Cvent extends its free training and certification until 31st December 2020 to give industry professionals the tools they need to adapt to the current environment and prepare for the future

London, 9 November 2020 --  Cvent, a market-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today announced that it has trained and certified more than 4,000 marketers, event professionals, and hospitality professionals in Europe and over 42,000 globally, through its robust training and certification programme that has been free to anyone since March 2020. The comprehensive training programme provides industry professionals with the critical knowledge, skills, and insights they need to adapt to the changing environment, enhance their resume, and prepare their organisations for future success. The company has extended its offer of free Cvent Certifications and free training programmes to anyone in the industry through the end of this year. The company is also offering free registration to its annual user conference Cvent CONNECT Europe, which offers additional Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) credits for more accreditation opportunities. The conference begins tomorrow, 10 Nov., and registration remains open for this live and on-demand event.

Cvent has trained or certified thousands of hospitality professionals at all levels from more than 500 hotel properties and chains such as IHG, Meliá Hotels and Accor. Cvent’s free training and certification offerings have also been embraced by marketing and event professionals from more than 1,000 corporations such as Workday, Cisco, AstraZeneca, and Oracle, more than 130 non-profits and associations, and more than 100 education and government organisations.

Since March, the company has continued to expand its programme by adding new courses and certification opportunities. One of those new offerings is a Cvent Event Diagramming (formerly Social Tables) Certification for hoteliers to learn how to design meeting space layouts to match current safety guidelines. New training opportunities for meeting and event professionals include a robust program for virtual and hybrid events , with Cvent Certifications for virtual events available now and hybrid events coming soon.

“We’re committed to expanding our free training and certification programme to deliver training courses and certifications on important meetings and events topics, including virtual, hybrid, and safe meeting best practices,” said Cvent CMO Patrick Smith. “Our goal is to ensure industry professionals have all the tools and skills they need to bounce-back. We’re investing in these individuals because they are the future, and when they are well-positioned to handle the current environment, they will help propel their organisations, and our industry, forward.”

The complimentary certification and training programme offers:

• Hundreds of virtual live and pre-recorded training sessions that deep dive into the Cvent platform, giving participants the flexibility to learn at their own pace.
• Free Cvent Certifications which provide industry professionals the unique opportunity to enhance their technology skills and expand their Cvent expertise to accelerate their careers. In addition to offering the Cvent Certification exams, the company offers virtual certification preparation sessions hosted by Cvent experts and provides complimentary access to the Cvent event management platform during the exam period. The certifications offered include:
  • For marketers and event professionals
    • Event Management Certification
    • Event Management Advanced Certification
    • Mobile Event App Certification
    • Venue Sourcing Certification
    • Virtual Events Certification
    • Coming soon: Hybrid Events Certification
    • Coming soon: Cvent Event Diagramming Certification (formerly Social Tables)
    • Coming soon: Event Marketing Certification
  • For hoteliers and destinations
    • Cvent Supplier Network Certification
    • Cvent Event Diagramming Certification (formerly Social Tables)

Cvent is offering its certification and training programme for free through 31 December 2020.