SITEEVT026 - Manage event production components
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Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to analyse event production requirements and organise and monitor different production services and products. It requires the ability to use advanced planning, organisation and communication skills combined with detailed knowledge of the event management process and broad understanding of specialist component services.
This unit is relevant to events that are diverse in nature and are coordinated in many industry contexts, including the tourism, hospitality, sport, cultural and community sectors.It applies to workers who are responsible for making a range of operational decisions. They may work in event management companies, in event venues, or in organisations that organise their own events.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each units learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
- consult with stakeholders to develop production requirements for at least one event with multiple operational components
- source and select contractors for the above event to provide production components that meet stakeholder and event requirements
- monitor and evaluate event production components for the above event by:
- ensuring work is completed against event requirements and schedules
- confirming production requirements are delivered as required
- obtaining feedback from stakeholders on contractor performance.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
- types of events:
- business and corporate
- entertainment and leisure
- exhibitions, expositions and fairs
- festivals
- fundraising
- government and civic
- meetings and conventions
- social
- sports
- roles and responsibilities of organisations involved in event production
- suppliers of production products and services
- sources of information on production services and products
- product and service terminology, features and options, current technology and risk considerations in these key areas of event production:
- catering
- displays, stands and signage
- exhibitor services
- security
- talent
- technical equipment and services:
audio-visual
lighting
sets
sound
stage design
rigging
special effects - venue or site requirements
- venue layout and styling
- regulatory considerations for organising event production:
- contractor licensing
- food safety
- liquor licensing
- local government authorities
- factors affecting production specifications:
- performance standards
- price
- technical specifications
- theme-related requirements
- timelines
- regulatory requirements
- requirements for contractor briefing and specification documents.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):