Supplying authority: Helios Study Center

Course Type: Professionalizing course which provides for the issue of Professionalizing Certificate pursuant to Law 4/2013

Course delivery methods: Online

Recognized Professional Profile: Cultural Event Manager

The profession. 

The Cultural Event Manager is a professional figure, with a high intellectual content, specialized in the conception, planning and organization of cultural events. The events can also be very different from each other: cultural events, shows, conferences, exhibitions, fairs and parties. Collaborating closely with artists, cultural institutions, Cultural Heritage Interpretation Centers (CEIP), museums and ecomuseums, the Cultural Event Manager is committed to transforming each cultural event into a significant and culturally enriching experience for the event's users. This role implies a profound knowledge of the artistic and cultural sector of reference, as well as adequate skills to create experience paths of interpretation of cultural heritage, in the management of cultural locations, in the logistical management of the event and in communication with the public and stakeholders.

Regulations and reference schemes

• European Qualification Framework (EQF)
• Recommendation 2009 / C 155/02 (European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training - ECVET)
• Law 4/2013 relating to non-regulated professions

This figure is also recognized by the Italian Association of Tourism Professionals and Cultural Operators (AIPTOC) authorized by Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) to release Certificate of quality and professional qualification of the Services pursuant to Articles 4, 7 and 8 of Law 4/2013.

Structuring of the training path and EQF level 

600 hours of total effort (overall workload necessary to obtain the learning outcomes) distributable, on average, over a semester and structured into:

• • 480 hours training in E-learning mode
  • 80 hours Project Work or Internship
  • 40 hours of commitment to devote to individual study, time for preparing for exams and writing the final thesis.

ECVET Training Credits (CFE): 24 
EQF level: 6