ATHE Ltd · RQF Level 7

ATHE Level 7 Diploma in Events Management

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  • LevelRQF Level 7
  • Total credits60
  • Guided learning240 hours
  • Units in this qualification11

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These are the units ATHE Ltd registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.

Event Sponsorship and FundraisingReal unit · ATHE Ltd
You'll examine the factors influencing the organisation of fundraising events, including scoping, objective setting, and evaluation. The unit also covers securing event sponsorship and managing sponsor relationships within legal and ethical frameworks.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the factors that contribute to the decision to organise a fundraising event
  • Scope a potential fundraising event, set objectives for the event, and evaluate the success of the event against those objectives
  • Understand the principles of securing event sponsorship, including identifying potential sponsors and preparing sponsorship proposals
  • Understand how to manage the relationship with an event sponsor, including communication, reporting, and fulfiling sponsorship agreements
Event Tendering, Feasibility and ConceptReal unit · ATHE Ltd
This unit covers the event tendering process, including preparation and submission of event bids. You'll identify required resources and key considerations to produce comprehensive bids that meet client specifications.

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain the event tendering process, including its stages and key considerations
  • Prepare for an event bid, considering all necessary resources and information
  • Write and tender a comprehensive event bid to the customer, meeting their specific requirements
Finance for Strategic ManagersReal unit · ATHE Ltd
This unit focuses on the role of financial data in strategic decision-making and planning. You'll apply financial analysis techniques, including ratio analysis, to evaluate organisational performance and assess proposals for strategic capital expenditure.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the importance of accurate and relevant financial data in the formulation and delivery of effective business strategy
  • Use financial analysis techniques as a tool for informed strategic decision-making
  • Evaluate proposals for strategic capital expenditure within an organisation, considering financial implications and strategic alignment
International Events Business EnvironmentReal unit · ATHE Ltd
It teaches you to analyse the international events business environment, including the effects of globalisation and international trade. You'll evaluate international markets and governance issues affecting events-related organisations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Analyse the international events business environment, identifying key trends and challenges
  • Evaluate the impact of globalisation and international trade on events-related organisations, considering both opportunities and threats
  • Assess the international markets in which events-related businesses operate, identifying target audiences and cultural considerations
  • Explain the importance of governance within national and international events organisations, ensuring ethical and responsible practices
Personal Development for Leadership and Strategic ManagementReal unit · ATHE Ltd
This unit explores the principles of leadership and strategic management and their role in shaping and achieving organisational vision and strategy. You'll learn to communicate organisational vision effectively and manage their own leadership and strategic management development.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how knowledge and skills in leadership and strategic management support the creation and achievement of organisational vision and strategy
  • Understand how to develop and communicate an organisational vision effectively
  • Manage the development of own knowledge and skills in leadership and strategic management to support achievement of personal and organisational vision and strategy
  • Reflect on the benefits of personal development in the achievement of personal growth and organisational vision and strategy
Risk, Crisis and Strategic Change Management in EventsReal unit · ATHE Ltd
You'll learn to assess and manage risks throughout event planning and delivery. The unit also addresses crisis management techniques and the role of strategic change management in adapting events to evolving circumstances.

What you'll be able to do

  • Assess and manage risk throughout the event planning and delivery process, implementing appropriate mitigation strategies
  • Explain the importance of effective crisis management in relation to events, and apply relevant techniques
  • Explain the role and importance of change management in events planning and delivery, adapting to evolving circumstances
Sports Events ManagementReal unit · ATHE Ltd
This unit provides knowledge of the sports event industry's commercial and social significance. You'll understand the stages and key aspects of sports event management and evaluate the impacts and legacies of sports events on communities and environments.

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain the importance and commercial significance of the sports event industry, considering its economic and social impact
  • Describe the stages of sports events management, from initial planning to post-event evaluation
  • Analyse key aspects of sports event management, including marketing, logistics, and stakeholder engagement
  • Evaluate the impacts and legacies of sport events, considering their long-term effects on communities and the environment
Strategic Human Resource ManagementReal unit · ATHE Ltd
You'll explore factors influencing human resource management strategies, including legal, ethical, economic, and technological considerations. The unit covers the development of strategic HRM plans aligned with organisational objectives.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the various factors that can affect human resource management strategies within organisations, including legal, ethical, and economic considerations
  • Understand how strategic human resource management contributes to the successful achievement of an organisation's strategic plans and objectives
  • Understand the process of preparing comprehensive human resource management strategies for organisations, considering different organisational contexts
  • Develop a practical and effective human resource management strategy for a specific organisation, aligned with its overall strategic goals
Strategic MarketingReal unit · ATHE Ltd
This unit provides an understanding of strategic marketing principles and consumer behaviour analysis. You'll develop the skills to create strategic marketing plans aligned with business objectives and analyse market segmentation and consumer decision-making factors.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the fundamental principles underpinning strategic marketing approaches
  • Understand the significance of consumer behaviour analysis in the development of effective marketing strategies
  • Develop a comprehensive strategic marketing plan for a given organisation or product
  • Understand how to develop a marketing strategy that aligns with and supports overall business objectives
Strategic PlanningReal unit · ATHE Ltd
You'll study foundational concepts and theories of strategic planning, including mission, vision, and values. The unit enables critical review of organisational strategies and business plans and the development of strategic options based on analytical frameworks.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the foundational concepts and theories relevant to developing organisational strategy
  • Review and critically evaluate an organisation’s existing strategy and business plans
  • Develop a range of strategic options for an organisation, considering various internal and external factors
The Events IndustryReal unit · ATHE Ltd
You'll analyse the international events industry's nature, scale, and structure, including key sectors and stakeholders. The unit also covers categorisation of event types and evaluation of their economic, social, and environmental impacts.

What you'll be able to do

  • Analyse the nature, scale and structure of the international events industry
  • Categorise and differentiate between different types of events
  • Evaluate the diverse impacts of events on various stakeholders and environments

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Event Sponsorship and FundraisingEvent Tendering, Feasibility and ConceptFinance for Strategic ManagersInternational Events Business EnvironmentPersonal Development for Leadership and Strategic ManagementRisk, Crisis and Strategic Change Management in EventsSports Events ManagementStrategic Human Resource Management

Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.

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One-to-one, on your real workNo lectures, no past-papers. Every unit is practised on the actual tasks your job throws at you, a tutor beside you, not a video in front of you.
Taught to the top, not the testMost courses stop at remembering. Your companion keeps climbing: analysing, judging, creating. That’s the part a machine can’t do for you.
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Event Sponsorship and FundraisingLevel 7

Applied to your work in any of these jobs

Learners will examine the factors influencing the organisation of fundraising events, including scoping, objective setting, and evaluation. The unit also covers securing event sponsorship and managing sponsor relationships within legal and ethical frameworks.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
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Built for ATHE Level 7 Diploma in Events Management

11 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by ATHE Ltd.

  1. Event Sponsorship and Fundraising
  2. Event Tendering, Feasibility and Concept
  3. Finance for Strategic Managers
  4. International Events Business Environment
  5. Personal Development for Leadership and Strategic Management
  6. Risk, Crisis and Strategic Change Management in Events

and 5 more in the full unit list below.

These are the real units of this credential, in its own order. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

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  1. Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
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Why the companion is worth £70 a month

You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.

That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.

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