Leisure Facilities, Resources and Event Organisation
What this domain tests
Leisure Facilities, Resources and Event Organisation tests how facilities, staff, budgets, and event plans combine to deliver safe and viable leisure experiences.
Core rules
- Facility planning considers location, access, capacity, booking systems, opening hours, maintenance, changing areas, storage, and emergency access.
- Resources include staff, volunteers, equipment, time, transport, and money. Check availability, condition, and replacement costs.
- Budget: fixed costs do not change with numbers, such as hire and insurance; variable costs rise per participant, such as medals and refreshments. Income minus expenditure gives surplus or deficit. Add a contingency.
- Event timeline: aim, feasibility, booking, risk assessment, staffing, marketing, entries, delivery, evaluation.
- Safeguarding, insurance, first aid, and accessibility are planned before publicity, not after.
- Evaluation uses evidence: income, attendance, incident reports, participant feedback, and whether objectives were met.
Worked example
A five-a-side tournament has pitch hire €200, two referees at €50 each, trophies €80, and entry €40 per team for eight teams. Income is €320. Costs are €380. The event loses €60. To break even, entry must be €47.50 per team, or costs must fall by €60. Reasoning: divide total cost by teams, then compare with the fee. A 10% contingency would require a higher fee or sponsorship.
Traps
- Forgetting insurance, first aid, staff breaks, or cleanup costs.
- Confusing fixed and variable costs.
- Publicising before bookings and risk controls are confirmed.
- Evaluating only atmosphere and ignoring the budget or objectives.
- Assuming volunteers have unlimited availability.
Exam focus
Show the calculation and the decision it supports. A short budget table plus a contingency line is stronger than a narrative.