Become a Trainee · Experience Events · For trainees
Plan it. Prepare for it. Be there when it comes to life.
Experience Events is a coached traineeship for people working on real events. You’ll contribute to planning, organising and delivery, then use the work you’ve done to build evidence towards SIT30522 Certificate III in Events.
Why choose Learnivation
You learn best when the learning fits you, so we build your traineeship around the way you think, the work you already do and the events you’ll bring to life.
Your own Learning Coach from the first week to the last, in person or over Zoom. Never lost at the back of a class.
We get to know how you think and learn, then shape every session around it, whether you’re a talker, a doer or a quiet processor.
No block release, no sitting through content you already know. Every hour goes into real work in your job.
One action a week, a portfolio of real work that’s yours to keep, and a nationally recognised qualification at the end.
Is it a fit
You might be starting work with an event company, venue or festival, or helping a business or community organisation run its events. Your role could involve administration, registrations, customer service, production support or working with the event crew.
You don’t need to know how to run an event before you begin. You do need a workplace where you can contribute to real events, including planning tasks and event-day work. Your Learning Coach will help you build your skills as you go.
How it works
You’ll work with the same Learning Coach throughout your traineeship. In each coaching session, you’ll talk about the events and tasks ahead of you and agree on a practical action to take at work. At your next session, you’ll review how it went and decide what to work on next.
Your plans, documents and event-day work form your Portfolio of Events. Your coach helps you understand what evidence is needed for the qualification and how to show the skills you’ve developed. You’ll also meet with your employer at the end of each mission to review your progress together.
The evidence
The two missions
Your traineeship has two missions. You’ll use the events happening in your workplace to practise new skills and show what you can do.
Find out what an event needs before the doors open. You’ll contribute to plans, explore venues and sites, prepare documents and budgets, and help create information or promotions for a real event.
You may create: an event plan, venue specifications and site inspection notes, templates, a budget and social media content.
Put the plans into action. You’ll help with registrations, bookings, customer service and production tasks while learning to communicate with others and work safely on event days. Your assessing coach will observe you working across at least one complete event, from set-up to pack-down.
You may create: registration records, a run sheet, logistics checklists and records of your contribution to a live event.
What you finish with
You’ll have opportunities to build skills in event planning, production support, customer service and working with a team. You’ll also have a portfolio of real event work that shows what you contributed.
If you successfully complete all training and assessment requirements, you’ll receive SIT30522 Certificate III in Events. Your experience may help you explore further study or roles in event coordination, venue operations and event administration.
What is included
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Units of competency
SIT30522 Certificate III in Events contains 13 units: six core and seven electives. Your elective units are reviewed when the training plan is developed so they fit the events and tasks you’ll work on.
| Code | Unit |
|---|---|
| BSBTWK201 | Work effectively with others |
| SITEEVT020 | Source and use information on the events industry |
| SITEEVT022 | Provide event production support |
| SITXCCS014 | Provide service to customers |
| SITXCOM007 | Show social and cultural sensitivity |
| SITXWHS005 | Participate in safe work practices |
| Code | Unit |
|---|---|
| SITEEVT021 | Administer event registrations |
| SITEEVT025 | Select event venues and sites |
| SITXCCS017 | Use a computerised booking system |
| BSBTEC301 | Design and produce business documents |
| SIRXOSM002 | Maintain ethical and professional standards when using social media and online platforms |
| SITXFIN007 | Process financial transactions |
| BSBXCM301 | Engage in workplace communication |
Pathways. SIT50322 Diploma of Event Management · Experience Leadership (BSB40520) · event coordinator, venue operations and event administration roles.
Getting started
A traineeship needs a suitable role and an employer who can involve you in real event work. If you’re already employed, tell us about the events your organisation runs and the tasks you do now. We can talk with you and your employer about whether Experience Events fits.