How long is the Higher Diploma in Event Planning and Coordination?

The Higher Diploma in Event Planning and Coordination runs 15 to 18 months full-time. Part-time and distance Higher Diploma in Event Planning and Coordination learners typically finish within 24 months.

Is the Higher Diploma in Event Planning and Coordination UK-recognised?

Yes. The Higher Diploma in Event Planning and Coordination is a UK Level 5 qualification aligned with AEO, MPI UK and Institute of Hospitality reference practice for event delivery.

What are the entry requirements for the Higher Diploma in Event Planning and Coordination?

The Higher Diploma in Event Planning and Coordination requires a Level 4 Diploma or equivalent. Working event coordinators are welcomed onto the Higher Diploma in Event Planning and Coordination with portfolio evidence.

Higher Dip Event Planning and Coordination | LSCAHM | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The Higher Diploma in Event Planning and Coordination is a UK Level 5 qualification running 15 to 18 months across on-campus, online and distance routes. It is aligned with Association of Event Organisers (AEO), Meeting Professionals International (MPI) UK & Ireland and Institute of Hospitality reference practice for event delivery, and articulates into a UK Bachelor's top-up.

By graduation you can plan a full event from client brief through venue, supplier, on-site delivery and post-event reporting, and can present a capstone event dossier ready to Bachelor articulation.

Key Features

Fifteen-to-eighteen-month Higher Diploma aligned with AEO reference practice.
Event costing benchmarked against MPI UK guidance.
Venue and supplier negotiation modules.
Live briefs from London corporate, cultural and hospitality event operators.
On-site delivery simulation and post-event reporting practice.
Named tutor support from working London event planners.
Confirmed credit transfer into a UK Bachelor's top-up.

What You Will Learn

Interpret a client event brief and produce a scoped proposal.
Cost an event across venue, F&B, AV, staffing and hire.
Design run sheets that on-site teams can execute directly.
Negotiate venue, supplier and speaker contracts.
Manage guest experience across arrival, session and networking.
Coordinate AV, lighting, catering and security teams.
Handle event risk assessment and business continuity.
Produce post-event reports covering KPI, feedback and financial reconciliation.

Who This Course Is For

Event coordinators moving up into planner or manager roles.
Corporate PA and marketing staff formalising event responsibility.
Cultural and venue-side event coordinators.
International event graduates seeking a UK Level 5 credential.

Career Pathways

Event Manager
Event Planner
Corporate Event Producer
Venue Sales and Event Manager
Conference Producer
Wedding Planner
Exhibition Coordinator
Destination Event Manager

The LSCAHM careers service runs at least one industry-careers day each academic year with London corporate event agencies, cultural venues and hospitality event operators, and refreshes event content against AEO, MPI UK and Institute of Hospitality guidance.

Entry Requirements

A relevant Diploma (Level 4), Advanced Diploma or comparable event qualification.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C or equivalent.
IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
One academic or professional reference.
Working event coordinators moving into planner or manager responsibility are welcomed.

Why Study at LSCAHM

The London School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management is a specialist division of Harold International College of London. LSCAHM reads events as an interlocking system of hospitality, culinary and tourism, so event planners see the whole guest journey.

Central London places corporate event agencies, cultural venues, the Institute of Hospitality, MPI UK and AEO within a short tube ride of every classroom.

Apply for Higher Diploma in Event Planning and Coordination

Complete a Higher Diploma at LSCAHM and articulate into a UK Bachelor's top-up. Credit transfer for the Higher Diploma in Event Planning and Coordination is confirmed at enrolment. Enrol Now.