Includes the National Occupational Standards and Certification Prep Pack.
Certification for this occupation includes three core components: an exam, requisite industry experience, and a performance evaluation. The exam consists of 100 questions based on the National Occupational Standard for Event Manager (version 2.0). Required industry experience consists of a minimum of 1500 qualified hours within the past three years. Candidates must also be Emerit certified as an Event Coordinator. Alternatively, candidates may provide evidence of 3000 hours of events or events-related activities within the past five years.
The performance evaluation consists of the submission of documentation for a current or recently managed event and an interview with a qualified evaluator. The interview questions and scoring are based on the National Occupational Standards for Event Manager (version 2.0).