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Professional Development & Training for the Events and Meetings Industry
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Expand your knowledge while earning CMP hours and certificates with today’s most relevant education topics for in-person, digital, and hybrid events.
Participate in scheduled facilitated cohorts, join live online intensives, or follow your own schedule with on-demand courses.
EXPLORE BY TOPIC:
Event Management
Event Strategy & Success
Event Accessibility & DEI
Event Technology & Innovation
Personal Development
CMP Exam Prep
Spanish-Languge Courses (Cursos in español)
Instructor Facilitated Courses
Advanced Event Design & Strategy
CMP Exam Prep
Enhancing Events with AI
Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals
Event Accessibility Strategist
Event Measurement & Analytics
Lead with Strategic Influence
Technical Meeting & Event Production
On-Demand, Self-Paced Courses
CMP Exam Prep
Accessibility Training for On-Site Event Staff
Digital Event Strategist (DES) Certification
Hybrid & Virtual Event Director
Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals
Mastering Business Acumen for Events Professionals
Special Event Design
Strategic Event Audience Engagement
Sustainable Events Blueprint
Technical Meeting & Event Production
Virtual Fundraising Event Management
On-Demand, Micro-Credentials
Accessibility Training for On-Site Event Staff
Budgeting
Contract Negotiation
Event Data Collection & Reporting
Spark Certificate Program
Strategic Event Audience Engagement
Sustainable Events Blueprint
Courses Offered in Spanish
(Cursos dispondibles con subtitlos en español)
Advanced Event Design & Strategy (Diseño y Estrategia Avanzada de Eventos)
Event Measurement & Analytics (Medición y Analítica de Eventos)
Special Event Design (Diseño de Eventos Especiales)
Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals (Fundamentos de Gestión de Eventos y Reuniones)
Technical Meeting & Event Production (Producción Técnica de Reuniones y Eventos)
Digital Event Strategist (DES) Certification (Estratega de Eventos Digitales (DES) – Certificación)
Event Management
Whether you need foundational basics or advanced content for your event management role, PCMA Institute will help you earn the certifications you need to take your career to the next level.
Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals
Instructed by Kevin White
This 10-week facilitated certificate course offers a thorough understanding of how events work, why people and companies host events, how the industry is configured, and how to strategically plan and coordinate a typical event from A to Z.
Hybrid & Virtual Event Director
Instructed by Heather Sharpe
This 4-week self-paced certificate course offers an introduction to platforms and equipment terminology; evaluating & organizing content, timelines and other deliverables; developing a show flow & production schedule; preparing backup plans; and how to direct/call a virtual or hybrid show.
Special Event Design
Instructed by Lindsay Landman
This self-paced 10-module certificate course will lead you through high-level design techniques applicable to corporate, social, and nonprofit events. This course goes beyond aesthetics, helping you build a strong event design vocabulary that will enhance communication with clients, partners, and vendors.
Virtual Fundraising Event Management
Instructed by Lindsay Landman
This 4-module self-paced certificate course provides non-profit organizations with the knowledge, guidance, and tools required to transition live fundraising events to virtual environments successfully.
Event Strategy & Success
From audience engagement to event analytics, PCMA Institute offers elevated training content to boost your knowledge and certifications on today’s most critical event strategies.
Digital Event Strategist (DES) Certification
Instructed by Joshua Butler
This self-paced 8-module certification course will teach you how to move past outdated digital event models and stay two steps ahead in a new landscape marked by innovative hybrid experiences and the arrival of the metaverse.
Event Measurement & Analytics
Instructed by Vinnu Deshetty
This 5-week facilitated certificate course provides a step-by-step approach to mastering the art of event measurement, from event conception to post-event debrief. You’ll learn how to help stakeholders define event goals, identify ways to measure them and calculate an event’s ROI for all stakeholders.
Strategic Event Audience Engagement
Instructed by Beth Surmont, Megan Finnell, and Kimberly Hardcastle
This self-paced 3-module course is designed to provide events industry professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan, design, and execute engaging event experiences.
Sustainable Events Blueprint
Instructed by Marley Finnegan
This new on-demand course equips you with the skills to design, deliver, and measure environmentally responsible events. With expert insights and hands-on practice, you’ll align with industry standards, stay ahead of growing trends, and position yourself as a leader in sustainable event management.
Event Accessibility & DEI
Build your confidence on implementing elements of accessibility and diversity, equity, and inclusion into your events. Through PCMA Institute, you’ll gain best practices, deepen your understanding, and level up your certifications.
Accessibility Training for On-Site Event Staff
Instructed by Joshua Klipp
This self-paced course will teach you how to operationalize best practices in event accessibility, support individuals who present with a wide-range of disabilities, recognize and solve requests for accommodation and embrace opportunities to share knowledge with on-site personnel.
Event Accessibility Strategist
Instructed by Joshua Klipp
This 5-week facilitated certificate course is designed to support events industry professionals with the knowledge, skills, and know-how to transform your in-person and digital events so they are welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for everybody.
Event Technology & Innovation
As industry innovations continue to evolve, PCMA Institute will help you adapt to and leverage the latest technology advancements, ranging from AI platforms to event production.
Enhancing Events with AI
Instructed by Nick Borelli
This 5-week facilitated certificate course goes beyond helping you understand AI. We’ll take you behind the scenes, revealing how to use the most practical AI platforms. These new capabilities will transform how you plan, market, and execute events.
Spark Certificate Program
Instructed by Kristi Casey
Transform how you plan, manage, and execute unforgettable events with the power of AI. The Spark Certificate Program is an interactive, self-paced learning experience empowering event professionals with cutting-edge tools and techniques.
Technical Meeting & Event Production
Instructed by Brian Monahan
This 6-week facilitated certificate course will empower you to understand what kind of gear, staff, and set up your event actually needs to function properly, look right, and be cost-effective. Features include budgets, benefits, and technology concerns for hybrid events and managing remote presenters.
Personal Development
Whether you're a team leader, organizational leader or event planner, PCMA Institute helps you discover actionable strategies to overcome challenges through a personalized roadmap for improvement.
Mastering Business Acumen for Events Professionals
Instructed by Kristen Stockton
Grow your business skills and position yourself as a strategic leader in this brand-new facilitate cohort course. Blending theory and practical application, you’ll apply executive-level thinking to event management challenges like planning and budgeting, risk mitigation, marketing, and team development.
Certified Meeting Professional Exam Prep
Earning the Events Industry Council’s Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation showcases your industry expertise to employers and clients and enhances prestige among peers. Identify and address knowledge and skills gaps, develop a personal learning plan, and prepare for the exam with PCMA Institute trainings.
CMP Exam Prep (Cohort)
Instructed by Carolyn Browning
This 12-week facilitated course provides comprehensive support for your entire CMP certification journey, including weekly live online class meetings, a peer-based community forum, self-paced weekly content, and access to on-demand videos to support additional knowledge retention.
CMP Exam Prep (Self-Paced)
Instructed by Carolyn Browning
This self-paced course is designed to provide you with the strategies, resources, and knowledge to be successful when sitting for the CMP exam. Includes on-demand learning, an online practice exam and 1 year of on-demand access.
Spanish-Language Courses (Cursos in español)
Technical Meeting & Event Production
Producción Técnica de Reuniones y Eventos
Impartido por Brian Monahan
Este curso certificado de seis semanas le permitirá comprender qué tipo de equipo, personal y configuración necesita su evento para funcionar correctamente, verse profesional y ser rentable. Incluye presupuestos, consideraciones tecnológicas, eventos híbridos y la gestión de presentadores remotos.
Digital Event Strategist (DES) Certification
Estratega de Eventos Digitales (DES) – Certificación
Impartido por Joshua Butler
Este curso de certificación autodirigido de ocho módulos le enseñará cómo superar los modelos digitales de eventos obsoletos y mantenerse a la vanguardia en un panorama marcado por experiencias híbridas innovadoras y la llegada del metaverso.
Advanced Event Design & Strategy
Diseño y Estrategia Avanzada de Eventos
Impartido por Tammy Moore
Este curso certificado de seis semanas está diseñado para capacitar a gestores de eventos y reuniones con experiencia, brindándoles las herramientas, recursos y conocimientos empresariales necesarios para desempeñarse como asesores estratégicos en el diseño, la planificación y la ejecución de programas.
Event Measurement & Analytics
Medición y Analítica de Eventos
Impartido por Joe Colangelo y Vinnu Deshetty
Este curso certificado de cinco semanas ofrece un enfoque paso a paso para dominar el arte de la medición de eventos, desde la concepción hasta el análisis posterior. Aprenderá a ayudar a las partes interesadas a definir los objetivos del evento, identificar cómo medirlos y calcular el retorno de inversión (ROI) del evento.
Special Event Design
Diseño de Eventos Especiales
Impartido por Lindsay Landman
Este curso certificado autodirigido de 10 módulos lo guiará a través de técnicas avanzadas de diseño aplicables a eventos corporativos, sociales y sin fines de lucro. El curso va más allá de la estética y le ayudará a desarrollar un sólido vocabulario de diseño de eventos para mejorar la comunicación con clientes, socios y proveedores.
Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals
Fundamentos de Gestión de Eventos y Reuniones
Impartido por Kevin White
Este curso certificado de diez semanas ofrece una comprensión completa de cómo funcionan los eventos, por qué las personas y las empresas los organizan, cómo está estructurada la industria y cómo planificar y coordinar estratégicamente un evento de principio a fin.
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