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Practical experience

To provide you with the opportunity to receive practical experience in a range of areas of event production, the College will manage a calendar of activities that will incorporate real-time events.

It is essential that you are able to show future employers a keen aptitude for planning, running and participating in a range of events and to ensure that you gain these skills, practical events experience is a core component of our courses. 

Practical experience is offered in two forms.

1) Assessed events on-campus (required practical experience)
  • You’ll be working in teams to manage a variety of real events on-campus.  
  • Your contribution is graded as part of your course.  
  • Events include: Design exhibitions, graduations, student social events and open days. 
  • At least 100 hours of your course is spent producing these events. 

2) Off-campus, voluntary experience
  • Gain real-life experience by volunteering for exciting external events.
  • These experiences add enormous weight to your CV and will impress future employers.  
  • Subject teachers will let you know of opportunities as they arise.
  • Examples include: concerts, conferences, sporting and community events, expos and parties.  
  • Please note: participation in external events is not compulsory but is strongly recommended
Event
Experience

OZ Water Conference
Brisbane Convention Centre
- Pre-planningregistration
- Site inspections
- Audio visual checks
- Welcoming and caring for VIPS and delegates

Endeavour Bike Week
Brisbane

- Assist with event promotions
- Setting up stalls
- Registration
- Sourcing sponsorship

Green Earth Festival
Botanic Gardens
Brisbane

- Welcoming and caring for VIPS and delegates
- Assist with promotions
- Assist and liaise with exhibitors
- Audio checks
- Staging

AHJ Magazine
Sydney

- Assist the event manager in a PA role
(flight to Sydney and accommodation paid for)

BCG Entertainment
Brisbane

- Assist event manager
- Managing bookings
- Provide audio visual and technical assistance

Kaw Agency Pr and Events
Brisbane

- Event administration
- Liaising with the PR firm on advertising and media releases

FW Productions
Brisbane
- Assist in the events management and launch party for
“Harpeir”

Thoracic Medical Conference
Brisbane Convention Centre
- Assisting in registration (paid work)

2010 Asia Pacific Oil Gas Conference and Exhibition (APOGCE) Brisbane Convention Centre
- Assist with registration
- Pack goodie bags

Job Placement and Unpaid Internships for Events Students

Job placement and unpaid internships are also available for Events Students.  Students must contact the Careers Counsellor at the campus at least 8 weeks prior to their intended commencement date of an unpaid internship. Job placement and unpaid internships are not guaranteed and are not required as part of the course. The availability of these opportunities will vary depending on the time of year, the campus a student attends and a student’s suitability for the positions available. 

Examples of some recent job placements and unpaid internships:

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