Event practitioners are responding positively to the MICE sessions taking place in the MICE’s dedicated theatre set-up for the purpose at Markex. There has been a last minute rush to secure a seat for the first inaugural awards which will recognise those that have ‘taken the plunge’ and been subjected to ongoing tests following pre-test reading material.
By the time this particular release is published – event practitioners from a variety of disciplines – mainly within the corporate market would have had a live demo of how the online CPD programme tests the event practitioner’s grasp of a specific subject while sitting in front of their screen at any time day or night.
The Academy has fine-tuned the method of instilling a culture of continuing professional development (CPD) by gearing their online CPD programme to suit the hectic work-related lifestyle which is so typical of the experienced event practitioner whether corporate, association or independent.
Six MICE Academy recipients will receive their recognition certification from Peter Schoeman the Divisional Director of Marketing & Sales at the City Lodge Group. Peter also represents FEDHASA Large Hotel Groups on the SATSA Executive Committee. ‘’Event practitioners are an integral part of the hospitality industry hence we welcome all initiatives that assist in recognising the continued knowledge update for improving event success going forward’’
The Academy recognises event practitioners that have read a selection of pre-test reading materials and undertaken a test thereafter in which 10 correct answers are required out of 15 in order to be scored with 3 credits. To be certificated – participants require to gain 30 credits or more over a specific period of time.
Comments from those who will be receiving their awards on Wednesday from Peter Schoeman indicate a resounding success for the online CPD MICE Programme: “The programme is certainly not difficult to use and one of the major advantages for me is being able to do the tests at any time during the day or night’’ Celeste Whitaker,Fizz Marketing
‘’Overall the programme is of a high standard and a great help in keeping me abreast of the new developments within the events industry sector. I look forward to the next series of articles and thus keeping ‘the saw’ sharp’’ Raymond van der Berg, SAIMM
The Academy welcomes all event practitioners to the MICE Theatre and exhibition stand during a buzzing Markex from 10th to 12th June at the Sandton Convention Centre.
