ACC Corporate Learning Division Event Management Program Graduation held April 8

Arapahoe Community College’s Corporate Learning Division (CLD) will graduate its second graduating class of event planners on April 8 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. The program trains participants in every aspect of event planning, from city-wide festivals to backyard weddings to major Chamber events. Ro Whittington, Executive Assistant and Event Management student comments, “I started this venture as a new career possibility. I am convinced that because of this class and the level of expert training I received, I have the opportunity to become an event planner. I can’t help but succeed!”

CLD is now accepting enrollments from those interested in becoming Event Planners for 2008. The new round of the accelerated nine-class program will begin on May 8. In partnership with the Colorado Festivals and Events Association (CFEA), ACC created this flexible evening based program designed to heighten the skills of working adults who are already event planning professionals or those who wish to become one. Upon graduation, completers of the program receive a certification in Event Management that is recognized by the CFEA.

The program instructors include some of the top event planners in the Denver metropolitan area. They range from personal business owners to city event planners and even the Kroenke Sports Group’s Event Manager for the Pepsi Center. The faculty also mentors the students and provides a variety of backgrounds and experiences to share with the students as they progress toward their certification.

The program features the following nine classes:

• Introduction to Event Management
• Event Design and Administration
• Event Funding Sources
• Public Relations, Marketing and Sales
• Staff and Volunteer Management
• Operations and Logistics
• Meeting Planning; Food, Beverage & Hospitality
• Entertainment and Community Attractions
• Conventions, Arenas and Sporting Events

The classes can be taken individually or as an entire certification program lasting 10 months. The next program begins May 8. All courses are taught at ACC's Corporate Learning Division at the University Center at Chaparral (UCC) at 15653 Brookstone Drive, Parker, CO - three miles east of I-25 off Lincoln.

For information or to register for the program visit www.coloradotraining.com or call Michelle Griffith at 303.734.3701.

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