The new ACS program in Event Project Management and Planning is offered exclusively at Collège Universel - Gatineau Campus, the only bilingual private college in the Outaouais region.

Collège Universel is the only bilingual private college in Outaouais, and the region’s only institution offering this program. The Event Project Management and Planning program, leading to the ACS, will give you the skills you need to work in an administrative role related to organizing events and managing event projects. You will learn project management, coordination, production and supervision tasks. By the time you graduate, you will be ready to work for an agency, production company, public relations firm, event planning company or as a self-employed event planner.

The skills you acquire in the Event Project Management and Planning program will allow you to:

• plan, organize and produce events;
• provide high-quality customer service;
• Analyze clients’ needs and objectives;
• coordinate all aspects of an event-planning project;
• oversee all administrative activities.

Why choose the ACS program in Event Project Management and Planning at Collège Universel?

• To benefit from the only Government of Quebec-recognized ACS program in Event Project Management and Planning in the Outaouais region.
• To acquire advanced expertise in planning events of any size.
• To learn how to oversee every step in planning an event, from the initial client meeting to the event itself, as well as needs assessment, planning, communications, setup and supervision.
• To develop the right skills for providing exceptional customer service and giving clients sound advice.
• To find an internship that will allow you to apply your new skills.

ACS IN EVENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING

Over the course of your training you will acquire a variety of skills. In addition to planning events, you will learn how to use relevant computing tools, find vendors, discover cultural events, apply communication and advertising principles - and you’ll develop your creativity in the process!

Career prospects

• Coordinator
• Project manager
• Event project management and planning consultant
• Self-employed event planner