Providing expert training & consultation

Approved Productions are an award winning Event Management Company specialising in managing Festivals, large scale outdoor events, concerts and mass participation sporting events throughout Ireland. We are expert Festival Mentors and Trainers and we have designed and delivered custom Event Training programmes for numerous Festivals, Events, LEADER companies, Local Authorities and Corporate entities across Ireland.

We provide expert training and consultation in all aspects of Festival and Event Management and we have trained in excess of 1,000 Irish Festival and Event organisers. We tailor the training agenda to suit the Festival and Event organiser’s individual needs.

We have extensive experience in providing workshop based programmes and one to one mentoring training for Festival and Event organisers and Voluntary Groups, Event Managers, Safety Officers, Local Authority/City Council Event Staff, LEADER Partnership Companies, Tourism bodies, etc. We have delivered Festival and Event training courses and one to one consultancy to a range of clients including:

• Ballyhoura Development CLG
• Louth Leader Partnership
• West Limerick Resources
• Westmeath Community Development
• Rose of Tralee
• Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company
• Carlow County Council
• Puck Fair
• International Festival and Events Association
• Association of Irish Festival Events (AOIFE)
• Dublin City Council
• Sport Ireland

We act as Safety Consultants and Event Management Trainers to AOIFE (the Association of Irish Festival Events) and have trained hundreds of their members in all aspects of Event Management. We understand the challenges of organising Festivals and Events like no others. Whether it is a community festival or green field music festival, we understand what it takes to manage successful and sustainable Festivals and Events.

We also understand that as successful Festivals and Events grow in size and scale this brings new challenges and demands. We mentor Festival and Event organisers to manage this growth. A sample of some training topics we cover includes:

• Event Development and Growth
• Event Management basic principles
• Event Safety Management
• How to write a Safety Statement
• Risk Assessment
• Site Design and layout
• Event Safety Officer Training
• Event Marketing and Public Relations
• Legal Compliance for Event Organisers