How Event Crowd’s 2-Year Career Support Guarantee Helped Me Transition to Freelance Full-time

How Event Crowd's 2-Year Career Support Guarantee Helped Me Transition to Freelance Full-time

Event Crowd’s 2-year support guarantee bridges the gap between ‘qualified’ and ‘employed’, through a deliberate, industry-first process. 

One thing Event Crowd has always been well-known for is the support that is offered to their students. One in two of our student reviews mention positive experiences from the student support team or their course tutor.

We recently spoke with Becky Smith who has just graduated from our Level 5 Diploma, to find out what her experience was with our 2-year career support guarantee. Before Becky joined Event Crowd, she had already been involved in the Events World for over 20 years as an Event Manager for 2 global hair care brands.

Question 1: What support did you receive from Event Crowd during your course?

‘There was a tutor, Niamh, allocated to me. She was extremely helpful and supportive, and always available if I had any questions in relation to my assignment in particular, along with as many tutor calls as I needed.’

Question 2: How did Event Crowd support you in setting up as a freelancer?

‘Having completed the course I have reached out for advice on rate cards, Public Liability Insurance, my CV (to tailor it to me now as a freelancer), review of my LinkedIn profile, IATA & TID’s and so much more!  This has been super useful to me and the great thing is I still have a few months left of this support.’

Question 3: Was the support practical and relevant to real-life work in events?

‘Absolutely 100%, I couldn’t recommend this course more highly. Having worked in the industry for over 20 years with two global haircare brands and then moving into the freelance world, I still gained an incredible amount from Event Crowd.

The support was not only practical but directly relevant to real-life event work, giving me a broader understanding of the events industry as a whole. On top of that, the range of resources available throughout the course has been invaluable and something I continue to draw on.’

Question 4: How did having access to Student Services impact your education

‘I would always have a response back from my tutor or one of the team if unavailable within 24hrs via email or an instant reply through online chat.  Extremely friendly, helpful and supportive, even following up with emails to see how I was getting on.’

Question 6: Would you recommend Event Crowd’s 2 year career support to others?

‘110% I loved every minute of the course and it has given me so much insight into all the various aspects / opportunities a freelancer has out there in the world of events… There is so much more than you think!  It’s not only the course but the resources you have access to and also the jobs board so you can see what work is out there.’

Question 7: Is there any feedback or suggestions for the Student Services team?

‘No’

Event Crowd’s Career Guarantee supports students at any level in their events career, whether you’re an experienced professional like Becky or maybe someone just getting started.

As well as support setting up and becoming a freelancer, we can offer you short-term work experience to build your hands-on skills and also support to help you find and apply for roles.

To see what else is included in the Career Support Guarantee, use the link below 

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