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ISO 20121:2024 (Event Sustainability Management System)

The ISO 20121:2024 (Event Sustainability Management System) course offered by OXQUAL develops professional competence in evaluating sustainability-management practices for events. The programme covers stakeholder engagement, sustainability risks, operational controls, audit plann...

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About this qualification

The ISO 20121:2024 (Event Sustainability Management System) course offered by OXQUAL develops professional competence in evaluating sustainability-management practices for events. The programme covers stakeholder engagement, sustainability risks, operational controls, audit planning, performance evaluation and continual improvement.

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Curriculum

What you'll cover

Key topics covered in this OXQUAL programme include:

  1. ISO 20121:2024 Fundamentals
  2. Event Sustainability Principles
  3. Management-System Structure
  4. Stakeholder Identification
  5. Stakeholder Engagement
  6. Inclusivity and Accessibility Awareness
  7. Environmental and Social Impacts
  8. Sustainability Risks and Opportunities
  9. Operational Controls
  10. Performance Evaluation
  11. ISO 19011 Audit Principles
  12. Audit Planning
  13. On-Site and Remote Event Audits
  14. Evidence Collection
  15. Non-Conformity Reporting
  16. Corrective Actions
  17. Continual Improvement
Who this qualification is designed for
Audience
Audience

Who it's designed for

This OXQUAL programme is suitable for:

  • Event Managers
  • Sustainability Officers
  • Auditors
  • Compliance Professionals
  • Event-Sustainability Consultants
  • Venue and Event-Operations Personnel
Benefits of this qualification
Benefits
Benefits

What you'll gain

Successful completion of this OXQUAL programme can help learners to:

  • Develop event-sustainability evaluation skills.
  • Strengthen stakeholder-engagement knowledge.
  • Improve sustainability-risk assessment.
  • Develop structured audit competence.
  • Improve reporting and corrective-action management.
  • Support continual improvement in event sustainability.
Assessment

How this qualification is assessed

The assessment pattern for this OXQUAL programme is outlined below.

  • Assessment Type: Written examination, audit simulation and project.
  • Format: Multiple-choice questions, essay-style questions, applied audit scenarios and project submission.
  • Total Questions: 100 theory questions plus 1 audit simulation and 1 project submission.
  • Passing Score: 70%.
  • Duration: 6–7 days (45–50 hours total).
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