Events Industry Snapshot

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Events are a driver for visitor
engagement and give people a time-specific reason to visit an area and are important way of supporting local businesses
and the economy. Read FutureNow's latest industry snapshot for the events management industry in Western Australia.

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 such as 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.

Careers in Event Management

Click on the thumbnails below to read our industry profiles for event management, or spend some time with Western Australians working in the field of event management.

Event Management

Add your unique brand of creativity to  festivals or Business events. Light up faces with light shows, installations, projections, fireworks, the works.

Caroline James

Event Director,
​Caroline James Events, Perth

Tamara Cook

Director,
​Known Associates Group, Perth

​​Tony Millar​

​Head of Marketing
​Perth Festival

Jobs and Skills Council
Service and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA) is the Jobs and Skills Council for the  Events, Tourism and Hospitality sectors. SaCSA will identify skills and workforce needs for the event sector, map career pathways across education sectors, develop contemporary VET training products, support collaboration between industry and training providers to improve training and assessment practice, and act as a source of intelligence on issues affecting the industry. SaCSA works closely with Jobs and Skills Australia, drawing on its workforce analysis and projections to plan for their industry sector and creating a consistent approach to addressing skill gaps.

Access the SaCSA Website

Access the SaCSA Tourism Workforce Development Plan

​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 or review of new event management training package products. 

• ​Access the current SIT - Tourism, Travel and Hospitality  Training package.
  

• ​Subscribe to FutureNow’s newsletter for updates on current industry consultations for Training Package development.

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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 for 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.

Year 9 Career Taster Program

The Career Taster Program enables Western Australia’s Year 9 students to explore the stages of early career discovery and study pathways, helping them to make informed decisions about their subject selections in Years 10, 11 and 12. The program supports students to become ‘career curious’ and extend their thinking through practical activities and meaningful experiences with the world of work.

Access the Year 9 Career Taster Program

Industry Partners 

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. Many maintain representation on our Board and/or our Event Industry Advisory Network.

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