The rapid growth of the event industry has resulted in a world-wide demand for education and training programs in event management. While the professional associations in event management have provided providing quality training and credentialing for their members, the 140 colleges and universities preparing students for entry level positions in the event management field have not yet identified critical entry level skills. This study asked practicing event managers to rate 91 skills in terms of importance to entry level employees in event management. Skills rated most important were personal skills, then social skills, with knowledge skills rated as least important. (Contains 6 tables.)
