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Get Confident with Live Events

PLEASE NOTE:  Access to the training content will be suspeded for everyone from June 2022 and not 365 days access as mentioned in the video. 

As conversations start around holding live events again, organisers and everyone in the industry, has a responsibility to do this right!  

Just because restrictions will be lifted, it doesn't mean that our legal responsibility to keep everyone safe, will be.  Plus clients will be expecting us to lead the discussion around safety to guide them through our next chapter. 

Everything you need to approach your clients and your (legally required) COVID Secure Risk Assessments with confidence is covered in this comprehensive online and live training course. 

This course includes a live workshop delivered in small groups over Zoom.   

Dates for Live workshops: Monday 10th January 2022 at 9.30am, Wednesday 9th February 2022 at 9.30am & Friday 4th March 2022 at 9.30am. 

PLEASE NOTE:  There will be no further workshops beyond these dates. 

Once you reach a certain point in the online modules, you'll be sent a link to book a live session of your choice.  

Please explore the free preview sections for more information. 

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You can also visit our website to sign up for updates on all the COVID Secure Guidelines

www.brightspaceevents.co.uk/covid-secure-events

Scope of Course  

This is a practical, event management focussed course designed for planners who have little or no experience of COVID secure risk assessments.  When discussing legislation and guidance, we refer to the UK and specifically English law.  It is your responsibility to ensure you are following the appropriate regulations for your location / event. 

Course Reviews

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Every Event Planner needs this!

Vicki Martin

The COVID Secure event training Sarah organised was just brilliant, and what we all need right now! I feel I can move forwards with my events with confidence, and be able to talk with much more knowledge to suppliers and clients around Covid. As...

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The COVID Secure event training Sarah organised was just brilliant, and what we all need right now! I feel I can move forwards with my events with confidence, and be able to talk with much more knowledge to suppliers and clients around Covid. Ask the right questions, make the right plans. The course was a good mix of self learning and interactive team learning, which gave a good mix and really cemented what we had learnt. Thanks again Sarah, I am glad I found you, and will be asking my team to sign up for your other courses too!

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Extremely happy with my training provided by Brightspace Events

Sarah Stanyer

I have just successfully completed my COVID Health and Safety training course with Brightspace Events and I couldn't have chosen a better training provider. The course content was well presented, with many working examples and activities to he...

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I have just successfully completed my COVID Health and Safety training course with Brightspace Events and I couldn't have chosen a better training provider. The course content was well presented, with many working examples and activities to help me understand the key elements. Sarah is an excellent tutor, very professional and easy to understand. Overall I found the course to be of a high standard and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Brightspace Events.

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A course not to be missed!

Tsai Wharton

An excellent course for anyone involved in Events to ensure you are fully aware of all the potential hazards and risks and to ensure you keep your staff, delegates and suppliers all safe whilst carrying out a successful event. Highly recommend.

An excellent course for anyone involved in Events to ensure you are fully aware of all the potential hazards and risks and to ensure you keep your staff, delegates and suppliers all safe whilst carrying out a successful event. Highly recommend.

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COVID Secure Training

Caroline Wakley

Would definitely recommend this training to anyone involved in live events. It's also a great refresher of current H&S policies and processes, along with the COVID related guidelines. I thought I knew most of it before taking the training, b...

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Would definitely recommend this training to anyone involved in live events. It's also a great refresher of current H&S policies and processes, along with the COVID related guidelines. I thought I knew most of it before taking the training, but Sarah really makes you think and I gained so much extra knowledge from undertaking this training.

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Excellent training

Jill Dunlop

I would heartily recommend this training for all Events Managers getting back into the industry and those of us who never left, but have started to see an upturn in events coming back. It was super easy to work through and simple to use and under...

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I would heartily recommend this training for all Events Managers getting back into the industry and those of us who never left, but have started to see an upturn in events coming back. It was super easy to work through and simple to use and understand. It's given me a lot of confidence in feeling able and ready to have groups of people together again in one place. The detail and information contained is very useful and helpful and the online training was great. Sarah is a really kind, clear and concise trainer who is happy to help with any questions, brilliant or otherwise!! Highly recommended.

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Ali Buchanan

I thought the course was really well run, very informative, interactive and easy to follow. It was good to have a mixture of online learning and group sessions. I would definitely recommend this course. Thank you

I thought the course was really well run, very informative, interactive and easy to follow. It was good to have a mixture of online learning and group sessions. I would definitely recommend this course. Thank you

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Excellent outline - highly recommended

Rebekah Dent

The course was extremely well researched by a talented and committed trainer. The online training modules were very clear and well put together and the virtual module was done at a good pace with a good-sized small group so there were plenty of op...

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The course was extremely well researched by a talented and committed trainer. The online training modules were very clear and well put together and the virtual module was done at a good pace with a good-sized small group so there were plenty of opportunities to share experiences and ask questions. I feel well equipped to start my assignment and then to utilise my new skills for my next live event.

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COVID Secure Training

Caroline Wakley

Would definitely recommend this training to anyone involved in live events. It's also a great refresher of current H&S policies and processes, along with the COVID related guidelines. I thought I knew most of it before taking the training, b...

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Would definitely recommend this training to anyone involved in live events. It's also a great refresher of current H&S policies and processes, along with the COVID related guidelines. I thought I knew most of it before taking the training, but Sarah really makes you think and I gained so much extra knowledge from undertaking this training.

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A course not to be missed!

Tsai Wharton

An excellent course for anyone involved in Events to ensure you are fully aware of all the potential hazards and risks and to ensure you keep your staff, delegates and suppliers all safe whilst carrying out a successful event. Highly recommend.

An excellent course for anyone involved in Events to ensure you are fully aware of all the potential hazards and risks and to ensure you keep your staff, delegates and suppliers all safe whilst carrying out a successful event. Highly recommend.

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Covid Secure Risk Assessement

Karen Rogers

Fantastic course and I have learnt so much that I previously would never have thought about. Thank you Sarah for your excellent tuition and patience! I would recommend this course to anyone who works in the events industry as it will certainly he...

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Fantastic course and I have learnt so much that I previously would never have thought about. Thank you Sarah for your excellent tuition and patience! I would recommend this course to anyone who works in the events industry as it will certainly help me going forward.

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What Will I Learn?

  • 1
  • 2

    Pre-Course Activity

  • 3

    Module 1 - General H&S

    • Introduction to Online Modules

    • Module 1: Notes Pages

    • Module 1: General Health & Safety

    • Module 1: General Health & Safety

    • Module 1: Knowledge Checker

  • 4

    Module 2: General Risk Assessments

    • Module 2: Notes Pages

    • Module 2: Risk Assessments

    • Module 2: Risk Assessments

    • Module 2: Knowledge Checker

  • 5

    Module 3: COVID 19 Science (01 06 2021)

    • Module 3: Notes Pages

    • Module 3: COVID-19 Science

    • Module 3: COVID-19 Science

    • Module 3: Knowledge Checker

  • 6

    Module 4: Principles for Planning (01 06 2021)

    • Module 4: Notes Pages

    • Module 4: Principles for Planning

    • Module 4: Principles of Planning

  • 7

    Module 5: Mental Safety (01 06 2021)

    • Module 5: Notes Pages

    • Module 5: Mental Safety

    • Module 5: Mental Safety

    • Module 4 & 5: Knowledge Checker

    • LIVE Workshop Information

    • BONUS Material: Mental Safety another viewpoint

  • 8

    Booking onto Workshops

    • Disclaimer

    • Booking Request

    • Scenario for LIVE Workshop Activity

    • Industry Guidance Summary for LIVE Workshop Activity (Updated 04 08 21)

    • Workshop Notes Pages (Updated 21 07 21)

    • Workshop Attended: Confirmation

  • 9

    Modules 6 - 9 LIVE WORKSHOP

    • Live Workshops

    • Module 6: COVID 19 and Events (UPDATED 21 07 21)

    • Module 6: Case Study Cliveden Hotel

    • Module 7: Government & Industry Guidance (UPDATED 21 07 21)

    • Module 8: COVID Secure Risk Assessment

    • Module 9: Implementation (Inc. Testing)

    • Risk Assessment Template (Updated 14 04 2021)

    • COVID Secure Plan Reference Document

  • 10

    Case Study: BI Worldwide & Toyota Car Launch

    • Case Study - Notes Pages

    • Case Study: Car Launch

    • Case Study: Car Launch

  • 11

    Assignment

    • Risk Assessment Assignment

    • Assignment Marking Criteria

  • 12

    Course Evaluation

    • Post Training Evaluation

  • 13

    Digital Assets

    • PASSED Logo for Digital Assets

  • 14

    Course Updates - PENDING UPDATE, AWAITING NEW GUIDANCE (06 07 21)

    • Update: Released 03 03 21

    • Update: Released 16 04 21

    • Update: Released 23 07 21

Join our group! #BACK2LIVE EVENTS

A Facebook group for support, discussion and knoweldge share about returning safely to live events

What can we do? How do we do it? Have you done it? No matter what your question, our #back2live events group is the place to ask it!

Pricing options

All prices include VAT at the prevailing rate

Testimonials

“I cannot recommend this course enough. Sarah is engaging, knowledgeable and passionate which adds to the brilliance of this course. For a course that was 4 hours it felt like 10 minutes and it left me feeling confident and ready to deliver covid safe events. If you are looking to invest in any training during these strange times then this course is a must! ”

Louise Hayler, Owner Event Agency

“Great course content, really helpful and as a presenter you are excellent, great pitch to keep you interested - H&S was not actually boring! The time did go really quick. The science behind it…… worked and helped understand it from a different perspective. The graphs relating to the areas were useful to know about and the links to the relevant websites will be really helpful as a guide. It was good to recap on what we were currently doing and review some of our current processes. ”

John Higham, General Manager Barnsdale Hall Hotel

“From beginning to end I found this course extremely useful and accessible. The learning hub is easy to navigate, the on-line modules interesting, engageing and easy to follow, and the live elements informative and pitched at just the right balance of science and practical. Sarah is a great trainer making space for her delegates to develop and learn - her passion for the industry and ensuring we are well equipped for a return to business translate to online learning beautifully. I would highly recommend this course to anyone working in the live events industry - we need to be fully compliant in order to guarantee a sustained return to live”

Sabine Edwards, Owner Pendleton Events Agency

“I completed the COVID secure events course last week and I can honestly say it was invaluable. With all of the conflicting advice and mass of information out there it was great to be given the actual guidelines and legislation that need to be followed. The course was extremely informative, very interesting and Sarah is a very engaging and competent trainer. ”

Joanna Martin, Owner Charm Event Directors, Event Agency

“Sarah comes from a event delivery perspective and knows the sector backwards and inside out – plus is totally up to date on COVID Secure guidance, legislation and all the ‘normal’ H&S stuff. Her expertise, positive attitude and practical approach meant I could focus on everything else to make the event a massive success – and be face to face with the micebook community once again at last!”

Chetan Shah, Micebook, Event Tech Company. Crea

“Keeping our team and our clients safe during such a challenging time has always been the number one priority at SomeBrightSpark and having such an informed COVID Secure expert and dedicated resource to ensure that happens has been invaluable. ”

Dan Rogers, Some Bright Spark, Creative Agency

“Sarah is my first point of call if I have any H&S requirements for an event, especially during COVID. She has worked tirelessly to ensure she is not only completely up to date with the ever changing guidance during COVID, but most valuable of all, can translate the guidance into an understandable format. With her ever optimistic and positive outlook she somehow makes it just a bit more fun ;-) ”

Jo Randall, Freelance Event Manager

Trainer

More about Sarah...

Sarah Threlfall has been operating 'at the coalface' of Event Management for the past 20 years.  She has worked in hotels, large corporate events agencies and, more recently,  as a freelance consultant working with smaller event agents, production companies and also creative agencies. 

Sarah has built up an enormous portfolio of different event formats, a wide ranging client list across nearly all sectors and worked across the globe.  And from the word go she’s been doing full risk assessments and building her knowledge with industry health & safety training. 

She is a member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and has completed her IOH Managing Safely certification and also her IOSH Train the Trainer course.   She is currently awaiting her final results for her NEBOSH National General Certification which is an Internationally recognised H&S Qualification.

Since April 2020, Sarah has been researching and analysing the particular impact that COVID Secure measures will have on the Events Industry - as well as working with clients pre-event and onsite for permitted events & filming activity. 

She has built up a wealth of knowledge and information on the Government guidance, legislation an industry best practice which has been published.

Her passion, enthusiasm and knowledge of her subject is always instantly obvious and she has a friendly and informal delivery style - making sure that the learner is always at the centre of every course and session.  She loves nothing more than a good debate in her lively and interactive workshops and facilitates group discussions to engage the audience and really bring the content to life.