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Event Profs Slated for Upgrades with New Certifications, Training Programs

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Training programs are upping the event planning standard. In recent weeks, two event professional organizations have launched certification programs and internet-based classes designed with the goal of making event profs better at what they do. Read More : Certified Wellness Training Launched by ALHI and Delos Partnership.

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Quashing Unfair Tax Policies, Growing International Travel, Training Workers Tops ECA 2025 Hot Button List

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Support government policies to help attract and train the industrys future workforce. This includes advocating for expanding Pell Grants to cover high-quality shorter-term skills training. This includes advocating for expanding Pell Grants to cover high-quality shorter-term skills training. global competitiveness.

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New ESPA Event Servicing Certification Debuts

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To ensure that those support networks are skilled in current best practices, a new Event Service Professional Certification (ESPC) from Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) will help everyone sleep easier at night. In addition, 20 hours of continuing education, which focuses on event servicing topics, is required over three years.

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Education vs Experience: Do You Need A Degree To Make It In The Events Industry?

Endless Events

It’s the oldest dilemma in history – education vs experience. In an industry where experience oftentimes seems to overtake education, which one has more weight? If you want to become an event professional, should you invest in education first? PCMA Digital Experience Institute: Digital Event Strategist Certification.

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Events Of The Future: How To Plan A Virtual Event

Endless Events

“Live webinars in addition to the summits where we do three hours of education, we now teach the majority of all of our certificate sessions online. Whether they can’t afford the time out of the office, they want bite-sized one-hour education, something that they could listen to while they’re driving.

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Hospitality Meets Diversity Through Queer Destinations Certification

Convene by PCMA

Pmies, who had spent his career in LGBTQoriented businesses, wanted Queer Destinations to help educate companies and destinations on how to provide safe and welcoming environments for LGBTQ+ visitors, Soto Borja told Convene. To earn the Queer Destinations Committed distinction, an organizations entire staff must take the training.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Heike Mahmoud, CMP

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One session introduced the CMP certification. Professional Life Even before earning her CMP, Mahmoud was deeply involved in her professional education. The CMP certification has greatly promoted and shaped my professional development,” she says. That was the moment I decided, the CMP I want, the CMP I must have!” she recalls.