IAVM offers two certifications: the Certified Venue Executive (CVE) and the Certified Venue Professional (CVP).

The IAVM Career Center connects job seekers with great positions in the venue industry. Open positions are also distributed in out weekly member newsletter.

One of IAVM’s greatest strengths is its membership network of industry professionals.

The College Partnership Program is designed to connect institutions of higher learning with venue managers in their community to combine in-class learning with real life experiences and examples.

IAVM’s Job Shadowing Program gives professionals a chance to see how another venue operates and provides those breaking into the venue management industry the opportunity to experience facility management live.

Visit the IAVM store to purchase textbooks, survey reports, resource guides and more.

The IAVM Learning Library is the searchable repository for IAVM’s online educational content that covers a variety of topics. Each item has been tagged with a predetermined taxonomy that can be used for searching. Clicking the tag link will pull all pieces associated with that tag. Additionally, you can search the body of the content from the search box above.

IAVM’s Live Safety Programs help to train and equip venue professionals to deal with a variety of situations, including Active Thread/Active Shooter Training, Situational Awareness Training, and more.

The Trained Crowd Manager course package is intended to train candidates who will serve, in accordance with NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, as crowd managers within large public assembly venues.