While Kenya Coffee School (KCS) focuses heavily on coffee skills, business, and innovation, they offer related areas like Hospitality & Café Management, Food Tourism & Culinary Events Management, and Agri-Food Marketing, which touch upon event aspects within the food/coffee industry, plus a Presenting with Impact course; for general event management

Kenya Coffee School (KCS) Relevant Programs:

  • Food Tourism & Culinary Events Management: Focuses on events within the food and coffee sector,.
  • Hospitality & Café Management: Covers broader operational and event-related skills for cafes.
  • Presenting with Impact: Develops key communication skills essential for event hosting and management.
  • Business, Entrepreneurship & Innovation: Courses like “Managing Innovation” build business acumen applicable to event planning. 

Formal Qualification Structure

Event Management (Hospitality, Food & Experiential Events)

Offered by Kenya Coffee School & Barista Mtaani

Kenya Coffee School delivers industry-embedded, competency-based Event Management qualifications aligned to hospitality, food systems, gastronomy, and experiential service. Learners may exit with a Certificate or progress to a Diploma, with clear employment and entrepreneurship pathways.

🎓 OPTION 1: CERTIFICATE IN EVENT MANAGEMENT

(Hospitality, Coffee & Culinary Events)

Duration: 3 months (12 weeks)
Mode: Blended (Practical-first, live events)
Entry Requirements:

  • KCSE or equivalent
  • Open to baristas, hospitality staff, youth, creatives, entrepreneurs

🎯 Purpose

To prepare learners for entry-level roles in event planning, coordination, and service delivery within hospitality, coffee, food, and corporate environments.

Certificate Curriculum Structure

Module 1: Foundations of Event Management

  • Types of events (corporate, hospitality, culinary, cultural)
  • Event roles, ethics & professionalism
  • Event life cycle & timelines

Module 2: Event Planning & Coordination

  • Event concepts & proposals
  • Budgeting, costing & pricing
  • Vendor & supplier coordination

Module 3: Hospitality & Guest Experience

  • Service flow & guest journey
  • Front-of-house professionalism
  • Customer care & conflict management

Module 4: Coffee, Beverage & Culinary Events

  • Coffee bars, espresso carts & tastings
  • Mocktails, cocktails & beverage service
  • Food safety, hygiene & compliance

Module 5: Event Operations & Logistics

  • Venue setup & breakdown
  • Equipment, power, water & mobility
  • Risk, safety & contingency planning

Module 6: Presenting with Impact

  • Public speaking & hosting
  • Client communication
  • Brand storytelling during events

🧪 Practical Requirements (Certificate)

  • Participation in minimum 3 live events
  • Team-based event simulation
  • Practical skills assessment
  • Final practical event project

📜 Award

Certificate in Event Management (Hospitality & Culinary Events)
Issued by Kenya Coffee School & Barista Mtaani

  • Digital badge & QR verification

🎓 OPTION 2: DIPLOMA IN EVENT MANAGEMENT

(Hospitality, Gastronomy & Experiential Services)

Duration: 6–9 months
Mode: Full practical immersion + applied theory
Entry Requirements:

  • Certificate in Event Management or related field
  • Or proven industry experience

🎯 Purpose

To develop professional event managers, project leads, and entrepreneurs capable of designing, managing, and scaling events and hospitality ventures.

Diploma Curriculum Structure

Year / Phase 1: Advanced Event Design & Planning

  • Event design thinking & theming
  • Advanced budgeting & financial controls
  • Contracts, procurement & compliance

Phase 2: Hospitality, Gastronomy & Food Tourism Events

  • Culinary festivals & food tourism
  • Coffee origin events & tastings
  • Menu engineering for events
  • Sensory experience design

Phase 3: Operations, Logistics & Risk Management

  • Large-scale event logistics
  • Staff leadership & deployment
  • Health, safety & legal frameworks
  • Crisis & incident management

Phase 4: Marketing, Branding & Client Management

  • Event branding & promotion
  • Social media & digital marketing
  • Client pitching & relationship management

Phase 5: Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  • Event business models
  • Mobile service ventures (coffee carts, pop-ups)
  • Pricing for profit & sustainability
  • Scaling & partnerships

Phase 6: Industry Attachment / Capstone Project

  • Supervised industry placement or
  • Design and execution of a real event (capstone)

🧪 Practical Requirements (Diploma)

  • Minimum 6–8 live events
  • Leadership role in at least 2 events
  • Business plan or capstone event
  • Professional portfolio submission

📜 Award

Diploma in Event Management (Hospitality & Gastronomic Sciences)
Issued by Kenya Coffee School / International Certification

  • Digital professional registry listing
  • Blockchain-ready credential option

🧭 Career & Progression Pathways

Graduates can work as:

  • Event Manager / Coordinator
  • Hospitality & Café Events Lead
  • Corporate Events Officer
  • Food & Culinary Events Producer
  • Mobile Coffee & Beverage Entrepreneur
  • Festival & Tourism Events Coordinator

KCS is already embedded to training on :

  • Hospitality Management
  • Food Tourism & Gastronomy
  • Business & Innovation Programs
  • Specialized Coffee & Culinary Certifications

🌍 What Makes This Qualification Unique

✔ Embedded in real coffee & culinary events
✔ Strong hospitality & service foundation
✔ Entrepreneurship-driven, not certificate-driven
✔ Designed for African and global markets
✔ Led under the vision of Alfred Gitau Mwaura

Events are livelihoods. Skills must work in the real world.

📌 Optional Add-On Specializations

  • Coffee & Beverage Events
  • Culinary & Food Festivals
  • Corporate & Institutional Events
  • Mobile Hospitality & Pop-Up Events