Skills Development for the Post-Pandemic Events Industry

Abstract

This chapter explores learning and teaching experiences in virtual event management. In the face of the corona virus pandemic, the event industry has had to adapt and adjust to survive. One of the ways in which this was done was through the production of virtual events. Likewise, universities preparing graduates for work in event management jobs had to quickly adapt to the changes taking place in industry and turn all ‘live event' assessments into virtual event assessments to ensure graduate employability. This case study addresses the essential skills and knowledge required by graduates to work in virtual event management. It provides commentary on best practices in learning and teaching and the experience of a tutor and students making a quick shift from a face-to-face event assessment to a virtual event assessment at a post-1992 university in the UK. The chapter concludes looking at some of the challenges and opportunities associated with teaching virtual event management in an emergency remote teaching scenario.