Become an Event Planner

An introductory event planning and management course. It covers the basic skills for handling an event project from start to finish: designing event themes, creating proposals, pitching to clients and pricing your services.

Starts 14th January or 6th May 20278 weeksKES 36,000In class in Nairobi, or onlineNITA-certified
Two students laughing together during a class at The Events Academy in Nairobi

The Events Academy › Become an Event Planner

What you will learn

  • Creating event themes
  • Packaging your services into a proposal
  • Planning events from start to finish
  • Pricing your services
  • Pitching to clients
  • Creating vendor and client contracts
  • Designing sustainable events
  • Hiring and managing a team
  • Creating project workplans
  • Creating budgets
  • Calculating project profit

How the course runs

  • IntakesThursday 14th January 2027 and Thursday 6th May 2027
  • Length8 weeks (two months)
  • Physical classThursdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm, at iHiT, Cape Office Park, Ring Road Kilimani
  • Virtual classStudent-led discussion every Thursday, 3:00pm to 4:30pm, on Google Meet
  • How it runsEight modules, one a week: video lectures, class presentations and notes, quizzes, weekly class discussions, your own event project, a class group project and a student presentation
  • AssessmentYour event project, the group event project, quizzes and attendance
  • CertificateCertificate of completion from a NITA-certified training provider
  • InternshipsOffered to students at the academy's discretion
  • FeeKES 36,000
  • Payment50% deposit before your first class, balance by week 4. Bank transfer, card or mobile money, from the invoice we send after enrolment

Course modules

  1. An introduction to the events industry
  2. Event theming and design
  3. Proposal creation, pitching and sponsor management
  4. Event project management
  5. Emotional intelligence and people management
  6. Risk management and contracting
  7. Sustainable events
  8. Online and hybrid events
  9. Student project presentation and group event

Questions people ask

Who is this course for?

Anyone starting out in events, or coordinating events as part of another job. No experience needed.

Physical or virtual?

Both. The physical class runs on Thursday mornings at our training centre in Kilimani; the virtual class meets on Google Meet on Thursday afternoons.

What do I get at the end?

A certificate of completion from a NITA-certified training provider, a project you have presented, and a cohort of planners you keep. Each module adds to your event project, so it becomes your template for planning future events.

How do I pay?

A 50% deposit before your first class, and the balance by week 4. Pay by bank transfer, card or mobile money; payment details come in an invoice once your enrolment is complete.

Who teaches it?

What we teach is drawn from our own event planning experience, on projects ranging from weddings to corporate events for global brands.

Can I see the place first?

Yes. We hold a free open day before each intake. The next one is on Saturday 21st November. Register here.

Enrol in this course

We will call you within a working day to answer your questions and walk you through enrolling.