Meetings management technology company Cvent is offering its training programs and Cvent certifications for free to anyone in the industry, not just clients, through Aug. 31, the company announced. Cvent began offering the courses for free in late March, and since then has trained more than 20,000 industry individuals, it said.
Typically, Cvent offers the certifications only to its customers, and it can cost up to $1,800 for an individual to get trained and certified across the entire Cvent platform, the company said. There currently are two certifications available for hoteliers and destinations, and five certifications available for marketers and event planners, with new ones coming soon on hybrid events, event marketing and Social Tables, Cvent's diagramming and seating tool. In addition, there are hundreds of live, virtual training sessions and certification study groups hosted by Cvent experts.