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Event Planning & Management

Turn "just something small" into a real budget, a vetted vendor bench, and an event that actually starts on time.

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About this course

Learn to plan Nigerian events end to end — weddings, birthdays, corporate programmes and church events. You will run a proper discovery call, build a line-item budget with contingency, quote your own fee honestly (flat vs percentage vs markup), build a bench of vetted vendors, write a run-of-show, and handle event-day reality: generator and power safety, food hygiene, rain, traffic, late vendors, aso-ebi, souvenirs and gate crashers. You will also cover the paperwork layer most planners never learn — CAC registration, written contracts with clients and vendors, police notification and venue approvals for large gatherings, fire exits, the music licence a collecting society may require for public play, state noise rules, caterer hygiene, security and insurance — all of it hedged and pointed at the authority you must confirm with, because requirements vary by state and change. By the end you can plan and coordinate a full event on paper and on the day, and keep your guests safe and your business lawful while you do it.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 7 lessons

  1. What a planner actually sells — discovery and the budget reality-check14 min
  2. The budget, your fee, and the contract that protects you16 min
  3. The vendor ecosystem — sourcing, vetting and building your bench16 min
  4. Permits, licences and the law — clearing your event before the gate opens18 min
  5. Timelines and the run-of-show — the documents that do the work14 min
  6. Event day — setup order, power, safety, rain and the contingency plan16 min
  7. Families, culture, scope creep and the wrap-up14 min

Your project

Plan a complete Nigerian event, on paper, end to end

A shareable Google Drive folder link (set to Viewer for anyone with the link) containing seven items: the client brief, the vendor bench sheet with screenshots of at least three real quotes, the line-item budget with contingency, the run-of-show table, the one-page contingency and safety plan, the permits and approvals sheet with at least two items confirmed by a real named call, and the client proposal with your fee model, contract terms and payment schedule.

Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.

Frequently asked questions

Is Event Planning & Management free?

Yes. Event Planning & Management is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.

How long does Event Planning & Management take to complete?

4 weeks · ~3 hrs/week. There are 7 lessons, about 2 hours of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.

Do I need any experience to start Event Planning & Management?

Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.

What will I learn in Event Planning & Management?

You will build practical skills in Client discovery and budget reality-checks, Building a line-item event budget in Google Sheets, Quoting and fee models (flat fee, percentage, vendor markup), Sourcing, vetting and negotiating with vendors, Writing timelines and run-of-show documents, Event-day logistics, safety and contingency planning, Contracts, deposits and payment schedules, Event permits, approvals and music licensing compliance, Managing families, protocol and cultural expectations. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.

Do I get a certificate for Event Planning & Management?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Plan a complete Nigerian event, on paper, end to end and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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