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Become a Party Planner
You will learn: what a party planner does and how to plan parties, how to develop your skills to succeed in a party planning career, how to become a party planner and start your own party planning business, and how to get hired to plan parties and get clients.
What Happens in the Party Planner Certificate Course
The Party Planner Certificate course is an online learning program with suggested readings from the textbook (IAP Career College Guide to Become a Party Planner). This course is self directed, which means you may study and complete assignments at times that are most convenient for you from the comfort of your own home.
This part-time Party Planner Certificate Course has a recommended completion date of 6 weeks from the start of the program, however, you may choose to complete the course in as little as 4 weeks or as long as 12 weeks, depending on your schedule.
The Party Planner Certificate Course has been created to allow you to complete it without any teaching assistance. However, if you have questions or need assistance, you can receive help from a Faculty Member throughout the 6 weeks of the course. Your Faculty Member is a valuable resource person who can provide you with personal teaching assistance to help you succeed in the course and advice to help you succeed in the career.
Course Topics
The Party Planner Certificate Course has been developed to meet high academic standards, ensuring that as a graduate you can display with pride the Party Planner Certificate you will earn from the International Association of Professions Career College.
How to Become a Party Planner
In this course, you will learn how to become a party planner, including how to start a party planning business. Topics covered in the Party Planner Certificate Course include the following:
Introduction to Party Planning
How to Plan a Party
- Meet with Clients
- Select a Location
- Creative Elements
- Getting Organized
- At the Party
Preparing for Your Career
- Skills You Will Need
- Event Education
- Getting Experience
Starting Your Own Business
- Envisioning and Planning
- Your Business Plan
- Your Start-up Costs
- Legal Matters
- Franchising
Running Your Business
- Setting Up Your Space
- Hiring Staff
- Working with Vendors and Suppliers
- Setting Your Fees
Getting Clients
- Your Marketing Plan
- Marketing Tools
- Advertising and Free Publicity
- Other Marketing Strategies
What Is Included in the Party Planner Certificate Course
This all-inclusive Party Planner Certificate Course package includes:
- Registration for the Party Planner Certificate Course
- Access to a Faculty Member to provide you with personal teaching assistance and career advice
- (Optional) 2023-2024 membership in the IAPO International Association of Professional Party Planners for only $2.99 per month
- Downloadable Party Planner Certificate personalized with your name and the seal of the International Association of Professions Career College which you may print
- (Optional) Opportunity to order official certificates printed on fine linen paper and embossed with the gold seal of the college
- Textbook: IAP Career College Guide to Become a Party Planner (e-book edition)
Register for the Party Planner Certificate Course
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You can have all this for an incredible price. It can cost hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars to take other programs. (We found courses based on old editions of our guides with registration fees of up to $999 and more.) We are able to offer you online courses at a significantly lower cost to you because of our expertise from over 20 years of producing the leading online guides for non-traditional careers.
Our online certificate courses have previously been offered for a registration fee of $297 U.S. and include a textbook and professional membership – a total value of almost $377.
HOLIDAY SEASON SPECIAL: This all-inclusive registration package for the Party Planner Certificate Course is priced as only $149.00 for the December 11, 2023 course.
Register today for the Party Planner Certificate Course. Enrollment is limited and registration is on a first come first served basis, so we recommend that you register early for the Party Planner Certificate Course online to avoid disappointment.
If the course is full, please email support@iapcollege.com to be notified when a new course date is scheduled.
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How Much Money Do Party Planners Make?
As a party planner, your income is determined by a number of factors, including: your experience, location, business model and whether you’re an employee or own your own party planning business. According to data from PayScale, the average income for a small business owner in the United States is $73,000 - however this can range up to $182,000 or more.
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What Does a Party Planner Do?
As a professional party planner, you will be hired to create some of the most memorable moments of people’s lives. Party planners organize events that give people the opportunity to socialize, celebrate and have fun. You might organize all types of parties, or you might choose to specialize in the types of parties you enjoy most, such as: anniversary parties, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthday parties, children’s parties, cocktail parties, dinner parties, family reunions, fundraisers, graduation parties, holiday parties, open-houses, retirement parties, theme parties, wedding showers, social events for business, and more.
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How Do I Become a Party Planner?
Earning a certificate as a party planner will equip you with the principles and techniques for starting and running your own party planning business and becoming a professional party planner. A certificate also provides evidence of your expertise, assurance of your professionalism, an important credential for your resume, a competitive advantage when marketing your services and higher earnings (according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
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What is the Party Planner Certificate Course
In IAP Career College’s part-time online Party Planner Certificate Course you will learn important principles and practical step-by-step techniques for getting started in a career as a professional party planner. This online course has a recommended completion date of 6 weeks, however it may be completed in as little as 4 weeks or as long as 12 weeks. The course has been created to allow you to complete it without any teaching assistance, however as a student you have access to Faculty Members to provide you with personal teaching assistance and career advice.
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What is IAP Career College?
The International Association of Professions Career College (IAP Career College) is a leading online career college offering affordable online certificate courses and professional certifications for non-traditional and "dream" careers. When you take a part-time online certificate course with IAP Career College, you can schedule your learning around your life - you can work at your own pace, at the best times for you and from the comfort of your own home. IAP Career College and affiliated company FabJob Inc (the leading online publisher of guide books on how to get started in a dream career) have served over half a million career changers on six continents since 1999.
