Event Management and Marketing

Starting date 7 February 2011
One year full-time, two years part-time (both during day), one intake per year

2011 ENROLMENTS
Macleay is accepting enrolments for the 2011 academic year. Enrolments are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, provided the applicant satisfies the enrolment criteria as listed below under Qualifications for Enrolment. Places are limited in all courses, so applicants for the 2011 academic year should enrol as soon as possible.

Macleay College approved for FEE-HELP for its business programs
Macleay College has been approved as a higher education provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003. This means that students wishing to enrol in Macleay's business programs will be able to receive FEE-HELP.

FEE-HELP is a loan given to eligible fee-paying students to help pay for part or all of their tuition fees. Students can borrow up to the full amount of the tuition fees for the course. The Commonwealth Government will pay the amount of the loan directly to Macleay College. Students repay their loan through the taxation system once their income is above the minimum threshold for compulsory repayment. For further information, visit the website www.goingtouni.gov.au or you can request a FEE-HELP Information Pack by ringing Macleay on (02) 9360 2033 or by e-mail at study@macleay.edu.au.

How to enrol
To enrol, fill out the Student Information Form, and we will send you a full information kit which includes brochures, handbook, fees and an application form.

Course advice
If you want further advice, you are welcome to visit Macleay to inspect the premises and to discuss your tertiary options with one of our course advisors. To make an appointment, please call (02) 9360 2033.

If you have any other enquiries, please don't hesitate to ring us on (02) 9360 2033.

Macleay College is located at 175 Liverpool Street, Sydney, right opposite Museum Railway Station and on the direct route of buses from Circular Quay, Central Railway and the eastern suburbs.

Rationale
Macleay College is offering an innovative one year full-time (or two years part time) business program in event management and marketing. The course has been designed for people who want a career in these areas but who recognise the need to gain formal qualifications in business as well. Macleay’s research strongly indicates that these are major growth areas of employer demand over the next decade and that the combination of qualifications offered here are those currently in short supply. The course allows graduates to:

High Level of Computer Skills
Macleay is one of a very few tertiary institutions still offering a full year's computer training in every course. Macleay has small classes taught by fully qualified computer trainers. There is no self teaching. Our lecturers attend every class. Macleay graduates receive a separate computer qualification and a statement of academic record providing details of every computer module completed.

Best Employment Outcomes
Macleay graduates gain excellent positions. The annual survey of employment outcomes found graduates of the event management and marketing course have gained employment in the areas in which they have trained. Job outcomes for those who major in event management and marketing include:

• events manager
• festival manager
• sports events manager
• arts events manager
• corporate events manager

Preparation for Employment
Work experience is compulsory during the course. Students gain positions with employers in the following areas:

• conference organisers
• event management companies
• promotional companies
• event and conference venues
• convention and visitors bureaus
• wedding and party planners
• exhibition venues and services
• incentive planners
• fund raising and charity organisations

Other forms of employment preparation include:

• job seeking skills are taught weekly in the classroom
• employment counselling is provided on an individual basis
• most lecturers are current industry practitioners with good employment contacts

Progress to University of Wollongong
Macleay graduates of the event management and marketing program can proceed into Year Two of the University of Wollongong's Faculty of Commerce.  Under a special arrangement, Macleay graduates do not have to go through UAC but can apply directly to the Faculty of Commerce at the University of Wollongong.  For more information contact Macleay College on (02) 9360 2033.

Progress to University of Technology, Sydney
Macleay graduates of the event management and marketing program who graduate with a credit average, and who have been successful in gaining admission on a competitive basis to the Bachelor of Business at the University of Technology, Sydney through UAC (local students) or IPO (international students), can achieve advanced standing in the Bachelor of Business of up to 42 credit points. Students must undertake studies at UTS within three years of completing study at Macleay. For more information, contact Macleay College on (02) 9360 2033.

Australia’s Award-Winning Institute
Students who enrol at Macleay College are joining an institution that has been consistently named by industry as by far the best in the fields in which it teaches. Over the last eighteen years, Macleay has won more industry awards in these areas than any other tertiary education institution in Australia.

These awards have been won by Macleay not just against other colleges and universities, but against the top professionals in industry. Macleay turns out students who are not only highly employable but who are widely recognised as the best in the business.

When you gain a qualification from Macleay you join an elite group who have better career prospects than from any other tertiary education institution - college or university - in their fields.

Quality of Education
The reason for Macleay’s success is the quality of education it provides. The college was founded by educationalists whose philosophy is based on small classes and individual attention. Macleay has better staff/student ratios, better qualified lecturers, better computer and equipment ratios and smaller classes than any educational institution in its field.

Macleay lecturers have tertiary qualifications and teach only in their own fields. A substantial number of staff lecture at the college while maintaining current positions at executive level in the industry. Macleay's policy is that current professional practice is essential for tertiary educators to provide relevant, up-to-date skills and good contacts within industry.

Government Accreditation
The Macleay course is fully accredited by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training and the Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board (VETAB).

Macleay qualifications are recognised internationally, wherever Australian educational credentials are recognised.

Location
Macleay College is located in Sydney’s central business district. It is in high quality, air-conditioned offices at 175 Liverpool Street, overlooking Hyde Park. It is next to Museum Railway Station and on the direct route of buses from Circular Quay, Central Railway and the eastern suburbs.

Qualifications for Enrolment

1. Students currently sitting for the Higher School Certificate or those who have completed the HSC or its equivalent in recent years
2. Graduates who have completed university courses and who want to add a professional qualification to their degree
3. Mature age people who have work experience and who want to change, re-orient or upgrade their careers

Conditions of Enrolment
Enrolments are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis for applicants who fulfil one of the above three criteria. There are a limited number of places in Event Management and Marketing so applicants are advised to enrol early.

To apply for enrolment, please follow the application procedure as outlined in the Macleay College Handbook. Applicants will be notified by return mail whether their application is successful. Enrolments from current Year 12 students will be accepted on condition of their completion of the HSC.

Student Counselling
Part of Macleay’s educational philosophy is to provide personal attention to students. Our student administrators are available to students for consultation and advice on academic, social and personal issues. The course coordinator of the Event Management and Marketing course also counsels individual students about their progress in the course and in their career decisions. Students are assisted to prepare a personal resume and a professional portfolio that presents their work in its best light.

Fees
Contact the college for all information regarding fees.

Three ways of paying fees:

1. Pay fees by instalment as follows: full-time students, by making four instalments (no interest) at the beginning of each term; part-time students, by making eight instalments (no interest) at the beginning of each term
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2. Pay fees through the FEE-HELP Loan Assistance scheme available through the Australian Commonwealth Government. For information, please contact the college directly on (02) 9360 2033 or by e-mail at study@macleay.edu.au
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3. Pay fees by taking out a personal loan with the Commonwealth Bank. For information, please contact the college directly on (02) 9360 2033 or by e-mail at study@macleay.edu.au

Youth Allowance/Austudy and Student Concessions
Students in the program are recognised by the Commonwealth Government as being eligible for Youth Allowance/Austudy, provided they fulfil the normal conditions that apply to the allowance.

Full details regarding student concessions are outlined in the Macleay College Handbook.

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Location: Level 1, 175 Liverpool Street, Sydney, 2000
Postal Address: PO Box 433, Paddington NSW 2021 Australia
Telephone, local: (02) 9360 2033 Fax: (02) 9360 9589
Telephone, international: 61 2 9360 2033 Fax: +612 9360 9589
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