The Events Industry in WA Today

Our Industry Partners

The events industry was one of the first wave of industries to experience material impacts from the global COVID-19 outbreak following the imposition of travel restrictions and social distancing limitations. A wave of conferences and expos, cultural and sporting events, festivals, community activities and congregation around social events such as weddings were cancelled, postponed or reformatted for online delivery.
Please find below news stories and dedicated information updates covering information for all sectors of the broad events industry. 

Recent COVID-19 Events News 

• 1 May - Bad news, we may be looking at no festivals for two summers
• 27 April - Gearing up to support WA as TAFE classes resume
• 26 April - Cautious easing of restrictions thanks to WA’s COVID-19 progress
• 16 April - A shifting job market
• 30 March - JobKeeper payment supporting business to retain jobs
• 29 March - Prime Minister's media release: Limits on social gatherings
• 28 March - Changes to operations at WA TAFE colleges
• 23 March - Prime Minister's media release: Ban of non-essential gatherings
• 19 March - Prime Minister's media release: Border restrictions
• 18 March - Prime Minister's media release: Further restrictions on gatherings
• 13 March - Prime Minister's media release: Commonwealth Government advice against holding non-essential, organised public gatherings

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COVID-19 Updates and resources for the Events Industry

• Events Industry Association (WA)
• Meetings and Events Australia (WA)
• Business Events Perth
• Festivals Industry Association
• Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia
• ​Business Events Perth​

FutureNow works closely with our industry partners in the Events Industry to examine current trends in the sector and identify opportunities to promote and support its workforce.
In particular, we wish to thank the following partner organisations, who maintain representation on our Board and Industry Advisory Network:

• Awesome Arts Festival
• ​City of Bayswater
• Clubs WA
• Crown Perth
  
• Events Industry Association (WA)
  
• Event Health Management
• Meetings and Events Australia (WA)
• Meeting Masters
• Optus Stadium
• Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre (PCEC)
• ​Perth Festival
• RD Events​
• Tourism WA
• WorldSkills WA
• Central Regional TAFE
• Le Cordon Bleu
• North Metropolitan TAFE
• South Metropolitan TAFE​

Current Projects

Read our 2019 Event and Conference Management Industry Snapshot

Training and Education

Western Australians have access to a range of training and education opportunities in the Events sector, from secondary schools, through to vocational and higher education providers, including Le Cordon Bleu, Edith Cowan University and Curtin University.
 
FutureNow works with stakeholders across the training and education landscape, and has a formal role to play in the development of vocational education and training to meet industry needs.

​SIT  Tourism , Travel and Hospitality Training Package

Training package qualifications are developed through a process of national consultation with industry. They are occupational skills standards against which training delivery and assessment of competency can take place. FutureNow works with our industry partners across Western Australia to provide current industry advice that informs the development of new Travel and Tourism training package products. 

• Access the current SIT - Tourism, Travel and Hospitality  Training package.
• Learn about the Australian Industry Skills Committee.
• Learn about the Industry Reference Committee for the Tourism, Travel and Hospitality industries.
• Learn about SkillsIQ, the Skills Service Organisation for the Tourism, Travel and Hospitality industries.  

Apprenticeships and Traineeships

​Apprenticeships and traineeships provide a way to combine training with a job, enabling the student to work towards a nationally recognised qualification whilst earning a wage. The following table shows traineeships linked to Events qualifications within the SIT – Tourism, Travel and Hospitality and CUA – Creative Arts and Culture Training Packages, as of 1 December 2017. 

Access the list of traineeships linked to Events qualifications.

Access the full list of traineeships and apprenticeships available in Western Australia.

VET Delivered to Secondary Students

FutureNow works with industry to provide current advice on the suitability of vocational Events qualifications for delivery to secondary students. This advice is collated and updated annually into the VET Qualifications Register for Secondary Students. 

Access the current VET Qualifications Register for Secondary Students.