (APIEM) Asia Pacific State of The Art Events Research Conference, in Bali in September 2019. Additionally, ETA’s founder, Dr Robert Harris, was appointed a Professional Fellow of the Institute at this…
ETA will again be partnering with the Marketing Institute of Singapore and Taylor’s University, Malaysia, to deliver its Executive Certificate program. The Singapore program is scheduled to be delivered in March, May and September, while dates have yet to be confirmed for Malaysia.
ETA staff are coordinating, as well as co-authoring, the 6th edition of the popular event management text Festival and Special Event Management. This publication, which will now include contributions from: Meegan Jones (Sustainable Event Alliance); Noel Landry (former project manager for Formula 1 in Melbourne); John Allen, the foundation Director of the Australian Centre for…
ETA will be offering short course programs to practicing festival managers in several Australian locations in 2020 in partnership with Paul Gudgin. Paul has an extensive background in the event management field internationally, and in recent years has begun sharing his experience through the conduct of short courses. Dates and locations for Paul’s programs will…
Events can play a significant role in building and maintaining a sense of community and shared experience in regional areas. As many small towns struggle with the effects of drought and bushfires, events are serving a valuable role in bringing people together and generating much needed economic stimulus. To find out more about how events…
Much discussion has occurred of late regarding the ‘evils’ of plastic waste. Various events have sought to draw attention to, and to directly address, this issue through their own practices. Events leading the way in this area include the Wave Rock Weekender in Western Australia and the Volvo Ocean Race. Playing a significant role in…